2015: JONATHAN TO DECLARE RE-ELECTION AMBITION NEXT WEEK

SOURCE: DAILY TRUST

President Goodluck Jonathan will declare his intention to contest for
the 2015 presidential election next Thursday, DailyPost has gathered.
He is expected to do so before the National Executive Council, NEC, of
the party, where a vote of confidence would be passed on the National
Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur.
PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, who confirmed that the
NEC meeting will hold next Thursday, however refused to give details
of the agenda.
National Mirror reports that a member of the National Working
Committee, NWC of the party, disclosed that NEC will be formally
informed of the president's intention.
He said: "President Jonathan will formally table his reelection bid
and will seek the endorsement of the NEC to be given the opportunity
to fly the flag of the party once again.
"The President has personally requested for this NEC as he intends to
use the opportunity to clear the ground concerning the crisis in the
party, the leadership of Tukur and his ambition to remain in power
till 2019.
"Most Nigerians are aware that the President has the intention of
remaining in power as far as the constitution permits and he has
resolved after due consultations with his immediate family to also
seek the permission of the party leaders to continue the good works he
is doing.
"He will put the records straight and will ignore the opposition
mounted by a segment of the elite who are bent on intimidating him out
of power."
It was also gathered that the meetings of the National Caucus of the
party and the Board of Trustees (BoT) scheduled to take place on
January 6 and 7 respectively, will pass a vote of confidence on the
president and also endorse his re-election bid.
NEC sources disclosed that the party will discuss the defection of
some party governors, lawmaker and members to the opposition All
Progressives Congress, APC, among others.