The chances of President Goodluck Jonathan should he decide to run for a second term in office & My message to Deltans in pursuance of the second term for Mr President - Obaisi (Barr.) Ovie Omo-Agege, LLM, LLB, BL President Goodluck Jonathans chances of winning a second term are very bright hence his deserved adoption by PDP as its sole presidential candidate. As an incumbent he enjoys quite a substantial advantage. But more importantly, the President has done enough to ensure that he retains Aso Rock. Under his stewardship, Nigeria became the largest economy in Africa and 26th in the world. The economy is projected to double its size in the next six to seven years if we stay the course because of the reforms Mr. President has introduced in the energy sector particularly the privatisation of PHCN. It is also true that President Goodluck Jonathan is set to enter a new phase of his transformation agenda with his commitment to implementing the recommendations of the National Conference in his Independence Day address to the nation. Given the attitude of the opposition party to the National Conference, I believe that Nigerians will give the President the time and chance to implement these recommendations that will devolve and decentralise power and authority to the federating units and eliminate the structural defects in Nigeria that has held us back as a nation over the past five decades. Nigerians are also mindful of the progress we have made in the war on terror. Rather than over run the country, Boko Haram is in retreat. Their leader is dead and many more leaders and members have been arrested and brought to justice. However, the threat still exists and changing the commander in chief in the middle of a war wouldnt be wise especially when successes are being made. I have no doubt that Deltans want the president to continue with his transformation agenda until 2019. This view is not necessarily shared by the opposition. On our part in Delta state, we must avoid anything that will prevent the massive delivery of votes to Mr President in the state. With this in mind, the presidency and the party must jettison sentiments and be pragmatic in the choice of the 2015 governorship flag bearer. The party must nominate someone who can help the president to harvest the most votes and not a flag bearer who will act as a drag on the presidents re-election bid.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 12:23:08 +0000
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