Jonathan Declares: We Will Defeat Terrorism – President Jonathan

President Jonathan, yesterday at the Eagle’s Square Abuja, formally declared his intention to run for president in 2015. During the declaration, the President made series of promises but was reminded by the PDP Governors’ Forum that the road to the February 14 poll would be rough.

According to him, after seeking the face of God, in quiet reflection with my family and having listened to the call of our people nationwide to run, I, Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, have accepted to re-present myself, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party for re-election as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the 2015 general elections.”
The President promised not to victimise anybody who criticised him and his administration, and also admitted that corruption remained a stain on his administration but promised to eradicate the menace in all sectors of the economy.

“Let me reaffirm that under the Jonathan Presidency, your views, no matter how freely expressed, will not send you to prison or to exile.
“I am convinced that I have served my part with Nigerians and it’s now time to look into the future. With your tremendous support, we have collectively done so much in the last three and a half years.. But to take our country to the next level, there is still more work to be done.
“History has shown that the path of honour of a true leader is not to walk away from his people in the face of challenges.. We must stand together in adversary and overcome the threat to our development. We must defend our future.”

Also at the declaration, Jonathan, called for a one-minute silence in honour of the schoolchildren and teachers at the Government Science Secondary School, Potiskum, Yobe State, who died in a suicide bomb attack, insisting that his administration would win the war against terrorism .

“We will surely get our daughters freed, we will defeat terror. I will do everything humanly possible to end these killings,”

Jonathan, however did not say, if Vice-President Namadi Sambo would remain his running mate for the election, but held and raised Sambo’s hand while acknowledging cheers from the crowd before delivering his speech.
The Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Mr. Godswill Akpabio, said;

“ Mr. President, we know that the route to 2015 is not going to be very smooth but we are assuring you that at the end of the tunnel, victory will be yours and the PDP.
“We were robbed of three states, but the entry of Ekiti and Ondo states have increased our number. We may end up with about 30 states.”

Hmm!!! So much promises – Being a Nigerian and having lived in Nigeria under Jonathan’s tenure, do you think he did well in his first tenure????