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Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by MichaelSokoto(m): 7:37am On Apr 23, 2015 |
A member, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan will not run for the presidency in 2019. He explained that the party would shop for a strong Hausa/Fulani candidate to run against the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, in 2019. Babatope, who is also a member of the party’s elders’ caucus, spoke with our correspondent on Victoria Island, on Wednesday. He described the outgoing President as a leader, who had done his best in uplifting the nation’s democracy, adding that Nigeria would forever remember Jonathan as a committed leader who kept the nation as one despite several challenges. He said he was sure that the President would not seek to contest the 2019 presidential election although “the people of the South-South have the right to present a candidate for the election, I’m sure the President will not contest; He will lead us to against the All Progressives Congress.” He said, “The President has set himself apart as a great Nigerian leader, who is committed to seeing Nigeria blossom into a great democracy. He has laid a solid foundation for the nation’s democracy and he would forever be remembered.” “The President will not contest the 2019 presidential election. The PDP will look for a strong Hausa/Fulani presidential candidate to contest against Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). “We have a strong presence in the South-South, South-East and we have two governors in the South-West. We are going to slug it out together in the North in 2019. We are going to flush out the APC in 2019 because we are going to correct our mistakes and take back the central government.” The former Minister of Transport said PDP’s National Executive Council, the BoT and Elders’ Caucus would meet soon in Abuja to assess the outcome of the general elections. He said, “We are going to restructure our party. The National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, will convene a meeting in two weeks’ time when we will objectively discuss the last elections. “Apart from the grand conspiracy against our party by the powers that be in the elections, we are going to tackle the problem of imposition, which was a great area of mistake on our side. Crises were recorded across the states over imposition. We are going to guard against this. The APC will, naturally, make its own mistakes and we will capitalise on these. “It is given in politics that mistakes would occur among the ruling party. We will all see when this begins to happen. We are watching and waiting.” www.punchng.com/news/jonathan-wont-contest-in-2019-babatope-2/ Seun, Lalasticlala ![]() 5 Likes |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by Jorussia(m): 7:43am On Apr 23, 2015 |
2019 wen 2015 Nv even finish. PDP may cease to exist before 2019. 77 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by Oklander: 7:46am On Apr 23, 2015 |
Contest what, shame no day catch am ni? 22 Likes |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by eleko1: 7:50am On Apr 23, 2015 |
The return of Mam Shepos Part 2 abi? He'll probably use another slang/name to scam us. 13 Likes |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by MzJackBaueress(f): 7:51am On Apr 23, 2015 |
Is there any hausa/fulani politician who is stronger than General Muhammadu Buhari in terms of popularity and intergrity? I don't think so! PDP will fail in 2019. I rather prefer APGA to be the major opposition party than PDP 125 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by MichaelSokoto(m): 7:56am On Apr 23, 2015 |
MzJackBaueress:I jez hope most of d Ndigbos supportin GEJ all along hopin to take over power can finally see d deceitfulness of d PDP. PDP iz shoppin 4 hausa-fulani in 2019? I laff ![]() 116 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by gwales: 7:59am On Apr 23, 2015 |
there is no northerner that is influential as buhari. if u doubt me go and ask sule lamido 50 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by Rilwayne001: 8:02am On Apr 23, 2015 |
Jonathan is politically dead 44 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by kelvyn7: 8:05am On Apr 23, 2015 |
Jonathan could contest if GMB fails at d end of 2018, especially if the GMB's government is even worse than what we have right now. ![]() ![]() ![]() 31 Likes |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by dgr8truth(m): 8:17am On Apr 23, 2015 |
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Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by efilefun(m): 8:20am On Apr 23, 2015 |
He knows he would be so irrelevant by then.... Their next candidate is that Abia governor.... Lmao... Even a toddler knows GEJ don finish he has ran out of luck... Who knows maybe he would still be shuttling between otuoke and high court answering different cases by then 19 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by emeka2847: 8:22am On Apr 23, 2015 |
By 2019, PDP will introduce card reader in its primaries. ![]() ![]() ![]() For sure, Jonathan cannot win primaries in PDP again. 23 Likes |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by Sweetguy25: 8:25am On Apr 23, 2015 |
Buhari's popularity will be terribly battered before 2019 because of his poor performance as president. The people of north central and south west won't give him that luxury again. 12 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by OrlandoOwoh(m): 8:26am On Apr 23, 2015 |
No party will field Jonathan as its candidate, not even KOWA. He has no political worth. If PDP had conducted a free and fair primary election last year, he would have lost. 23 Likes |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by Nobody: 8:27am On Apr 23, 2015 |
I have just one question for PDP. "Has PDP ever defeated Asiwaju Bola Tinubu ![]() The moment you allowed Tinubu to capture the Central was the moment you got Jagabanned...banned forever Tinubu as a master chess player will do all within his power to make sure APC wows the populace. So much so that we will always hate Tinubu..but we wont be able to vote against him. Ask lagosians..they will tell you. 87 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by emeka2847: 8:27am On Apr 23, 2015 |
kelvyn7:So you think Jonathan can win PDP primaries again. You are in for a shocker 16 Likes |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by doctokwus: 8:29am On Apr 23, 2015 |
-First and the bitter truth is this:it would be very,very difficult for a south southerner to rule Nigeria again for a very long time.These are my reasons and they are not at all based on primordial affiliations: -Jonathan was a very bad product.He was far from the best d ss could have given us but we can only judge from what we see.He was bad not just in steering the ship of d nation but in d kind of ultra sectional politics he played. -GEJ also ended up almost destroying,if not destroyed a once formidable party. -In as much as he got substantial support from the se, I doubt greatly if d se would be ready to form any kind of alliance again with a ssoutherner as d arrowhead , having seen how poorly GEJ can perform and his leadership deficit. -For the ss to ever dare to rule this nation again,it must form an alliance with other regions.We must all admit,as painful as it may sound,that GEJ rise was a product of circumstances,it would be difficult seeing any of the 3 major ethnic groups acceding to a minority tribe ruling again;@least till it has gone round the three again. -The ss itself is not a contiguous group as many think.There are many ethnic nationalities who congregated on GEJ because he represented an aspiration to which they too might one day fulfil.It would be impossible for these other nationalities to approve of any other person from the same ethnic group as GEJ, talkless of him himself being a President again. -Lastly GEJ staying power for d yrs he ruled and d support he got from some for his re election was due to the patronage system,the favors and largesse he could dispense as a president.Remove these from him,his almost insignificant political base is laid bare and he would hardly be a torch bearer for his own ethnic nationality,talk less a region,not to mention a conglomeration of bigger ethnic groups that form a nation. GEJ political career,am sad to state,may end up now being limited to his tag as a "statesman".I don't see him in the national space again. 52 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by Nobody: 8:33am On Apr 23, 2015 |
Hausa-Fulani??I thought the Igbo are to take over ![]() 27 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by MichaelSokoto(m): 9:09am On Apr 23, 2015 |
Sweetguy25: 48 Likes
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Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by MichaelSokoto(m): 9:18am On Apr 23, 2015 |
doctokwus:Super precise & succint! ![]() 20 Likes |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by san316(m): 9:24am On Apr 23, 2015 |
Let him contest now. Buhari will make a come back making it 2-1. PDP hasn't changed. The new govt hasn't been sworn in and the issue of 2019 election is already coming up. It is all about power , not what it should be rightly used for. 28 Likes |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by beekaymee(m): 9:52am On Apr 23, 2015 |
Before nko How him go contest him Don spoil him image naw and I tell am ooo he no hear me well…………… na him sabi ……… me just dey here dey count ma millis ………ASA PALAPALA 4 Likes |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by ginajet(f): 9:52am On Apr 23, 2015 |
Hahahahahahahahahaha 2 Likes |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by ardeks(m): 9:52am On Apr 23, 2015 |
And I for like make im contest o. |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by veekid(m): 9:53am On Apr 23, 2015 |
Tinubu b like mourinho to Wenger 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by obailala(m): 9:53am On Apr 23, 2015 |
Hausa-Fulani candidate... and then northern votes would be divided... ghen ghen ghen!! 4 Likes |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by lilprinze: 9:53am On Apr 23, 2015 |
PDP is a moving corps that is officially dead and buried they should stop wasting their time. 3 Likes |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by natureblack(m): 9:53am On Apr 23, 2015 |
Nigeria now belongs to the Hausa-Fulani ilk. *unsurprised* The dexterity of the Fulani-Hausa oligarch to use 'we are more populated' to subjugate others is now their source of confidence. #Contemptible ![]() ![]() ![]() 3 Likes |
Re: Jonathan won’t contest in 2019 – Babatope by yuzjet(m): 9:53am On Apr 23, 2015 |
Lesson Learnt! 1 Like |
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