A yet to be disclosed group has launched an SMS platform for Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign.
This platform may get wider coverage than the road campaign, as every network subscriber is said to be targeted by the texts.
In an SMS branded “J.Goodluck”, which was sent to NEXT and a few others who confirmed they too had received the text, Mr Jonathan solicits support from Nigerians to join him in transforming our nation.
In the text, which was obviously sent in bulk, Mr Jonathan said: “we are on the road to rebuild our Nation. Stand with me, Stand for transformation”.
The SMS platform may be the starting point of the president’s campaign which, NEXT learnt, has its slogan as “Time for Transformation,” though it has not yet been unveiled.
All-inclusive participation
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has also launched a new campaign website as a way of ensuring an all-inclusive participation in his campaign to become Nigeria’s next president.
The website aims at giving all Nigerians, including those living abroad, the opportunity to make input in his campaign. “I want to run an inclusive campaign. I want to hear from all Nigerians and respond to their questions and concerns,” Mr Abubakar said yesterday, in a statement released by his campaign office in Abuja.
The website, which was launched Monday, September 13, 2010, has already attracted over 2000 hits in less than 24 hours, he said.
He also launched his presence on the social media (Twitter and Facebook) as a way of attracting younger Nigerians to support his candidacy.