By SundiataPOST, Abuja
A new group,Goodluck Voters Forum(GVF) urged President Goodluck Jonathan to contest for a second term in the 2015 elections, “based on his
current achievements”.
Arising from its council meeting held in Abuja on Sunday, the group stated that those opposing the re-election of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan if he decides to run, are either ignorant of current developments in the country or are unpatriotic elements who are just interested in running down the administration because of their selfish interests of occupying Aso Rock in
2015.
Reading a communiqué adopted by the Councintact its meeting,
National Coordinator of the group, Mr. Esanerovo Agbodo, stated that
the era where politicians deceive voters is over in Nigeria with the emergence of GVF.
“Nigerian politicians should desist from the primitive politics that brands
anybody in the opposition or persons who do not share their views as
enemies. There is nothing wrong if a citizen aspires to become the
president of Nigeria but such a person should work hard and present
innovative ideas to get the support of Nigerians and not recourse to
stale arguments of unhealthy power equation formula that have not
helped Nigeria in any way since independence”, the group said.
Also, Agbodo said that Nigerians from every divide should desist from the
politics of supporting one region against the other but should work for a
greater nation.
“Nigerians should come together to make our nation even
greater that the United States of America through hard work and
patriotism and not allowing self imposed regional leaders divide us
with unnecessary ethnic or religious sentiments that are meant to
divide and rule the people with the sole aim of achieving their
selfish desires and not even the development for the regions they
claim to represent.
“We are supporting this government based on an independent assessment
carried out by Goodluck Voters Forum not just in books but through
physical observations. The President has done well and has continually
shown commitment to addressing the challenges facing Nigeria in all
the states of the federation and also for the total development of
Nigeria without ethnic or religious bias.
In response to the President’s commitment, we have also decided to
commit ourselves to adequately informing Nigerian voters on the
achievements so far made by this administration and also support it to
achieve more. On this note, we urge Nigerians, especially registered
voters to study and follow the policies and achievements of the
Goodluck Jonathan administration to understand where it is going
rather than criticize without adequate information”, he added.
