Politics
Jonathan declares interest in 2015 election
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday has finally reportedly declared interest in contesting the 2015 presidential election. He told Peoples Democratic Party ((PDP) leaders at the Presidential Villa, Abuja that he would procure nomination form of the party before the deadline.
He has also set up a presidential declaration committee saddled with the responsibility of coming up with a formal programme for his declaration.
The committee is headed by a former Minister of Defence, Dr. Haliru Bello. National daily gathered that the official public declaration would be held between November 7 and 15.
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