The Yoruba Council of Elders, YCE, has denied endorsing President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term.

The Council said that the appearance of its National President, Brig- Gen. Adeyinka Adebayo (rtd), at a post- national conference summit in Ibadan, Oyo State, should not be mistaken for an endorsement of Jonathan in the March 28 election.
The YCE made its position known at
the end of its National Executive
Council meeting in Ibadan. The post-national conference summit,
which was convened by the Ondo
State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko,
was attended by some Yoruba leaders where they endorsed the candidacy of President Jonathan.

The elders, however, explained,
through the Assistant National
Secretary of YCE, Bayo Olateju, that
their leader attended the meeting
because the theme was centred on
Yoruba and based on that, he had to be there.

On the rumoured intention of the
Federal Government to further
postpone the election, YCE said any
further postponement could lead to
constitutional crisis.

“The Electoral Law prescribes the
conduct of elections 60 days before
the expiration of any tenure, there
cannot be further shift of the election without causing constitutional crisis and with the assurances by President Jonathan that the handover date of May 29 was sacrosanct, there is nothing to fear.

“As the fathers and mothers of all in Yorubaland, we are above partisan politics and it is our advice to our sons and daughters to vote for any candidate of their choice,” the Council said.

http://www.today.ng/news/nigeria-2015-yoruba-council-of-elders-deny-endorsing-jonathan/

Yoruba wise!...Guess, Mr Presido didn't oil all the heads or maybe just not enough, or some can't be bought. Anyway, Nigeria deserves better.

#GodBlessNigeria

When news of different mushroom groups endorsing Jonathan hits NL, you will see PDP e-thugs jumping into the thread to celebrate. If the news is otherwise, the will hide their head in shame. Shame on you all.

Sirshymexx, Looks like you jumped the gun again eh?

sign that the dollars spent by Mr clueless didn't go round enough

Please go through news bulletins and see how many groups have denied claim of their endorsement of Mr Jonathan. You will count more than ten. It is pitiful to see an Ibo group also distancing itself from Jona.

In financial jingo, Jonathan has become a "liability'.

Everyone wants an "asset", right?

Kick out loss, bring in gain....bring in APC!

Missy89:
Sirshymexx, Looks like you jumped the gun again eh?

I give up on Nigerian Yorubas - these folks are a disgrace!

Sold out for a pot of porridge. Are these folks that hungry? Even if they are, they have not got that much time left to spend on this planet, so what is the point? These folks aren't principled at all - they have all got a price lol.

Soft mofos.

Jonathan Ebele the most clueless president that ever liveth

SirShymexx:


I give up on Nigerian Yorubas - these folks are a disgrace!

Sold out for a pot of porridge. Are these folks that hungry? Even if they are, they have not got that much time left to spend on this planet, so what is the point? These folks aren't principled at all - they have all got a price lol.

Soft mofos.

I don't understand, sold out to who? GEJ has been giving Yoruba leaders money and yet they can't get anyone to support him, how is that sold out? Do you even know the meaning of what your saying? Then if Yorubas were hungry we should be behind the person with the most money sharing the most amount of cash.

SirShymexx:


I give up on Nigerian Yorubas - these folks are a disgrace!

Sold out for a pot of porridge. Are these folks that hungry? Even if they are, they have not got that much time left to spend on this planet, so what is the point? These folks aren't principled at all - they have all got a price lol.

Soft mofos.

They took GEJ's money and spent it, chilled for few days then distanced themselves from him. It is not a Yoruba thing. It is a Nigerian/African thing. It is all about politics of patronage and not ideology.

In other news,
Vlad is back!

Missy89:


They took GEJ's money and spent it, chilled for few days then distanced themselves from him. It is not a Yoruba thing. It is a Nigerian/African thing. It is all about politics of patronage and not ideology.

In other news,
Vlad is back!

Lol. GEJ is the new million dollar man, sharing the dead presidents like his dad owns the federal reserves lol.

Messr Putin. Did you see the documentary about Crimea? He spoke extensively on what happened, and those "green men" were actually GRU elite forces. He also said they had plan to use nuclear weapons if NATO had retaliated. Putin in his own words.

SirShymexx:


Lol. GEJ is the new million dollar man, sharing the dead presidents like his dad owns the federal reserves lol.

Messr Putin. Did you see the documentary about Crimea? He spoke extensively on what happened, and those "green men" were actually GRU elite forces. He also said they had plan to use nuclear weapons if NATO had retaliated. Putin in his own words.

i havent seen it yet but i will later today