President Goodluck Jonathan has said the controversy over an
agreement of a single term allegedly signed with governors during the 2011
presidential election is a distraction.
The President’s position was contained in a statement signed
in Abuja by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe.
“We wish to state categorically that this is neither the
time nor the season to begin electioneering campaign or related discourse for the
2015 presidential elections and so President Goodluck Jonathan will not jump
the gun.” Okupe stated
.
Recall that Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger state,
north-central Nigeria had insisted that the President must honour a one-term agreement
he signed with the governors and thus vacate office in 2015.
Okupe’s statement partly reads:
“Mr. President will therefore stoutly resist any disguised
or open attempt to drag him into any debates, arguments or political discussions
relating to a presidential election in 2015.
“We will not hold it against anyone who wishes to pursue
such agenda because Nigeria is a free country and will continue to be so under
this president.”
Dr Okupe further
explained that the president is focusing on completion of on-going projects in
the power sector; Ensuring remarkable Improvement of infrastructure in road,
rail and air
transportation; Working to provide functional education;
Transform our nations agricultural sector; Create new jobs for youths and reform
the oil and gas sector to increase efficiency.
“We assure Nigerians of Mr. Presidents resolve to continue
to devote his energy to a successful implementation of the transformation
agenda, fix Nigeria and thereby justify the mandate freely given to him by the
Nigerian people.” Okupe added.
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