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Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by horlatunde(m): 5:16pm On Feb 20, 2013 |
Obasanjo speech during the campaign 2011 grand finale of the Jonathan/ Namadi Sambo ticket: ‘’Mr President, we are here because we believe in what I call Nigerian dream. Mr President, we from the South West we were the first to collectively stick out our head to say this is the way, and what is the way? ‘’The way of Goodluck Jonathan for Nigeria. A Nigerian dream entails collective aspiration, collective hope, collective objective, collective target and collective fulfilment. It also entails our communality. And what is our communality in Nigeria? What is the communality between me and my brother from Sokoto? What is the communality between me and even my brother from Yenagoa? What is the communality between me and my brother from Maiduguri? What is the communality between me and my brother from Badagry, or even from Ekiti? It is Nigerian identity. Nigerian Identity! That is our communality. “If you say the communality is that we belong to the human race, so do the Europeans, so the Americans, so the Asians. But we are one communality, one identity, Nigerian identity. If we have a common identity, then we can have a common Nigerian dream. ”For me, I see a Nigeria dream of land of unity in diversity. For me, I see the Nigerian dream in equal opportunities for all Nigerians; land of freedom and choices; land of prosperity, fairness, peace and justice; land of love, care, harmony among its people; land respected internationally and playing its rightful role within the comity of nations and land where no one is oppressed, discriminated against, enslaved or disadvantaged. ‘’For instance, let me go to an element of one of the aspects of the dream. When I was a young man, leaving secondary school, there was only one university in Nigeria. The opportunity for young men to go to university in Nigeria was then limited. Today, there are 117 universities in Nigeria, expanded and enhanced opportunities. We have to match that with opportunity to access to employment and to good living standard. Your Excellencies, this I believe is attainable and as a political party, we in PDP have dreams. “We have set about actualising our Nigerian dream. You will see this in the formation of PDP. The history of the PDP speaks for its self. The constitution of PDP, the manifesto of our party and the performance of our party so far. We have set our hands on the plough and there is no looking back for PDP. ‘’Drawing from our national Constitution which upholds Federal Character, we are the only political party that enshrines Federal Character in our Constitution through zoning and rotation. ”And we should be proud of that. For us and for the foreseeable future that remains sacrosanct, I am an apostle of Federal Character under Murtala/Obasanjo administration and I cannot now preach anything different. The accident of history of the recent past must be understood for what it is, an unexpected situation and PDP as a party has addressed that issue. ‘’At the last meeting of BoT of our party last Saturday, the issue was tabled by the president as it was raised by three distinguished members of our party a day before that BoT meeting with the President. I was mandated to take up the position of the party with the three distinguished members of our party who raised the issue. They are General Ibrahim Babangida, General Aliyu Muhammed and Alhaji Abubakar Atiku. “The following day, that was last Sunday, I took up the matter with General Ibrahim Babangida, who expressed to me that the issue is not the accident of history, but rather it is the issue of perception in some quarters that Federal Character, zoning and rotation, as established and practised by PDP, have been jettisoned and permanently cancelled. ‘’I, on behalf of the BoT, allay the fear and I promised a public report while he briefs the other two party members with whom we saw the president on the eve of the BoT meeting. ‘’What am I saying? What am saying simply is that Federal Character, zoning and rotation in our party is alive and kicking. I personally see the practice of Federal Character, zoning and rotation of key political and governmental positions and offices by the PDP, if it will continue to be the ruling party in Nigeria, I see that position beyond my life time. It will only happen when unity, stability and democracy have been established with full confidence and trust by everybody in the system and within the polity and among the participants for factors of competence, performance and track record to become predominant. PDP should be praised for being the only party that enshrined Federal Character, zoning and rotation in its constitution and also practicing it. ‘’PDP has brought stability and substantial predictability to the polity and to the system. I do not know who will be the President of Nigeria after Dr. Goodluck Jonathan. That is in the hand of God. But with the PDP policy and practice, I can reasonably guess from where in terms of section of the country from where the successor to President Goodluck Jonathan will come and no internal democracy or competition will be hereby destroyed. ‘’The recent resort to sentiments and emotions of religion and regionalism is self-serving, unpatriotic and mischievous to say the least. It is also playing on dangerous emotive issues that ignite uncontrollable passion and can destabilise if not destroy our country. It is oblivious of the sacrifices others have made in the past for unity stability and democracy in Nigeria in giving out their lives, shedding their blood and in going to prison. I personally have done two out of these three sacrifices and I am ready to do the third if it will serve the best interest of Nigerian dream. ‘’Let me appeal to those who have embarked on those dangerous roles to desist from taking us on a perishable journey. A common identity as Nigerians there is more that binds us than separate us. ‘’I am a Nigerian born a Yoruba man and I am proud of those identities, as they are for me complimentary. Our duties, responsibilities and obligations to our country and citizens and indeed as leaders must go side by side in our likes and demands. There must be certain values and virtues that would go concomitantly with our dream. ‘’Thomas Payne said and I quote: “My country is a world.” For me my country I hold dear. On two occasions, I have had the opportunity, thanks to God and thanks to the people of Nigeria, to work for my successors in the government of Nigeria. On both occasions, I never took the easy and destabilising route of ethnic, regional or religious consideration. Rather, I took the enduring route of national, uniting and stabilising route. I worked for both President Shagari and President Yar’Adua to succeed me. Not just because they are Muslims, northerners or Hausa/ Fulani, but because they could strengthen the unity, stability and democracy of Nigeria. We, of course, with all the displeasure of ethnic chauvinists, for doing what is right for our country; that is in the nature of the burden of leadership. A leader must lead, no matter whose ox is gored. ‘’In the present circumstance, let me reiterate what I have said on a number of occasions. Electing Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in his own right and on its own merit, which is there to be seen as the President of Nigeria, will enhance and strengthen our unity, stability and democracy and it will lead us towards achievement of the Nigerian dream. ‘’We are impressed with the report that Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has already taken a unique and unprecedented step of declaring that he would only want to be a one term President. If so, whether he knows it or not, that is a sacrifice and it is statesmanly. Rather than vilify him and pull him down, we, as a party, should applaud and commend him and Nigerians should reward and venerate him. He has taken the first good step. Let us encourage him to take more good steps to achieve what we need to achieve for this country by voting for him in landslide victory as the first elected President of Nigeria on basis of our common Nigerian identity and for the purpose of actualising the Nigerian dream. God bless you all.’’ dailypost.com.ng/2013/02/20/jonathan-agreed-to-be-one-term-president-obasanjo/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=jonathan-agreed-to-be-one-term-president-obasanjo |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by takedat(m): 5:42pm On Feb 20, 2013 |
PDP is the albatross of our democracy. If the constitution allows for the president to run a two 4 year term in office, why should a party's internal pact override the constitution? Its now a battle between a devious and desperate president against that of a sectional and self-serving ambitious party members, all treasury looters and none with the interest of Nigerians at heart! |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by gunuvi(m): 5:50pm On Feb 20, 2013 |
take dat: PDP is the albatross of our democracy. If the constitution allows for the president to run a two 4 year term in office, why should a party's internal pact override the constitution? Its now a game between a devious and desperate president against that of a sectional and self-serving ambitious party members, none with the interest of Nigerians at heart!Every party in the world have their own internal arrangement that overrides the country's constitution. Over to you GEJ! Where did u debunked the one term agreement in 2011 after OBJ made this statement cos I know you were there when Baba made this statement. At least this is not yesterday statement. |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by takedat(m): 5:55pm On Feb 20, 2013 |
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Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by takedat(m): 6:00pm On Feb 20, 2013 |
gunuvi:Give examples of stable democracies where a party's internal arrangement overrode the constitution! What then is the need for a constitution which should be sacred when a gentlemanly agreement among a selected few can override it? This is not an attempt to exonerate a president whom obviously is not a man of his word! 1 Like |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by Israelmossaic: 6:04pm On Feb 20, 2013 |
If the first step was regarded as unprecedented, and Obj asked nigerians to wait for the next one, why are we in a hurry. Must we force him to take the next step? When a man moves the first step correctly, there is every tendency that the second will follow suit. If he finally decides to run again, it will be for the interest fo the country |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by gunuvi(m): 6:15pm On Feb 20, 2013 |
take dat: Give examples of stable democracies where a party's internal arrangement overrode the constitution! What then is the need for a constitution which should be sacred when a gentlemanly agreement among a selected few can override it? This is not an attempt to exonerate a president whom obviously cannot be held to his word!Well, it may not be visible to everyone but most parties around the world uses their party manifestos and internal agreement more often in their governance and its what's its in their manifestoes that determine how they operate and their priority. You mention a party you know that doesn't respect their intenal arrangements. Even in the US. Are you aware that even in the US, it was before Obama second term election that most people already know that Clinton will not be returned as John Kerry has already been agreed months before. For instance, Fashola almost lost his second term in Lagos due to party mechanism and Tinubu not till dine minute. Its a normal situation and I am not saying that GEJ should not contest what I am saying is if that's what they agreed in their party and he was part of it then he should keep his promise and agreement. That's the problem with Nigeria and lots of democracy, people makes different promises including bogus ones of what they will do and later not keep to it, if you ask me, I will mention many that most of our leaders made and I don't even think they remember it again. 1 Like |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by dayokanu(m): 6:18pm On Feb 20, 2013 |
Over to you Retardeen and the 40 laptops |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by takedat(m): 6:29pm On Feb 20, 2013 |
gunuvi:Yeah, I know the president is a weasel, schemer and a promise breaker but I am all for what the constitution says. Even if he decides not to keep to his earlier promise, there are lots of obstacles awaiting him before he will be re-elected! |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by Tolexander: 6:58pm On Feb 20, 2013 |
the best thing is to honour an agreement either written or verbal. |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by Nobody: 7:06pm On Feb 20, 2013 |
Tony Bliar agreed to hand over power to Gordon Brown in an internal party arrangement and he did. There's nothing new about internal party arrangement in politics as long as it is not unconstitutional or illegal. |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by Igwe9(m): 7:16pm On Feb 20, 2013 |
My own na regional government |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by Built2last: 7:51pm On Feb 20, 2013 |
Whats on my mind now is so unprintable. I can only laugh in parenthesis.they know what they are doing. |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by fistonme(m): 9:02pm On Feb 20, 2013 |
take dat: Give examples of stable democracies where a party's internal arrangement overrode the constitution! What then is the need for a constitution which should be sacred when a gentlemanly agreement among a selected few can override it? This is not an attempt to exonerate a president whom obviously is not a man of his word! Bro u are really getting things twisted. The bone of contemption is not the legality of whether jonathan can contest again or not. it is about the fact that if truely he agreed to such terms as regards their internal party issue then it is only right for him to give the chance to other members "in the party" to contest come 2015 in line with the agreement, Then he can then go to any other party he likes where he is not bound by such agreement and exercise is constitutional right. But u and i know he wouldnt and would rather choose to void the authenticity of such agreement(if truely made) using legallity as provided by the constitution, since he believe s he has a better chance of winning under the PDP platform. 1 Like |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by Nobody: 9:47pm On Feb 20, 2013 |
The argument by OBJ is an expansion of the language or design intent or jurisdiction of the Federal Character Act. While Federal Character encourages that at any Given time Federal Government appointments or cabinet should reflect the diversity of our Nation. It does not in anyway suggest that those who can take part in National elections should be pre-determined and certain sections of the country should be excluded from the National election in the name of rotation as the later is itself illegal under law. The reality of this is demonstrated by Abubakar Rimi running against OBJ & Ekwwueme and Rochas Okorocha running against Yar'adua and Gusau. I have respect for OBJ but his argument makes no sense I am sorry. Rules are rules. If he was sure that there was zoning, then Jonathan should not have contested the last election. If he has then he should be allowed to contest the next election according to the provisions of the constitution. OBJ needs to stop moving the goal post as he so pleases or making up the rules as he goes along. Zoning is dead forever. let Politics be played as it should. PDP can defeat Jonathan in their primaries if they so please. It is doable. 1 Like |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by takedat(m): 9:54pm On Feb 20, 2013 |
fistonme:I have not said he shouldn't honour the agreement, I only brought in the constitutional angle because I know he lacks moral integrity. You don't expect one whom honesty and trustworthiness are alien words, to comply with an agreement that is not legally binding! |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by Nobody: 10:20pm On Feb 20, 2013 |
Atiku once claimed that OBJ agreed with him to run for just one term and finish his tenure in 2003. That obviously did not happen. So I dont know whether OBJ is in a position to lecture anyone on keeping to gentlemen agreements Even OBJ himself instituted a process to change the constitution of the Federal republic of Nigeria to grant himself a 3rd term a process which failed. When that failed he single-handedly re-wrote the constitution of PDP so that only certain people like Ex-Presidents can now become chairman Board of trustees of the party a rule which made that position exclusive for folks like himself. A position which he obviously occupies in PDP. So the question is, is OBJ in a position whatsoever to lecture anybody to obey rules? His ability to obey constitutions as-is is even suspect! I am sorry on issues like these OBJ can not pretend to be a Statesman and this is responsible for the response he got from IBB. He cant keep making up the rules as he goes along. Zoning is dead!!!! Let all who want power work hard for it!!!! |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by Demdem(m): 4:06pm On Mar 07, 2013 |
Good to know that Obj is aware of this. |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by Abagworo(m): 3:38pm On Sep 05, 2013 |
Let us not be sentimental about issues and tackle them with both our conscience and with truth. My first thought is "what if Jonathan was an Igbo man?" . The answer is that the rest of the world would have screamed Igbos are greedy. Just give them a foot and they'll want a mile but fortunately for me he's not Igbo. I argued earlier in 2011 that Jonathan should leave PDP and contest under another party and if possible still rig himself in like they did with PDP. That way I would have seen him at least as an honorable man. 2ndly he would have performed better as he would be free from corruption associated with PDP and wouldn't owe any godfather. |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by ssii: 4:47pm On Sep 05, 2013 |
A man that can not honour an agreement can never be trusted. Idon't care if GEJ transforms Nigerians or not. He should be a man of his word. His unbridled lust to hold to power is not in our interest. I see a dictator who Will not to leave even after 2019. The ear |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by Nobody: 5:35pm On Sep 05, 2013 |
its just the same thing as a girl agreeing to phuck a guy she went to visit just once and after the phucking she still stays there and says the guy shouldn't phuck twice...for naija?...abegi |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by boniflex(m): 5:56pm On Sep 05, 2013 |
Post too long, comments too long..... Someone should pls summarize |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by Nobody: 6:12pm On Sep 05, 2013 |
gunuvi: S.1(3) of 1999 constn as amended: If any other law is inconsistent with the provisions of this constitution, this constitution shall prevail, and that other law shall to the extent of the inconsistency be void. Oga where are you from? Nigeria? Which law are you talking about? |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by Ngwakwe: 7:04pm On Sep 05, 2013 |
Why can't the new PDP and the opposition mobilise their camps and contest primary and general elections respectively against GEJ to ascertain the popularity of his policies by the voting class rather than trying to frustrate his administration and making the country chaotic for all of us? If GEJ is defeated in a free and fair election, so be it. Nigerians should not allow the murdering and setting aside of our already lame constitution for any alleged verbal agreement that serves sectional interest and perpetuates the status quo ante. 1 Like |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by Nobody: 7:08pm On Sep 05, 2013 |
horlatunde: So GEJ wanted to be a one term president. Well he has a right to change his mind, abi? |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by Nobody: 9:07pm On Sep 05, 2013 |
Did late yaradua agree just 1 term ? Things change plans change !! |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by Kanwulia: 9:13pm On Sep 05, 2013 |
I dey LAUGH OOOOOOOOH!!! Once a TRAITOR, ALWAYS A TRAITOR!!!!! More PDP SECRETS PLEASE!!! Look at this ijjjjiot of an OBJoke who paid trillions for 'third term'? I miss ABACHA I TELLYA!!!! GEJ na reeeeeeal ODE!!!!! |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by nduchucks: 9:31pm On Sep 05, 2013 |
Ngwakwe: Ask yourself why GEJ is willing to destroy his own party if that will allow him to avoid a free and fair primaries election contest? It appears that not only does Emperor have no clothes, but folks like you continue to be blind and are unable to see his yansh in full glare. |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by Ngwakwe: 11:40pm On Sep 05, 2013 |
GEJ is the leader of PDP in Nigeria, the earlier you accept it the better for all of you politicians. GEJ should be termed irredeemable coward if he succumbs to pressure from the born to rule northern elites and gives-up his constitutional right to stand for second term. Come 2016, Kano State population will be reduced to 4,000,999 or whatever actual population they have minus the cows and goats ndu_chucks: |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by pazienza(m): 11:59pm On Sep 05, 2013 |
Akuko na egwu! Ife nwoke na-eme di ya na uche! GEJ silence in these conundrums is golden. |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by Kingspin(m): 12:00am On Sep 06, 2013 |
Total rubbish thread to support PDP fraction and make a cheap political point... If GEJ miss 2015,this abokis especially and their puppies bellies will be reduce over night by the time oil stop they will start eating yam.. We want a fraction where North and South South would exchange visa not cabals selfish.. |
Re: Jonathan Agreed To Be One-term President – Obasanjo by 3ace(m): 9:00am On Sep 06, 2013 |
‘’We are impressed with the reportThe truth of the matter is that Jonathan doesn't want to go for a second term but he's under immense pressure to stay put considering the fact that this is South south's first taste of power since independence. And even if he changes his mind, I don't see anything wrong in it. Being "maradonic" is a common traits with politicians. Even OBJ has done something like this before. His own third term agenda was criminal and callous. Thank God he didn't succeed. As for me, those aggrieved parties should exercise patience and let him contest. If he wins, goodluck to him; if he doesn't then another person steers the wheel of power. 2019 should not be a long time for this bunch of selfish mörons who can also renege from any agreement as long as the constitution allows it. |
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