Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has joined many Nigerians who have insisted ahead of the 2015 general elections in the country that President Goodluck Jonathan actually entered into an agreement with those in the country's political block, essentially, the Northern political circle. Chief Obasanjo, while answering questions from media personalities, said President Goodluck Jonathan actually did make a promise to Nigerians to serve only a term in office, NaijaSharpNews Correspondents have reported.
“President Jonathan said, not only once, twice, publicly, not only inside Nigeria, outside Nigeria, that he would have one term, and said that to me,” a report Wednesday by Bloomberg quoted Obasanjo as saying in an interview in London.
Jonathan has been in power since his predecessor, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua died in office in 2010. When he won in 2011, he broke an unwritten convention within the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to rotate power between the South and the North. Jonathan, 56, has not yet said whether he would stand for re-election in a vote scheduled for 2015.
NaijaSharpNews correspondents quote Obasanjo as saying “One of the things that is very important in the life of any man or any person, is that he will be a man or a person of his word,”. “If you decide your word should not be taken seriously that’s entirely up to you.” Presidential spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati, couldn’t be reached on his mobile phone for comment as it was switched off. Obasanjo, who backed Jonathan’s presidential campaign four years ago, declined to say whether Jonathan should or should not stand for re-election.
Posted: at 13-02-2014 07:39 AM (11 years ago) | Newbie
Raphaeltaiwo at 13-02-2014 08:15 AM (11 years ago) (m)
Politics at its peak
Posted: at 13-02-2014 08:15 AM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
odprince at 13-02-2014 09:57 AM (11 years ago) (m)
OBASANJO WHO IS FROM PRISON TO PRESIDENT DO THE SAME AND WANTED THE THIRD TERM TOO..ANYWAY,WHETHER BOKO HARAM OR ATIKU AND OTHERS,WE ALL NIGERIANS CANNOT DIE FOR ONE DAY....ONLY THAT GOD IS NO LONGER JUDGING NIGERIAN POLITICIANS.....WHY?
Posted: at 13-02-2014 09:57 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
ability926xx at 13-02-2014 10:21 AM (11 years ago) (m)
True talk obj.... GEJ ix a fool who have no simpaty 4 nigeria...jonathan has don notin 4 nigeria only wat i knw he did was 2 add money 2 fuel...haba dix ix a bad leader we need change...daz da truth abt da matter
Posted: at 13-02-2014 10:21 AM (11 years ago) | Newbie
Mobbysmartins at 13-02-2014 10:35 AM (11 years ago) (m)
This Old man OBJ should just shut up.Even if Jonathan said he will only go for one term,he have the right to change his mind and he have the constitutional right to go for a second tenure,so let us just say he changed his mind,is that a crime?.What about you OBJ that wanted to re-write the constitution because you wanted a third term??.Please OBJ just shut up and retire.We have had enough of you.
Posted: at 13-02-2014 10:35 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
OBJ U ARE EVEN THINKING OF GOING TO HEAVEN WHY, I THOUGHT THEY SAY U ARE NOW A PASTOR, THEN WHY WONT YOU GO BACK AND REPENT WELL WELL BECAUSE ALL THIS MONEY YOU ARE CARRYING UP AND DOWN U WILL NEVER TAKE IT TO GOD, PLIZ GO REST OK
Posted: at 13-02-2014 11:49 AM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
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