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The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, declared yesterday that former president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, can contest for the presidential ticket of the party pending the outcome of the zoning arrangement of the party ahead of the 2023 presidential election.

He, however, explained that the zoning of the party’s presidential ticket for the 2023 election was dependent on the report of the Governor Bala Mohammed-led committee which was set up to review the reason why the party lost the 2019 election and make recommendations on the way forward.

Secondus, who stated this yesterday at a media interaction to mark the three years anniversary of the National Working Committee (NWC), however stressed the need to deemphasize the talks about zoning and the politics of 2023 in the light of the deplorable state of the country.

Lamenting that Nigeria was in a comatose state, he stressed that it was unfortunate that the governing party had abandoned governance for politics.

He criticized President Muhammadu Buhari for backtracking on his decision to brief the National Assembly on the security situation in the country.


Speaking on 2023 and the state of the nation, he said, “I know you, the media, are interested in zoning, but our party has a clear method of doing things. After the general election, we set up a to study and appraise our performance and make necessary recommendations.

He stated: “The Governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Bala Mohammed, is heading the committee and they are still working. We did the same thing when we lost the election in 2015 when we set up the Senator Ike Ekweremadu-led committee to look into why we lost. It was from that report that the party took action towards 2019.

“The same way this time we must study our last outing before looking ahead. We can’t be talking of zoning when we have not appraised how we faired in the last election. Moreover, the state of the nation today is such that politics or anything concerning 2023 of three years away should take back stage. Nigeria is in a comatose state today where the APC brought it; that should be our concern now”.

But reacting to a question on whether Jonathan will be drafted to run on the platform of the party, Secondus said, “I stand by my position that the Gov Bala-led committee is still working. They are coming out with a report on why we lost and by the time they finish, we will take a decision and the decision is not for the National Working Committee but for the entirety of our party.

“And I believe that whoever is interested in the 2023 election, including the former president, may be the chances are there because the PDP is a party of all. Everybody will have that opportunity but in clear , we have not taken any decision to give anybody ticket for now”.

The party chairman, who decried the comatose state of the nation, said the president’s disregard for the nation’s parliament over the state of insecurity in the country amounted to disregarding the Nigerian people because the lawmakers are representatives of the people.

He continued: “The truth which is worrisome is that the president either does not know what is happening or does know what to do, otherwise, he should not be afraid to face the people. The hard fact facing all of us now is that this regime has woefully failed Nigerians in all ramifications.

“It’s a shame that a (president) that came to power brandishing military credentials as a General with the propaganda to wipe away Boko Haram in 100 days is there five years plus presiding over the worst security situation in our history with no clear direction on what to do and is even afraid to face the country’s parliament to explain what he is doing”.

He added that the PDP would re-design the security and economic architecture of the country when it returns to power.

Secondus said, “We believe that our agenda speaks for itself and if you look at our records in the last 16 years, you will also attest to the difference between what happened in 16 years and what is happening now.

“The people that will top our agenda in moving forward are the youth who are so digital, and we are talking about the entire world operating in a digital economy and the youth are in the fore front, not the elders.

“When you talk for instance of the security issue, Nigeria cannot continue to operate that old system of central command structure of old security architecture. We will come out with new digital security architecture for the country because security of lives and property is very important first before we talk about even the economy. If the place is not safe, foreign investors will not come to invest. So, we will make life safe here in Nigeria for foreigners to come and invest”.

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mhen me tire for the country abeg anybody wai want rule mak e rule ......baba God nah life n daily bread I ask for cos as e b waking up for Nigeria itself nah miracle

No one is going to vote for his corrupt ass.

Jonathan shouldn't make the mistake of contesting for any election in Nigeria again. he is not rugged for Nigeria kind of politics and besides since he is not from the east he is not fit to contest. 2023 is the turn of the Igbos to produce the president. both APC and the PDP will be making a grave mistake is they don't zone their party's tickets to the east. for the sake of equity and progress, Igbos should produce the president.

He Is Far More Better Than Dudu

See this Wike' s puppet o. If Jonathan wants to come back fine

he will get APCs

The best decision one can make is to try and hustle and leave this goddamn country. Leave this country!!

Fahdiga1:
Jonathan shouldn't make the mistake of contesting for any election in Nigeria again. he is not rugged for Nigeria kind of politics and besides since he is not from the east he is not fit to contest. 2023 is the turn of the Igbos to produce the president. both APC and the PDP will be making a grave mistake is they don't zone their party's tickets to the east. for the sake of equity and progress, Igbos should produce the president.

There are Igbos in Rivers, Edo, and Delta any candidate from there would suffice. Amaechi and Wike can represent.

Exmilitant:
There are Igbos in Rivers, Edo, and Delta any candidate from there would suffice. Amaechi and Wike can represent.

Double mouthed people. when the chips are down they will say that there are no indigenous Igbos in south south but when anything is at stake they will be quick to remind you that there are many native Igbos in south south. confused lots

He will lose because Jonathan is a good man but not a good leader.

Nigeria deserves Peter Obi or Yemi Osinbajo.

Those two have proven their mettle.

No

AMEEEEEEEEN!!!

PDP is a very shameless party indeed, and an ungrateful one to boot. One can see how they've totally ignored making any statement about the agitation from the East, as though they don't matter at all!!

Even a statement like this they've accorded Jonathan, they've not made about the East (South East is free to seek the party's presidential ticket), even though such a statement is simply a declaration of EVERYONE'S RIGHT to take a shot at the ticket which is not equivalent to saying they will definitely give such a person/people the ticket.

The meaning any discerning mind would read into this attitude is simply the party asking the East to totally steer clear of the party's presidential ticket. One wonders what the East did/has been doing wrong to deserve such shabby treatment from a party they've laboured so long for.

This is the same party for which for which some folks are demonizing Umahi.

Smh.

See

Oga Jonathan if you are seeing this abeg bikonu Don't let those Political bigots push you into making irrelevant decisions/move


Come 2023 "YDP" is taking over!!!

Aisha yesufu for President
Faz the bad guy for Vice-president

We don't need old Fools in Power anymore
Even that Lia-mohammed wey lie Devil would also be removed from power come 2023.

Goodluck is Jonathan


edit ur title....

The north love good luck if APC feed tinubu PDP feed Good luck . Good luck go flog am hands down APC bring Igbo man PDP bring goodluck . good luck go still flog am

Hero of democracy

So he can come and take over the already placed problems

Damnnn niggarrrr
He should not seek anything

Nigga-Area

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This recycling thing should stop, we need a better person.

Ok

Jonathan

Gbese re Ooo

K

Surely he will defeat any candidate presented by APC. Our people have seen the difference since 2015.

He will only fool himself if he try it

In zoogeria backward ever is the watch word.