Jonathan Picks Nomination Form, Promises To Work With Nigerians

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday in Abuja assured Nigerians that he

would continue to work with them to move the country forward.

He gave the assurance at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National

Headquarters after picking the party`s nomination and expression of

interest forms to recontest the presidency in 2015.

The president said that no matter how strong a president was across the

world, he was only an individual that on his own, could do nothing.

“You alone cannot change the society. For you to succeed, you work with

people; so if you are succeeding that means we have a team that is working

to transform this country.
“So I will work with all Nigerians to make sure that we move our country

to the next level,'' the president said.
He stressed that the days of saying that Nigeria was a potential great

country was over, adding that, “Nigeria is a great country''.

This, he said, was demonstrated in the way the country collectively

handled the Ebola case with the whole world being happy with Nigeria.

President Jonathan, however, added that it was time for all hands to be on

deck to move the country to the desired level in the years to come.

He thanked Nigerians generally and reassured that his administration would

not let the people down.
The president also expressed gratitude to the PDP leadership for giving

him the right of first refusal.
“First let me thank God for today and Nigerians that are here today for

this brief ceremony.
“Let me thank the leadership and all members of our party for believing in

me and for giving me the right of first refusal.
“I could have still picked the forms if they did not give me, but giving

me the right of first refusal has attracted more people that ordinarily it

would have had,'' the president said.
He specifically thanked the PDP national chairman and members of the

party`s National Executive Committee (NEC) for unanimously endorsing the

decision of its other organs that adopted him as the party`s sole

candidate for the 2015 presidential election.
The president also thanked the PDP Governors Forum for providing the N22

million for purchasing the nomination and expression of interest forms for

the election.
He further thanked members of the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria

(TAN) and other Nigerians for their contributions towards the purchase of

the forms.
“I remain most grateful for their gesture and I thank them for believing

first in this country, secondly for believing in the PDP because they know

that this form is for the PDP ticket and lastly, for believing in me,'' he

said.
Alhaji Adamu Mu`azu, the PDP National Chairman, however, expressed

happiness at the occasion, adding that President Jonathan had made history

by coming to pick the forms himself.
He, however, announced that the party leadership had decided to give

automatic tickets to state governors running for second term, who had

performed creditably well, to re-contest their position in 2015.

According to him, the governors will be given the right of first refusal.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Jonathan was

accompanied by members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) and PDP

governors, led by Gov. Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom and Chairman of the

PDP Governors Forum.
Mr Richard Lamai, a senatorial aspirant from Edo North Senatorial

District, had however, called on Nigerians to support the second term bid

of President Jonathan to enable him to continue his transformation agenda

(NAN)
 
 
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