Congress and the Ijaw National Congress have declared their support for President Goodluck Jonathan ahead of the general election in 2015.<\/p>\n
The two groups said Jonathan deserves a second herm.<\/p>\n
Leaders of the two groups, Dr. Frederick Faseun of the OPC and Comrade James Evah of the INC, on Thursday openly declared support for Jonathan for a second term.<\/p>\n
Speaking in Lagos State at the Okota headquarters of the OPC, the leaders of the two regional bodies, said anyone against Jonathan running for a second term was acting contrary to the constitution of the country.<\/p>\n
The two leaders spoke when Evah visited Fasehun in commemoration of the birthday of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo.<\/p>\n
Faseun said: \u201cThe constitution says that a president can spend two tenures.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s a constitutional arrangement.<\/p>\n
\u201cI won\u2019t be part of the group that will flout the constitution of this country.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverybody has a right to contest after Jonathan\u2019s term.<\/p>\n
\u201cJonathan has only spent half of his term.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf he has spent his full time, which is a second term, then anybody can come in.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t want to deny Jonathan his second term.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur words to the Yoruba and Ijaw people, is together we stand, because unity is in force and if we fail to stand together, we\u2019ll fall.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur meeting shall succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Faseun equally criticized the lopsided distribution of oil blocks in favor of Northerners.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cI wonder then how much of the oil blocks is left to the owners of the oil.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe in fairness, which is why rather than speak against the Niger Delta militants, I went to the creeks to see things for myself and then I agreed with their struggle.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I told them to stop soiling their land in their struggle or else they\u2019ll destroy everything.
\n\u201cI think that for peace to reign in Nigeria, there must be justice all over.
\n\u201cWhen there\u2019s justice, there\u2019ll be growth.\u201d<\/p>\n
Evah said that the Ijaws believe in honouring Nigerians who have done well, hence the decision to commemorate the birthday of Chief Awolowo.<\/p>\n
He equally commended the Yoruba race for being one that believes in equity, fairness and justice.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cIf not because of the South West, Jonathan would not be president.
\n\u201cHe wouldn\u2019t even be a vice president.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe prayed then that God should give Jonathan the economic wisdom of Awolowo to use in ruling Nigeria.<\/p>\n
\u201cNiger Delta celebrates Chief Obafemi Awolowo\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was Awolowo who first prophesied that it won\u2019t be long before someone from the Niger Delta region will become the president of Nigeria.\u201d
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