All things being equal, Mr President is set to declare his intention to seek 're-election' in the 2015 presidential election. And as usual, he is expected to say he is doing so as a result of pressure from ordinary Nigerians for him to continue his "good works" and that it was after wide consultations
In fact, Jonathan's political adviser, Ahmed Gulak is already talking about consultation. He said:
“I can confirm to you that consultation has been completed in South-South, South-East, South -West and North-West with stakeholders in the four zones asking the President to re-contest in 2015.”
Following the release of the election timetable by INEC on Friday, the Presidency on Saturday said Jonathan would make public his decision on the 2015 presidential election soon.
The 2015 ambition of the President has become controversial with loyalists and opponents heating the polity with their statements.
While some prominent South-South men have threatened that they will make the country ungovernable if the President is not given a second term, few northern elements have claimed that the President signed a one-term agreement and must honour it.
INEC has also confirmed that with release of the election timetable, aspirants for the 2015 general elections are free to declare their intentions to contest.
Sources in Abuja told Leystradamus Blog that the new phrase coming from the Presidency now is that it is not as if Jonathan really want to contest but he will just contest because Nigerians are begin him to come back.
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