In the face of dwindling prospects for his re-election bid, President Goodluck Jonathan has embarked on a renewed three-pronged approach to scuttle the presidential election scheduled for February 14, several sources within the Presidency have disclosed. In a startling disclosure, our sources said Mr. Jonathan was willing to entertain a military take-over as one of his options.

Over the last two weeks, it had dawned on Mr. Jonathan that his hopes for winning re-election had dimmed significantly. Our sources said the president was deeply distressed to find out that several governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had been working quietly with the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) to thwart his re-election. “Apart from Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom, Mr. President is no longer sure that he can count on the support of any of our other governors,” an insider in the Presidency said.

Another source said several PDP governors were aggrieved that Mr. Jonathan shortchanged or abandoned them during the party’s primaries. Several of them are reportedly paying the president back by standing aloof from his campaigns or actively mobilizing support for Muhammadu Buhari, the APC’s presidential candidate.

Our sources revealed that the president and hawks within his administration held a prolonged meeting yesterday and decided that the elections must be frustrated at all cost. Two of the sources said Mr. Jonathan intends to call a meeting of the Council of State for Thursday to persuade its members to back a proposal to postpone the polls. In place of an election, the president wants to set up “a government of national unity” to be headed by him for 18 months to two years. It is unclear whether the council would endorse the plan to reschedule elections. The council’s membership includes past heads of state and presidents, and some of them have been openly critical of Mr. Jonathan’s record.

One source stated that, as part of the broad strategy to scuttle the elections, the Presidency would refuse to pay the balance of the contract for the printing of ballot papers. The contract was awarded when the Nigerian currency, the naira, officially exchanged for N165 to a dollar. The source said the contractor, who claimed to be sourcing his foreign currency from the black market, is now seeking an adjustment to his contract. “The contractor wants to be paid N210 to a dollar, but President Jonathan and his team have refused to help the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) source the balance,” our source revealed.

Instead, the president and his team have advised INEC to look for a local Nigerian printer to print the ballot papers. INEC chairman Attahiru Jega and some of his top aides have balked at the idea of using a local printer. They argue that such an arrangement would be a perfect recipe for chaos, allowing the Presidency to use its considerable slush funds to illegally print duplicate papers with which to rig the election, as happened in several states in 2011.

A source at INEC told SaharaReporters that the commission’s chairman and some top officials suspect that the Jonathan administration was working seriously to undermine the commission’s credibility. “There is a lot of internal sabotage going on at INEC,” the source said. He disclosed that some resident electoral commissions were giving contradictory statements and reports about the commission’s preparedness for the February elections, without clearing with the headquarters. “Can you imagine also that even non-essential materials are being stolen from INEC offices, all in an effort to undermine the effort to hold elections,” said the source.

The Presidency’s second option is the recruitment of some members of the defunct National Conference to press the case for postponing the elections until Nigerians discuss, adopt and implement the resolutions of the confab. In order to push that agenda, the Presidency has released more than N2 billion to Raymond Dokpesi, the owner of Africa Independent Television (AIT), to coordinate the campaign for postponement of the elections. Using AIT and other willing media, Mr. Dokpesi is expected to press the case for constituting an interim national government headed by Mr. Jonathan. Earlier today in Abuja, Mr. Dokpesi’s AIT aired a live discussion by members of a “post national conference consultative committee”, to begin framing the case for postponement. The live program featured Bolaji Akinyemi, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Femi Okurounmu, who headed a nationwide consultation for the national conference, Maurice Iwu, a notorious former INEC chairman, Mike Ezekhome, a lawyer, G.G. Darah, a professor and close associate of jailed former Governor James Ibori of Delta State, and Balarabe Musa, a former governor of Kaduna State whose involvement is perhaps the only surprise.

Dokpesi’s group is expected to use its huge war chest to argue that elections are untenable because of INEC’s questionable preparedness as well as the tense security situation in Nigeria’s northeast.

The Presidency’s third option is the possible use of the Nigerian military to scuttle the election. Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, General Tobiah Minimah, is reportedly a key player in executing the military option. One source reported that General Minimah, who is from President Jonathan’s Niger Delta region, was initially reluctant, but eventually signed up for the scheme to use the military to intervene should the elections proceed and not go President Jonathan’s way.

Our sources said the president was irate that INEC chairman, Mr. Jega, had been avoiding meetings with him and his presidential aides. “Professor Jega has maintained that he wants to be seen to have conducted a free and transparent election, even if imperfect. He has therefore maintained that there is no point going to Aso Rock to hold meetings exclusively with Mr. President, who is a candidate, and the president’s team,” one source close to Mr. Jega said.

Our Presidency sources disclosed that Mr. Jonathan had started looking for ways to remove the INEC chairman from office. “If they succeed in postponing the elections, the president will either suspend Prof. Jega, the way he did to former Central Bank Governor [Sanusi Lamido Sanusi] or ask him to go on compulsory leave pending the end of his tenure.”

While SaharaReporters was about to publish this report, several sources told our reporters that President Jonathan and his co-travelers have moved to the courts as a way of scuttling the elections, at least five court cases have been filed to either postpone the elections and disqualify the APC candidate , Muhammad Buhari.

A reliable source told our team of investigators that President Jonathan is shopping for a federal high court judge to scuttle the elections with a court order in the next few hours.

http://saharareporters.com/2015/02/02/jonathan-renews-push-election-postponement-hope-fades-victory

In his dreams

courage54:
In his dreams

Jonathan even has people going to court to challenge his own eligibility so as to cause confusion. All God is showing us is that the Niger delta is not a victim and they are just as bad as the north when it comes to corruption and anti democratic tendencies. I am beginning to get worried about this president, the thing is heading for him like a guided missile and that thing is not too good.

Sahara reporters and this their unknown sources. Every time they use our sources,our agents,trusted sources,close sources,presidential sources, they will soon turn to saucer

This is serious.

decode55:
saharareporters?

Bunch of slandering apc sympathizers. If you believe this bull crap, then you can believe anything.

SMH

this is intelligence in display. Sahara& Apc needs some schooling from this guy

Dead on Arrival. Election MUST go ahead.

Adminisher:


Jonathan even has people going to court to challenge his own eligibility so as to cause confusion. All God is showing us is that the Niger delta is not a victim and they are just as bad as the north when it comes to corruption and anti democratic tendencies. I am beginning to get worried about this president, the thing is heading for him like a guided missile and that thing is not too good.

"jonathan even has people going about questioning his eligibility to cause confusion" this is getting out of hand o

"He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure." Psalms 2:4-5

"Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted; propose your plan, but it will not stand, for God is with us." Isaiah 8:10

"And this [is] the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. This [is] the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting." Daniel 5: 25-27

Every plan of these wicked people to hold Nigerians in bondage is destroyed today. Their foolishness has been discovered, they shall proceed no further.

Adminisher:


Jonathan even has people going to court to challenge his own eligibility so as to cause confusion. All God is showing us is that the Niger delta is not a victim and they are just as bad as the north when it comes to corruption and anti democratic tendencies. I am beginning to get worried about this president, the thing is heading for him like a guided missile and that thing is not too good.

You have said nothing but the whole truth.

God shall arise

Nigerian politicians with their unlimited broadband of mischief. If I didn't witness June 12, I would have dismissed this report. Nigerians should either decide to be active players in the fulfillment of the political destiny of this country or forever regret it. Politicians have a sacred duty to listen to the electorates.We are the boss!!!
They will learn by force and by fire.

Absolute power always destroys the wielder all the time. These people are so dumb and power drunk that they seem to be underestimating the level of anger in the street.
They will end up being consumed by all their scheming.

Nigerians will in a short while revolt against Jonathan should this election be scuttled.

#FeBUHATI14.ILoveGMB!

His tenure ends May 29 ,2015. That is for sure.

Those TANoid no go ever believe real news.those HE-goat go come dey shout sai jonathan. May GOD run your lives as jonathan dey run nigeria

Even if election is held, they will still undermine the credibility by using their paid journalist to spread false election result contrary to INEC result. Mark my word, gej is easy to read and his strategist lacks a lot.

I said it the other time. if GEJ is not careful his case will be worse than that of Laurent Gbagbo

^^^ you are so right.

Even my 2year old son is always like "dad, why is your president so senseless?"

Ventura1:
I said it the other time. if GEJ is not careful his case will be worse than that of Laurent Gbagbo

I have said the same several times that Jonathan is towing Lawrence Gbagbo line.

i saw this coming but FIRE BURN THE WICKED he will never Succeed.

We are observing.

1million Jonathans cannot scuttle the will of the people.

Professional liars working to promote a hungry supporter of APC by all costs.

^^^^^

You are a nuisance. You should be banned for spamming most of the threads here with the same picture.

A source, another source , the source ..............


Who are these sources and where were they cajoled from

You don't expect me to believe this poo

previously, I thought that the PDP would make a good opposition party to the APC after the Feb 2015 elections but now, am beginning to sense a total collapse of the party when it loses the next elections.
The PDP has been in power from the inception with only one agenda; stealing(what is holding them together)public funds. This is the real reason it has handled corruption and impunity with kid gloves.
The desperation of the gej led govt to remain in power at all cost is palpable even to the blind. It has resorted to gutter politics and scaremongering.
The handwriting is on the wall and Gej needs to wake up and smell the coffee. Its over for him and his band of thieves . We all know that Nigeria can't survive another fours years of no vision and corrupt laden governance.

There's no smoke without fire, this is like the 5th time i'm reading about a supposed GEJ plan to scuttle the elections. Coupled with Asari and tompolo incessant threats of war to the nation if Gej fails in his re-election bid, this article cant be very far away from the truth. Despite what some folks here say about SR, they have revealed lots of information that had turned out to be true in recent years. This article should not be handled with levity and nigerians, both home and abroad should be prepared to resist every form of oppression that may be thrown their way before, during and after the elections.

It is high time we saved this country from the hands of the gullible few that wants to hold unto power by all means coz of selfish agendas and interest. At the rate at which we are declining, poverty will become a way of life for many years to come if the nation is not rescued now. No matter how rich and powerful they are, they cannot suppress a hundred and sixty million voices. Nigerians are ready. Change is inevitable.

Sai Buhari.

hyfr:
Sahara reporters and this their unknown sources. Every time they use our sources,our agents,trusted sources,close sources,presidential sources, they will soon turn to saucer

The Nigerian society is too porous for them to release the name of the source.. He/She may not live to see the next day if that is done..

Ventura1:
I said it the other time. if GEJ is not careful his case will be worse than that of Laurent Gbagbo

Laurent Gbagbo cause will be a child's play compare to what will happen to Jona, no wonder the symposium that was aired on AIT yesterday GEJ's allies the likes of Dan Nwayawu & co are clamouring for election postponement.