There is suspicion between
the two religions and it is
also arousing ethnic
sentiments. Recent
happenings have clearly
demostrated that we are not
united. These are what we
are looking at right now and
that is our priority, not
power.
Recently, when the posters
of President Jonathan took
over the streets of Abuja,
Federal Capital Territory (FCT),
many people began to draw
conclusions on the
impending interest of the
President to run in 2015.
Although the President
distanced himself from the
posters, but said those
pasting them are only
exercising their rights.
Kanti-Bello
Kanti Bello
With other permutations
going on, the opposition
parties have also stepped up
activities with the on-going
moves to actualise a merger
which pundits believe is only
a figment of the conveners’
imagination.
Whether real or imagined,
the rhythmic dance of the
President even before the
2011 election may have been
giving the opposition a
nightmare and so, decided to
smoothen the edges of their
political weapons to
challenge the President in
case he declares his interest
to run.
Some of the party-men from
northern extraction believe
the President will stand in
the 2015 election hinging
their claims on what
transpired at a caucus
meeting sometimes in 2010.
“I asked the President myself
point blank that “can we
have his words that by 2015,
he should not run?” He did
not answer the question. But
I can remember people like
the governor of Katsina State
went ahead and issued a
communique that President
Jonathan is going to do only
one term. But the President
did not say so.”
These were the words of
Senator Mahmud Kanti Bello,
who represented Katsina
North at the upper chambers
in 2003 to 2011. Giving
credence to his claim that
Jonathan will run in 2015,
Bello said: “I can recall when
we were doing the last
caucus meeting before the
primary elections.
The order of primaries and
general election were put
into the Electoral Act. We had
the meeting at the PDP
headquarters. There and
then President Jonathan was
trying to garner support. The
President, governors, some
lawmakers, party chieftains
and I were there.
Then, I supported IBB
because I felt he was a better
candidate but when he lost, I
was duty bound as a party-
man to support Jonathan.
But then, before supporting
him, I wanted to take his
words home to my people
who were agitating for a
northern president, he has
never said he is not
interested.”
“But that is not the issue
now. The issue is that
Nigerians want to change
the PDP government. The
government is not capble.
There is no power, no
healthcare system, our
industries are completely
gone, our textiles are not
working, we cannot even
clothe our people,” Bello
stressed.
He noted that any right
thinking person would know
that the country is sinking,
adding: “for Nigeria to move
forward, the government has
to change. It is not also
about how the north is
preparing or scheming for
power but how Nigerians
will change their destinies.”
The President of Arewa
Youth Consultative Forum,
Alhaji Shettima Yerima said
President Jonathan cannot
take oath of office three
times. “After succeeding
Umaru Yar’Adua and again
took aoth of office in 2011, it
is not right for him to stand
election in 2015,” he said.
In view of this, Bello was very
optimistic that the merger
talks between some
opposition parties will see
the light of the day. He stated
that since they all have a
common goal to get
Jonathan and PDP out of
government, it will work out.
“Our manifesto is to get
Jonathan and PDP out of
government and restore
security to the country.”
But Alhaji Shettima Yerima,
an activist and President of
the Arewa Youth Consultative
Forum has a different view.
Yerima while speaking with
Saturday Vanguard on the
issue bluntly said: “The
merger will not work. It
didn’t work in the past and it
will not work now.
His
reasons
among
others
were that
the
personalities involved are
interested in power and
would go their separate
ways when it comes to the
issue of who becomes the
flag-bearer of the mega-
party.
“I see two different
ideologies coming together
to form a common front. I
can predict without any
doubt that the merger will
not work. If you look at
Buhari as a person and
Tinubu as a person, you will
see that they are two
different people with
different ideas. Even if you
look at Shekarau of Kano and
Buhari on the other hand,
you will see that they cant
work together. Every one of
them is looking for power
and at the end of the day,
when who emerges the flag-
bearer of the merger
becomes the issue, you will
see their true colours.
Yerima said rather than learn
from the past experience
people still tried to live in the
figment of their imgination
believing any good thing will
come out from the
arrangement.
Contrary to the views of
Senator Kanti Bello, Alhaji
Yerima said removing
Jonathan in 2015 would not
end the bad leadership in the
country. “Even if you remove
Jonathan, it will not end
Nigeria’s problem. Which of
the players is better? We
know all of them. So, for me,
Jonathan has not been a
problem and he will not be if
we have proper structure on
ground. What tells you the
next man coming in will not
be worse, The problem of
Nigeria is symptomatic,” he
said.
Yerima noted that the north
unlike what most people
think is not preparing for
2015 now. He added that the
region is only concerned
about how to mend fences
with other groups especially
their Christian brothers and
the Southerners who share
religious and ethnic
sentiments.
According to him, “the north
is not prepared because we
have a lot of issues to
contend with especially the
issue of insecurity which has
affected other parts of the
country. Already, there is
misgiving about religion in
the country. There is
suspicion between the two
religions and it is also
arousing ethnic sentiments.
Recent happenings have
clearly demonstrated that we
are not united. These are
what we are looking at right
now and that is our priority.
We have to unite our
Christian brothers from all
other parts of the country as
well as the Hausa/Fulani and
not about power. This is a
task that must be done. We
know that the moment there
is dichotomy between us, we
will begin to have problem,”
he stated.
Another view that cannot be
withered is that of Senator
Isa Kachako.
Isa Kachako, a former Military
Governor of Kastina State
who later became a Senator
agreed with the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, that
the debate on Jonathan runs
in 2015 is diversionary.
Frankly, the Senator opined
that Nigerians need more
service delivery than the
issue of Jonathan running in
2015.
He advised: “You can only
talk about campaigning
when it is about nine
months to 2015 and when it
is four months to the
election, you can tender your
resignation. But talking
about all these now amounts
to betrayal of trust to the
people. They should serve
the people first. He lamented
that instead of service
delivery, politicians are
concerned about power in
an election coming up in
another two years time. “It is
unfortunate that some of
these politicians knew how
they got to power but they
seem to have forgotten God
and instead of providing the
needs of the people, they are
talking about 2015.”
“We have very few politicians
of integrity. How can people
start talking about 2015 at
this stage of this
administration.
The security is still posing a
serious challenge, and how
can you do anything when
the security of life and
property is not guaranteed?
There is palpable fear and
despair in the country.”
On the opposition coming
together to join forces
together against the ruling
party in 2015, he stated that
there is nothing wrong with
the move. “they can come
together first because they
have a lot to do if they want
to achieve anything
meaningful. Fashioning out a
constitution for themselves
and other modalities for
achieving their goals are
some of the issues they need
to talk about.”
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/02/2015-jonathan-is-interested-sen-kanti-bello/

clueless GEJ....
He doesnt even knows what he wants...
Or whats best for him!

Olugbenger: clueless GEJ....
He doesnt even knows what he wants...
Or whats best for him!

they are fighting for they own selfishness

Gbongbonosi: they are fighting for they own selfishness

You are right.
Any politician in the PDP who has presidential ambitions because he is not satisfied with GEJ should wait for the primaries or join another political party. Are they not the ones who chose him. As long as he carrying out the manisfesto of the party (if they have one) their complaints that he is from the south is myopic, selfish and bigoted. I dont blame GEJ for not speaking out about his political ambitions in the near future, indeed it will be a political blunder on his part if he comes out now and say whether he will or will not contest the next election.

The opposition on the other hand seems to be interested only in getting GEJ out of office. They are not telling Nigerians what they will do if they win the elections. If they keep focusing on individuals, tribal and religious affliations instead of ideologies and how they plan on taking Nigeria out of this Dark Age,
How they plan to generate and supply steady electricity. How they plan to build and maintain modern access roads.
How they plan to ensure adequate healthcare for Nigerians
How they plan to employ the growing number of unemployed youths.
They should just forget about 2015 because without rigging GEJ will defeat them again.

...and i ask again; is d leadership of ds con3 d birthright of some tribes?

...and i ask again; is d leadership of ds con3 d birthright of a tribe?

Yes we want a change of Government but not a bloody Northerner. Power thirsty parasites