[size=14pt]2011: S’East govs back Jonathan[/size]

[b]Governors of the five South-East states on Sunday resolved to support the candidacy of President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2011 elections.


In a communique after a meeting in Enugu, the governors said they would urge all delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party in the zone to vote for the Jonathan/Namadi Sambo ticket in the forthcoming primaries of the party.


Speaking on their behalf, Anambra State Governor Peter Obi said the decision was in keeping faith with their earlier decision to support a presidential aspirant with the best programme that would address the marginalisation of the South-East and political imbalance in Nigeria.


However, Obi, who is the chairman of the Forum of South-East Governors, warned groups and individuals in the habit of organising summits and conferences in the names and offices of governors of the zone to desist from such


The governors, however, declined to yield to the demands of striking lecturers in the zone.


The governors had after their meeting on August 21, 2010 said they would not declare support for Jonathan until he declared his intention.


The President finally declared his intention at a rally in Abuja two weeks ago.[/b]

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