President Goodluck Jonathan has promised not to let Nigerians down as he begins the campaign for the 2015 general elections. The President said this in his acceptance
speech after he was ratified as the presidential candidate of the
ruling Peoples Democratic Party at the party’s special convention, which
ended in the early hours of Thursday in Abuja.
He told the delegates that having placed
great faith in him and chosen him as the party’s presidential candidate,
he would not fail them. The jubilant President said, “I assure
you that I am truly honoured tonight to lead another electoral contest.
This will be a campaign and an election that will serve to consolidate
our successes. “I will give my all. I will not let you
down. I will not fail the PDP. I will not fail you. Above all, I
promise, I will not fail our great nation, Nigeria.”
He said that the success recorded during the convention was an indication that the party was ready for the elections. “The PDP is ready. Nigerians know we are
ready. And today in Abuja, we begin the next phase of our mission. Our
mission is to secure Nigeria’s future,” he said.
He expressed gratitude to his deputy,
Namadi Sambo, who he described as “my brother” and his wife, saying both
had provided loyal support and commitment to the regime. He added that the success recorded during
his regime would not have been possible without members of his team,
which included ministers, advisers, assistants and other members of
staff the President said had formed the transformation team.
Jonathan said he was aware that the
contest would be stiff between him and the opposition, but he asked the
members of the ruling party to remain focused. He said he was commissioning all
delegates and party faithful as his campaign mobilisers and charged them
to take his message of unity and development back to their respective
states and communities, and to ensure victory for all candidates of the
PDP in the forthcoming elections. He said, “Our political opponents shall
assail us with the fury of their desperation to win power. They will use
every means – intimidation, false accusations, hostile media and more.
“Do not descend to their level. We must stay focused on the mission at hand – to secure Nigeria’s future.”
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