Nationalities of Niger Delta, CENND and former President of Ijaw
National Congress, INC, has described as "unnecessary distraction" the
call on President Goodluck Jonathan not to run for the 2015 general
elections.
He insisted that the President was at liberty to run for a second term
as enshrined in the 1999 constitution if he so desires.
He said: "As far as I know, the call is amazing. What is the basis for
anybody to say President Jonathan should not run for the Presidency
come 2015? The constitution allows him to do so and if he decides to
run, why should anybody stop him?
"It is complete distraction as far as I am concerned. Let him do the
work for which he was elected. We have so many problems in this
country and he has so much to do. Why are we bothering him with the
question of whether he is entitled to run or not?
"If there is any agreement he signed with anybody I am not aware of
that as far as I am concerned. My comments are based on the provision
of the 1999 constitution. There is nothing in that constitution that
stops him from running. This is his first term and he is entitled to
run for a second term as allowed by the constitution. So I don't want
to be bothered by this distraction."
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