President
Goodluck Jonathan yesterday lifted the veil off his unannounced but
widely known interest to run in February’s presidential election.
He told leaders of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) at the Villa yesterday that he had accepted his
adoption by all the organs of the party to be presidential candidate.
The meeting was held at House 7 in the Presidential Villa.
At the meeting were Senate President
David Mark, PDP Board of Trustees Chairman Tony Anenih, National
Chairman Adamu Muazu and Deputy National Chairman Uche Secondus.
A Presidency source said Jonathan
thanked the party men and women for endorsing him to run and giving him
the offer of first refusal.
The source, who spoke on a condition of
anonymity, said Jonathan told them that he would pick the nomination
form before Thursday’s deadline fixed by the party.
Jonathan, he said, is to make a public
declaration between November 7 and 15. A committee to work out the
modalities for the ceremony has been formed.
The source listed the chairman and
members of the Presidential Declaration Committee as: “Dr. Bello Haliru
Mohammed (Chairman) from Kebbi, former Senate President Ken Nnamani
(Deputy Chairman), Enugu, Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim (Secretary), Ebonyi,
Prof. Rufa’i Ahmed Alkali (member), Gombe, Julius Imagwe – Senior
Special Assistant (SSA) – Youth – (member), Edo, Dr. Baraka Sani (SSA
-NSAP) – Kano (member).
Governors representing zones are: Liyel
Imoke, Cross River (South South), Theodore Orji, Abia (South East),
Olusegun Mimiko, Ondo (Southwest), Dr. Mua’zu Babangida Aliyu Niger
(North Central), Ibrahim Shema, Katsina (North West) and Ibrahim
Dankwambo, Gombe (North East).”
“National Assembly Representatives: Sen.
Hosea Agboola (Oyo), Sen. Ahmed Makarfi (Kaduna), Hon. Bitrus Kaze
(Plateau) and Hon. Salmas Badru (Ogun).
Federal Executive Council
Representatives: Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani
Alison-Madueke (Bayelsa), Minister of Police Affairs, Abduljelili
Adesiyan (Osun), Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Zainab Maina
(Adamawa), Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Sen. Bala Mohammed
(Bauchi).
Party Official Representatives: Deputy
National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus (Rivers), Benue State Chapter
Chairman, Chief Emmanuel Egbo (Benue) National Women Leader, Kema
Chikwe (Imo) and North West Zonal Chairman, Amb. Ibrahim Kazaure
(Jigawa).
Party members represenatives: Sen.
Stella Omu (Delta), Sen. Walid Jibrin (BOT Secretary, (Nasarawa),
Ibrahim Bunu (Borno), Rev. Jolly Nyame (Taraba), Sen. Aniete Okon (Akwa
Ibom), Peter Obi (Anambra), Mrs. Remi Adiukwu-Bakare (Lagos), Gen. A. B.
Mamman and PDP National Youth Leader – FCT.
Others appointed at presidential
discretion: Halima Alfa (Kogi), Nigeria Ambassador to Netherlands, Mrs.
Nimota Nihinlola Akanbi (Kwara), FCT ALGON Chairman, Micah Yohanna Jiba
(FCT) and Hon. Sam Ikon (Akwa Ibom).
Giving analysis of members representing
the zones, the source said SouthSouth (six), Southeast (five), Southwest
(five), FCT (one), Northwest (five), Northeast (six) and NorthCentral
(six).
Another meetiing, the source said, was
held last night where Prof. Jerry Gana was named as the chairman of the
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