THE emergence of former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, as
the presidential standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
in the February, 2015 presidential election is in no way giving
President Goodluck Jonathan any sleepless night, as he is not afraid of
facing the general.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed, stated this on Saturday during a press conference held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre in Bauchi, declaring that having defeated the former military ruler in the past, President Jonathan would once again defeat him at the polls in 2015.
The minister described Buhari as a “permanent presidential candidate” of the opposition who has contested three times and lost, saying that with the excellent performance of Jonathan at the helms of affairs, particularly with his Transformation Agenda, the president would once again defeat Buhari at the polls.
Senator Mohammed stated that Jonathan and the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) were not disturb by the presence of any presidential candidate in the next year’s general election, adding that they had a vision and were not afraid of anybody.
“We are not people who encourage people to violence because they want to win elections. We are not going to join issues with anybody who is just a permanent aspirant just for running for the Presidency. We have a template; we have a road map. We have a vision and we know where we want to be and certainly we are not afraid of anybody.
“We respect Nigerians and we respect leaders. We are not like the other parties who abuse leaders. We respect everybody. But with all humility, I assure that in 2015 we will be swearing in Dr Goodluck Jonathan as president,” the FCT Minister stated.
According to him, up till date President Jonathan had done well to justify the mandate Nigerians gave him in the 2011 general election, adding that the president was yet working hard to ensure that he brought major achievements to Nigeria.
In view of this, the minister urged Nigerians, irrespective of where they come from, to give the president another opportunity by voting for him in the 2015 presidential election with a view to enabling him to consolidate on the gains recorded so far.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed, stated this on Saturday during a press conference held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre in Bauchi, declaring that having defeated the former military ruler in the past, President Jonathan would once again defeat him at the polls in 2015.
The minister described Buhari as a “permanent presidential candidate” of the opposition who has contested three times and lost, saying that with the excellent performance of Jonathan at the helms of affairs, particularly with his Transformation Agenda, the president would once again defeat Buhari at the polls.
Senator Mohammed stated that Jonathan and the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) were not disturb by the presence of any presidential candidate in the next year’s general election, adding that they had a vision and were not afraid of anybody.
“We are not people who encourage people to violence because they want to win elections. We are not going to join issues with anybody who is just a permanent aspirant just for running for the Presidency. We have a template; we have a road map. We have a vision and we know where we want to be and certainly we are not afraid of anybody.
“We respect Nigerians and we respect leaders. We are not like the other parties who abuse leaders. We respect everybody. But with all humility, I assure that in 2015 we will be swearing in Dr Goodluck Jonathan as president,” the FCT Minister stated.
According to him, up till date President Jonathan had done well to justify the mandate Nigerians gave him in the 2011 general election, adding that the president was yet working hard to ensure that he brought major achievements to Nigeria.
In view of this, the minister urged Nigerians, irrespective of where they come from, to give the president another opportunity by voting for him in the 2015 presidential election with a view to enabling him to consolidate on the gains recorded so far.
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