ALARMED by seeming soaring popularity of his main opponent in the March 28 presidential election, President Goodluck Jonathan may have decided to personally coordinate his campaigns for the strategic election, which has already drawn global attention.
Saturday Vanguard learned last night that Jonathan was uncomfortable with field reports that he would have been defeated by Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) of the All Progressives Congress, if the election had been held on February 14 as earlier planned by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

To stem the tide of the perceived “Buhari momentum” and tilt the pendulum in his favour, Jonathan, it was gathered, has opted to drive some aspects of his campaign by himself by meeting relevant political groups and individuals considered very important for his victory.



Personal touch

A source close to the new thinking in the Presidency, said that Jonathan had come to the realization that it would be better for him to be personally involved in the new phase of campaign instead of relying on emissaries, some of who have not been able to “deliver” despite being appropriately empowered to do so.

Ignores party chieftains in Lagos

Indeed, President Jonathan’s visit to Lagos beginning from Wednesday did not include elders of the party in the state.
President Jonathan, as part of his visit itinerary, met with market women yesterday without any indication as of press time that he would hold meeting with PDP leaders and elders in the state with the state leader of the party, Chief Bode George said to be away in England.
A chieftain of the party, who believes that the President has not carried the state party structure along in his quest to woo and win the state, Mr. Lukman Abioro, wondered why people like Chief Bode George, General Tajudeen Olanrewaju and others were not part of the visit.
Another leader, who spoke under anonymity said, “Mr. President has done well enough for Nigeria but I think he can be more comfortable as second term President if he wins in Lagos. But he has been in the same Lagos for the past three days and we are not carried along.”

Poor performing aides

The President was said to have been rattled by the discovery that many of the party leaders, who had assured him that they were fully in charge of their states and would deliver them to him, were far from delivering on their promise barely a few weeks to the crucial election.
Apart from the field reports, which were being sent regularly to him from each state, the president was said to have come face to face with the reality of the state of support for him when he visited the respective states to campaign.
A top source said that what the president saw in many of the PDP states, which gave him massive support in 2011, was far from encouraging and he decided to take an urgent step to salvage the situation instead of waiting for any of the governors or so-called political leaders from the zones.

“That is why the President is in Lagos to be able to woo as many South-West leaders and supporters as possible. I can tell you that although he went to Lagos officially to commission the four new war ships acquired for the Nigerian Navy, the underlying reason is to spend more time in the South-West and meet with relevant political entities and individuals who can help him out,” a close source to the Presidency said.
It was learned that unlike before when aides of the president spearheaded meetings and discussions with those considered germane to his re-election, Jonathan will personally meet with key traditional rulers, top businessmen, community leaders and even former party leaders, who had defected to the opposition and could be swayed to work for him anywhere he visits from now.
Already, Jonathan’s personal touch approach is said to have started yielding dividends with a host of some Yoruba leaders drumming support for him.

Unhappy with attacks on Danjuma

The source said that the president was also worried about the recent verbal attacks on General Theophilus Danjuma (rtd) by Nigeria Delta militants, fearing that the man, who personally rallied northern Christians and leaders for him in 2011, could be provoked by the insults to work against his re-election.

To visit Danjuma, Northern leaders

For that reason, Jonathan is said to have made up his mind to visit Danjuma and other northern leaders to personally plead with them to see reasons to still stand by him as they did in the last presidential election, which he won with ease.
A prominent northern leader told Saturday Vanguard yesterday that the assault on Danjuma by the former Niger-Delta militants did not go down well with most northerners, who have now decided to work against Jonathan, to retaliate the unwarranted attack on one of their leading lights.

Feuding media team

These developments came in the wake of alleged squabble among the President’s Campaign Media team. The media team was said to have performed poorly prompting recent appointments. Still the team has incurred the wrath of some presidential aides for allegedly paying more attention to attacking personalities in the opposition rather than zeroing in on issues that could rake more support for the president.
It was not clear as at last night if some changes were in the offing to sharpen the campaign team and elicit more support for the president as the date for the election draws nearer.

[size=25pt]My Question is, Is this move too Late?[/size]

Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/02/2015-jonathan-moves-to-stop-slide/

Mostly taking wrong decisions. How will he ignore kingpins of a state in his campaign.

Probably, he didn't want to tip those elders

Beesluv:
yes

Why do you think so? We still have over 4 weeks to go

he is still loosing no matter how he throws himself to nigerians, even if he goes and defeats isil, him yansh don open tay tay

Buhari is sleeping, GEJ keep campaigning for rest of the days still you will fail woefully!!!




GMB for change.

I just can't imagine another gruesome term under Jonathan. Whatever he can do, Buhari can do better. All these extra-time commissions and face saving projects doesn't move me.


Sai Buhari

When desperation sets in.

This proves what Lord Acton said: "power corrupts,but absolute power corrupts absolutely"

It's obvious that GEJ doesn't seem ready to quit Aso Rock just yet.

My personal view as a southeastener from Ngor-Okpala in Imo State.

Too Late My President, Too Late.

1) Immigration scam.... Can he return the 1000 naira right now and Sack Abba Moro/Immigration Controller for incompetency?

2) No Yoruba in the 4 top position in Government Now they have an opportunity to have the Vice Presidential Slot.. Do you want them to Vote Other wise?

3) PDP is Bokoharam and Bokoharam is PDP---GEN Azzazi... Most Nigerians believed he was killed by the government.

4) Over 2yrs without visiting our troops who are fighting the Bokoharam insurgency in the Northeast.. Even the president of USA n France travels outside thier country to shake and Congratulate Thier troops on peacekeeping missions.

5) That rally to welcome Shekarau in Kano, When over 100 Nigerians lost Thier lives in the Nyanya bomb blast right in the federal Capital territory... well let's see how many votes Shekarau would deliver for him next month...

6) A very blind eye to massive corruption... When Sanusi Lamido tried to inform Nigerians what's going on in NNPC he was labelled as an opposition member..

7) Jonathan's wife (Patience)... Imagine trying to unseat a governor of Rivers State just because she's the Presidents wife.... She created more enemies for my humble President..

Jonathans aides... From Reno,Okupe and now Fani Kayode they made useless utterances that never gave my president a positive bargain... I still wonder why Jonathan recruited Fani Kayode who has no positive value and talks like a kid (Bianca Saga).

9) Treated Bokoharam insurgency with kid gloves... obese service Chiefs and top military brats looting our military budgets...

10) haba how many years would it take to build new refineries and upgrade our existing ones.. Subsidy thief's are busy funding his campaign.. lots of young petroleum and Chemical engineers now work in banks and as sales men for FMCG companies...

11) The Seaport and 2nd Niger Bridge he promise my Southeastern brothers ....( Voicemail tins)..

12) Youth Unemployment rate skyrocketing......

13) Kerosene I heard is being subsidised by government bt I've never ibought a litre at 50naira...

#Ihavedecided
GMB/PYO
I am voting against gej coz
1. He laugh wen Arthur eze insulted the SOUTH WEST during pdp governor campaign in Anambra ( that Ngige join Awo party that kill 3million of their children)
2. He called the SOUTHWESTERNERS rascal in years back
3. He doesn't have the courage to tame corruption
4. His wife flagrantly abuse her position n constitution
5. He empowered militant above noble n civility
6. Constitutional abuse in his government is unbearable( Ekiti saga, governors forum, house of Rep saga)
7. Nigeria image had been tramp on during his government.
8. Truly he met bokoharam but he politicised it for selfish reason.
10. The Naira had loss significant value now exchange rate is 198 at CBN window
11. I have to pay extra money for my advance programme due to Naira devaluation.
12. Interest rate from bank is unbearable
too much arm important
13. Abba Moro still held his office despite the public outcry
14. committing 9.4b for stove.
e plenty die!!!

Better late than never. GEJ should repeat thesame contact in Oyo Town, Ibadan, Ilesha, Ondo Town, Owo, Shagamu, Ogbomosho, Ore, Ilorin, Ofa, Ikare, Ado Ekiti, Ikere and all the Towns that are important and on his Trail. Repeat in the SouthEast, Southsouth, Northcentral, particularly in Lokoja, Bida, Kotangora, Plataeu etc. They are all yours. They all want to see the Youth in You, the Vigor, the Vitality, they want to hear you tell them that you are hail and hearty and that you are not a managed corpse waiting to be dumped. You are number one person in your constituency and the whole of Nigeria is it. So GEJ till 2019!!!! It is his Right and God Almighty has already blessed him with Nigeria to preside over till 2019 and for good.

Oponu sowenu, you hired clowns and attack dogs to attack and assassinate characters and even top it off with ffk...

They did exactly what you hired them to do..


You reap what you sow you dumb dullard.


. Funny enough, the senseless man should be very very far away from koro the damaged goods but he can not because his election hopes hinges on greasy characters like koro...

Talk about a dirty and hopeless president..

Desperate times calls for desperate measures
Gej: Do you want to go to jail
PDP members: NOOO