The Epie Kingdom in Bayelsa State has expressed satisfaction with the endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan as the Peoples Democratic Party candidate for the 2015 presidential election.
The mood of the kingdom was conveyed by its paramount ruler, King Malla Sasime in a statement on Monday.
According to him, allowing someone from a minority ethnic group to rule again is a sign that Nigerian politics is developing.
The monarch said the actions of the National Executive Council of the PDP; the party’s governors’ forum and members of its Board of Trustees should be commended for such a ‘giant step’.
The monarch said, “The Epie Kingdom, which is President Jonathan’s second home is happy with the transformational strides of the President. It makes a lot of sense to recognise that fact, celebrate, rejoice and congratulate him for emerging as the PDP candidate for the 2015 election.
“PDP NEC, BoT, governors and others took a bold, politically sensible and socio-economically prudent decision to endorse President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term in office.”
