A source close to President Goodluck Jonathan told SaharaReporters that the president has commissioned a group of political pundits to begin to counteract former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s reported secret plans to work for the emergence of a Northerner as president in 2015.



The source added that the Jonathan’s team is charged with strategizing on the best maneuvers to contain Mr. Obasanjo’s moves.



The source added that Mr. Jonathan did not yet have a full understanding of where Mr. Obasanjo stands in the crisis tearing apart the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but added that the president has decided not to take chances by ignoring the former president. The Northern members of the team set up by the president have been mandated to lead the first stage of Mr. Jonathan’s campaigns and consultations across the entire Northern states.



“Some of the president’s pundits have swung into action in the ‘core’ Northern states of Sokoto, Kano, Jigawa, Zamfara, Kebbi, Katsina and northern Kaduna,” our source disclosed.



He added that Jerry Gana, Jonathan Silas Zwingina, Abdulkadir Kure, and Isaiah Balat were among those assigned to run the early stages of the president’s campaign in the Middle Belt. “Another group led by Alhaji Bamanga Tukur and Barrister Ahmed Gulak is working on the same mission in the North-East axis,” he said.



The source revealed that a key strategy of the president’s group was to seek the support of top Islamic and Christian clerics in the North. The well-funded presidential group is offering millions of naira to selected clerics in return for their political sympathy for Mr. Jonathan’s reelection campaign.



Our source stated that Mr. Jonathan had decided not to remain passive about Mr. Obasanjo’s antics. “Mr. President is aware of Chief Obasanjo’s previous antecedents. Look at [Mr. Obasanjo’s] close relationship with the arrowheads of the rebellion in the PDP. He is the one who made Sule Lamido, Aliyu Babangida of Niger and Wammako of Sokoto. It’s the same thing with Nyako in Adamawa State.””



The source added: “We gathered that Obasanjo is having serious problems with the IBB [Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida] and Abdulsalami circle that made it possible for him to be president in 1999. And we know that Chief Obasanjo wants to settle the Umaru Yar’Adua saga that led to the emergence of Jonathan. He thinks it is best to help install a Northern President in 2015. And he is also not happy with Jonathan’s style and some power blocks influencing the president.”


Link: http://saharareporters.com/news-page/jonathan-responds-obasanjo’s-plot-install-northern-president-2015

When a man is "elected" then a term begins. It ends at the next election. In our case, four years.
When he stands in for another, it is the elected officer's term that he is "filling in". Hope you've been educated.

Truth is universal... Stamp out ignorance!
Long Live the Federal Republic of Nigeria!!!

I hope Jonathan can go and campaign in BH enclaves in Borno and NE, not hiding away in Abuja or the West??

CyberG: I hope Jonathan can go and campaign in BH enclaves in Borno and NE, not hiding away in Abuja or the West??

Promise, you will be a suicide bomber, when the campaign train gets to Borno. DSS will take care of you.

Obasanjo should concentrate on winning his state which is under the grip of Bola Tinubu and his boys. Jonathan is in-charge in Bayelsa, let Obasanjo do same in his home state. Charity begins at home. How does he plan to install a president when he cannot install a governor?

[quote ]He added that Jerry Gana, Jonathan Silas Zwingina, Abdulkadir Kure, and Isaiah Balat were among those assigned to run the early stages of the president’s campaign in the Middle Belt. “Another group led by Alhaji Bamanga Tukur and Barrister Ahmed Gulak is working on the same mission in the North-Eat axis,” he said.
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Who are this people when it come to nothern politics? He should just forget the north if this are the people he is using to bring in votes.

atlwireles:

Promise, you will be a suicide bomber, when the campaign trains gets to Borno. DSS will take care of you.

I m far away but I am sure your hosts will be waiting for you, just bring all your family with the GEJ man! 20,000 Tons of TNT awaits you there!

this SaharaReporters sha.
small time now, una go dey study, read and post Gej mind.

igbeke: this SaharaReporters sha.
small time now, una go dey study, read and post Gej mind.

As expected, them don dey come.

Morale of the story...Never bite the fingers feeding you. Good Riddance

Lies as usual. Can only come from Sahalies Reporters. I cant even pin point any fact in the story. lol.

Ok oooh!!! Let the scheming begines. I will never believe Jona can do this things he is doing now to OBJ especially when u recolect how God used Obj to make him who he is today, only for him to reward politicbusiness men and people who don't play anything to his emergence, even the group that stood by him and fought for him during Yaradua has been branded pull him down people and the people that claimed Yaradua is playing football has been rewarded now.
Well let people that want to rescue Nigeria continue their fight till they get it right, let the political jobbers that followed Abacha in his days, followed Obj in his days and followed yaradua that now following Jonathan today continue till d day God will rescue his own people.

Waspy: Morale of the story...Never bite the fingers feeding you. Good Riddance

did Obasanjo not bite IBB? What goes around comes around.

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Obasanjo

Just another rubbish from rubbish sahara reporters. Tales by moonlight.

Seriously before now I usually think in a democracy d power to choose a leader is vested in the electorates. or m I missing something? What's wrong with Nigeria!!!!??

igbeke: this SaharaReporters sha.
small time now, una go dey study, read and post Gej mind.

am sure they live in Aso Rock

seunfly: Ok oooh!!! Let the scheming begines. I will never believe Jona can do this things he is doing now to OBJ especially when u recolect how God used Obj to make him who he is today, only for him to reward politicbusiness men and people who don't play anything to his emergence, even the group that stood by him and fought for him during Yaradua has been branded pull him down people and the people that claimed Yaradua is playing football has been rewarded now.
Well let people that want to rescue Nigeria continue their fight till they get it right, let the political jobbers that followed Abacha in his days, followed Obj in his days and followed yaradua that now following Jonathan today continue till d day God will rescue his own people.

And if I may ask, what has he done to OBJ? He has never come out to speak bad about OBJ or disrespect him, instead he calls him for advise and meeting to help solve the issues in PDP and country but I guess OBJ is feeling like a god and wants to create his own laws and install his own people. For Christ sake, GEJ is the C in C of the federation and can decide to pull any stunts if he notices a wrong move. So please don't blame GEJ for anything, if OBJ was in GEJ shoes he would even lock up or kill the person.

Competition: General Election
Year: 2015
Venue: Polling Polls officially (Other methods not fit to be written here actually used)
Participants: Vs
Referee: INEC (Jega)
Winner: ?

Na Gov. Suntai go be his best candidate for president.