Speaking to Punch in a quick chat on Wednesday , Chief Ebenezer Babatope, a member of the Board of Trustees of thePDP, has revealed that President Jonathan will not run for the presidency in 2019.
Mr. Babatope explained that PDP would shop for a strong Hausa/Fulani candidate to defeat the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, in the 2019 elections . He also said he was sure that the President would not seek to contest the 2019 presidential election although the people of the South-South have the right to present a candidate for the election . He said :
"I’m sure the President will not contest; He will lead us to against the All Progressives Congress.The President has set himself apart as a great Nigerian leader, who is committed to seeing Nigeria blossom into a great democracy. He has laid a solid foundation for the nation’s democracy and he would forever be remembered.
"The President will not contest the 2019 presidential election. The PDP will look for a strong Hausa/Fulani presidential candidate to contest against Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).We have a strong presence in the South-South, South-East and we have two governors in the South-West. We are going to slug it out together in the North in 2019. We are going to flush out the APC in 2019 because we are going to correct our mistakes and take back the central government.”
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