Jonathan Dares PDP Defectors, Opposition
President Jonathan yesterday said all stolen mandates would be returned to the ruling party on or before 2015.
Mr President made this statement while receiving some People Democratic Party, PDP elders and political office holders from 
Kwara in Abuja.
“All stolen mandates will return to PDP and those who think that they can run away with our mandates, they should have a rethink.
“We must take over the state structures of the party, the governor and the state assembly; we must take all because it is easy to reach the grassroots through the states than the centre. Adding, “In 2015, we will know who owns Kwara and if God gives us the opportunity, which I believe, probably we will even test our strength before 2015.
“All stolen mandates will return to PDP and those who think that they can run away with our mandates, they should have a rethink.
“We must take over the state structures of the party, the governor and the state assembly; we must take all because it is easy to reach the grassroots through the states than the centre.”
President assured that the PDP would recover the state from the APC, adding that the ruling party’s secretariat in Abuja would provide the support to achieve that goal.
He submitted further that some members of the National Assembly who decided not to defect to the APC would not regret their action.
“As a member of the assembly who refused to defect, you will have nothing to regret. Just celebrate it. If they think that PDP will allow them to run away with it, they will see it.
“So, any state we are unable to win, members of the party in that state will continue to live like orphans. So, definitely, we are taking Kwara.
Mr. President expressed appreciation to the indigenes of the state for the reception accorded him and other members of the PDP during the last February rally by the party in the state.
Earlier, the spokesman of the delegation, Azeez Jimoh, said it was visiting the president to express their support and solidarity to the president and the PDP.
He also expressed the gratitude of the Kwara PDP for appointing the state indigenes into government positions.
The spokesman, who spoke on behalf of the leader of the delegation, Bola Shagaya, assured the president that the party would win all elective positions in the state.