PRESIDENT JONATHAN KICKS OFF 2015 CAMPAIGN

•L-R: Vice-President Namadi Sambo; President Goodluck Jonathan; National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, Adamu Muazu; Governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan; and Governor of Cross River State Liyel Imoke, during the PDP South-West rally in Lagos … on Saturday.

President Goodluck Jonathan might have kicked off the campaign for his 2015 reelection bid despite his insistence that he has not declared his ambition.

Indications to this effect emerged on Saturday at the South-West sensitization rally organised by the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos.

Although the President who attended the rally said it was not a political campaign, he used 

the platform to make a strong case for his reelection come 2015, even as he stressed the achievements of his administration.

President Jonathan attended the rally with members of his cabinet, PDP governors and national leaders of the party, who repeatedly called on the audience to vote for the President in 2015.

While Jonathan was cheered on by the crowd, Vice-President Namadi Sambo, the PDP National Chairman, Adamu Mu’azu and other top members of the party told the crowd the President deserved a second term.

In his speech, the President who was adopted as PDP’s 2015 presidential candidate, thanked the leadership of the party for choosing him as its candidate.

Adding that he had the right to refuse the offer, Jonathan said the decision to endorse him for the 2015 presidency was made by the party and that no member of the PDP could dictate who became what in the party.