President Goodluck Jonathan has been urged to seek another four year tenure in 2015 with an assurance of support from the south-east zone.

The president who was on a one-day visit to Anambra State yesterday was assured by the state governor Mr. Peter Obi that if he decides to go for another tenure to complete his work, he will get the backing of the people of the state.

Governor Peter Obi assured Jonathan that he is very much loved by the people of the state, and that they do not regret voting for him.

Businessman, Arthur Eze also said that since it is constitutional for presidents to take two tenures of four years each, Jonathan should not shortchange himself or disappoint his supporters by refusing to go for another tenure: “Obasanjo took eight years; we are calling on you to take another four years as one term is too short for you to finish the job you have at hand. You can consider giving power to the north after your eight years, so that they will return it to the south-east after their own eight years,” Eze stated.

Jonathan in his remarks described the south-east as where he has the most popularity even though his posters were torn and some of his campaign offices burnt during the 2011 presidential campaigns. “The only time a youth was caught tearing my poster, it turned out that he was removing it to paste in his house. I feel like I am in my home any time I am in the south-east, particularly in Onitsha. I can walk around without security,” he said.

He pointedly referred to the people of the south-east as “my people”, saying that he even instructed his security men “not to push anybody today because they are all my people”.

Basket mouth: Becos GEJ include Anambra for oil state them com Siddon say make him run election again abi? These people no get sense? Why them no beg for their pipkin to become president after him? Na them Sabi

Ndata: And what exactly has GEJ done for the South East since his election?The river port he commissioned was actually started by Yaradua.The only thing he has done for Igbos as far as am concern is given Ikemba Emeka Ojukwu a state burial finish!

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I dont understand.Some ibos want biafra by end of this year,some want ibo presidency in 2015,some want a state of biafra after Nigeria might have collapsed in 2015,another set of ibos are now supporting Jonathan for second term even when the coast is not clear.Abeg,how many types of ibos do we have in Nigeria ?

cbjonstage:

u dont know wetin dis oil discovery in Anambra dey cause in my office by some lazy Kogi origins...dem dey claim say na their land...make i begin announce am here. researchers can help us study the 9ja map, which state and local govt is it (oil pump) located ?