Poor turn out as GEJ campaign train hits Kaduna.

25,000 capacity stadium (Ahmadu Bello Stadium) was half filled as many supporters shunned the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate’s rally on Saturday.

A visibly angry deputy governor of the state, Amb. Nuhu Bajoga, was spotted by our correspondent at the rally, complaining bitterly to members of the local organising committee at the main bowl of the stadium.

He reportedly told the committee to “go and bring the crowd.”

It was gathered that the ‘welfare package” for supporters were allegedly diverted by some unnamed officials of the local organising committee.

Curiously, a section of the stadium, rather than praising the president, started singing “sai Buhari,” a situation that forced security operatives to chase the disgruntled supporters out of the stadium.

The president, who arrived the stadium at about 1.30pm, went round the scanty stadium, before taking his seat.

In his speech, Jonathan said Kaduna was one of the major beneficiaries of the Federal Government and as such, it was payback time for the people of the state to re-elect him in the February 14 election.

He said the state was the focus of the Federal Government in the next four years if elected.

He added that the collapsed textile mills in the state would be revived, so as to create jobs for the teeming youths in the state.