Finally President Goodluck Jonathan has blown the lid off his ambition to be returned for another term in office.
The president signified his intention Thursday when he met the leadership of his party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the Presidential Villa.
The president was said to have intimated the PDP leadership that he would beat the deadline for the procurement of the presidential nomination form being sold at Wadata house, the party’s secretariat.
To ensure a smooth declaration of his intention to run, Jonathan had set up a committee to that effect.
While November 7 and 15 had been fixed as the dates for his declaration, the committee to map out plans for the event is headed by Dr. Haliru Bello.
Reports indicate that that Jonathan had at the meeting assured the party leadership that he would pick the party nomination form before the October 30th deadline set for the exercise by the ruling party.
The Declaration Committee chaired by the former PDP National Chairman and former Defence Minister from Kebbi state also has Sen. Ken Nnamani (Enugu) while the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim (Ebonyi), would serve as the Secretary.
Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Prof. Rufa’i Ahmed Alkali (Gombe), Julius Imagwe – SSA – Youth (Edo), Dr. Baraka Sani (SSA -NSAP),Kano are to serve as members of the committee.
Governors were also nominated to represent their zones on the board of the committee and those appointed include Governors Liyel Imoke, Cross River (South South), Theodore Orji, Abia (South East), Olusegun Mimiko, Ondo (South West), Dr. Mua’zu Babangida Aliyu Niger (North Central), Ibrahim Shema, Katsina (North West) and Ibrahim Dankwambo, Gombe (North East).
