After months of speculations, President Goodluck Jonathan has finally signified his intention to seek for re-election in 2015 Presidential election. To that effect, the President has set up a Presidential declaration committee, headed by the former National Chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and also former Defence Minister from Kebbi state Dr. Haliru Bello.
Also in the committee are Senator Ken Nnamani (Enugu) while the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim (Ebonyi) would serve as the Secretary.
Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Professor Rufa’i Ahmed Alkali (Gombe), Julius Imagwe – SSA – Youth (Edo), Dr. Baraka Sani (SSA -NSAP), Kano are to serve as members of the committee.
Governors were also nominated to represent their zones on the board of the committee and those appointed include Governors Liyel Imoke, Cross River (South South), Theodore Orji, Abia (South East), Olusegun Mimiko, Ondo (South West), Dr. Mua’zu Babangida Aliyu Niger (North Central), Ibrahim Shema, Katsina (North West) and Ibrahim Dankwambo, Gombe (North East)
These facts came to light today when he met the leadership of the PDP at the Presidential Villa. The president was said to have intimated the PDP leadership that he would beat the deadline for the procurement of the presidential nomination form being sold at Wadata house, the party’s secretariat.
November 7 and 15 have been fixed as the dates for his declaration,.
Jonathan was said to have assured the party leadership at the meeting that he would pick the party nomination form before the October 30th deadline set for the exercise by the ruling party.
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