The national chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga
Tukur has declared that President
Goodluck Jonathan is the party’s
presidential candidate in 2015 general
elections. Bamanga Tukur disclosed this
during the inauguration of National PDP
Councillors’ Forum in Abuja. He further
told the party faithful not to be deterred
by people leaving for other parties saying
that even if they leave the PDP the party
remains. He further maintained that PDP
remains the strongest and biggest party
in Nigeria and Africa insisting that the
party is insurmountable.
He said, “Don’t be deterred by some
people saying they are leaving the party.
People leaving the party are individuals
not the party. It doesn’t mean if they
leave the party the party leaves. No, the
party remains. PDP is the only party in
Nigeria that fields a candidate in every
election that is held. Don’t be deterred;
don’t be afraid, you are part of the ruling
party.”
He further tasked the councillors on the
role they have to play in making sure that
Jonathan wins the 2015 election.
In his remarks the former governorship
candidate of the PDP in Edo State Major
General Charles Arhiavbere(rtd) said the
inauguration showed that the members of
PDP are solidly behind President
Goodluck Jonathan even as he advised
the executives to reach out to the 13
states including Edo State that is not
under PDP and bring them under the
umbrella of the party.
Speaking on the letter written to
President Jonathan by former president
Olusegun Obasanjo, the former governor
of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye
Alamieyeseigha said that Obasanjo
should play a fatherly role and stop
acting the way he was doing. He
maintained that Obasanjo’s present style
was what made the former head of state
late General Sani Abacha to put him in
prison.
He said, “That was exactly what he was
doing till Abacha put him in prison, the
same style, he has started again. Anyway
I don’t think he has advisers. If he has
advisers they will call him to order . He is
not the only statesman we have in this
country. Yes, I respect him as former
president. He has contributed also to the
sustenance of democracy even in the
military, he played a significant role. We
acknowledge all that but power is transit.
When you finish your tenure you hand
over the baton to others and support the
person in power and not to pull him
down,” he added.
http://leadership.ng/news/131213/
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tukur
Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga
Tukur has declared that President
Goodluck Jonathan is the party’s
presidential candidate in 2015 general
elections. Bamanga Tukur disclosed this
during the inauguration of National PDP
Councillors’ Forum in Abuja. He further
told the party faithful not to be deterred
by people leaving for other parties saying
that even if they leave the PDP the party
remains. He further maintained that PDP
remains the strongest and biggest party
in Nigeria and Africa insisting that the
party is insurmountable.
He said, “Don’t be deterred by some
people saying they are leaving the party.
People leaving the party are individuals
not the party. It doesn’t mean if they
leave the party the party leaves. No, the
party remains. PDP is the only party in
Nigeria that fields a candidate in every
election that is held. Don’t be deterred;
don’t be afraid, you are part of the ruling
party.”
He further tasked the councillors on the
role they have to play in making sure that
Jonathan wins the 2015 election.
In his remarks the former governorship
candidate of the PDP in Edo State Major
General Charles Arhiavbere(rtd) said the
inauguration showed that the members of
PDP are solidly behind President
Goodluck Jonathan even as he advised
the executives to reach out to the 13
states including Edo State that is not
under PDP and bring them under the
umbrella of the party.
Speaking on the letter written to
President Jonathan by former president
Olusegun Obasanjo, the former governor
of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye
Alamieyeseigha said that Obasanjo
should play a fatherly role and stop
acting the way he was doing. He
maintained that Obasanjo’s present style
was what made the former head of state
late General Sani Abacha to put him in
prison.
He said, “That was exactly what he was
doing till Abacha put him in prison, the
same style, he has started again. Anyway
I don’t think he has advisers. If he has
advisers they will call him to order . He is
not the only statesman we have in this
country. Yes, I respect him as former
president. He has contributed also to the
sustenance of democracy even in the
military, he played a significant role. We
acknowledge all that but power is transit.
When you finish your tenure you hand
over the baton to others and support the
person in power and not to pull him
down,” he added.
http://leadership.ng/news/131213/
jonathan-remains-pdp-candidate-2015-
tukur
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