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New PDP to Jonathan: Don’t seek re-election in 2015

President Goodluck Jonathan had on Sunday in New York at a luncheon with Nigerian professionals stated that he is eligible to run in 2015.The new…

President Goodluck Jonathan had on Sunday in New York at a luncheon with Nigerian professionals stated that he is eligible to run in 2015.
The new PDP in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, said though President Jonathan is yet to declare his intention to run, he has given enough clue that he is working towards running in 2015.  
The party said it is worried that Mr. President is intent on running despite his earlier promise not to do so and in spite of the counsel of well-meaning Nigerians for him not to run.
The new PDP reminded President Jonathan that he made a promise in Ankara, Turkey stating that he will not be running in 2015 as  he said then that “four years is enough for anyone in power to make significant improvement”.  
The party said the  President should heed the advice of well-meaning distinguished personalities such as Prof. Ben Nwabueze (SAN) and Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, His Eminence, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, all of whom it said have advised him to correctly read the handwriting on the wall and stay away from the 2015 presidential race.
“By 2015, President Jonathan would have served our nation for six solid years. This, surely, is enough time for him to achieve whatever he is capable of doing for Nigeria. What else is he looking for that is making him desperate to participate in the 2015 presidential election despite warnings that doing so may spark a chain of events capable of culminating into the country’s disintegration thereby bringing to pass the predictions of Lord Lugard that Nigeria as a nation by 2014 maybe history, which was later confirmed by the USA Think-Tank that Nigeria may disintegrate by 2015.
“Apart from all these, should President Jonathan contest and win by 2015 it means he would have spent ten years in office and will be sworn in three times as the President of Nigeria against the Provisions of the country’s constitution.
“We wish to appeal to Mr. President to abandon this ill-advised move and save our nation from catastrophe. God has been merciful to you, Mr. President, lifting you from being a university teacher to President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in so short a time is something you should be grateful and be contented with. We urge you Mr. President to listen to the voice of reason and avoid overstretching your good luck. A word is enough for the wise!” the party stated.

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