Elder statesman and former information commissioner, Chief Edwin Clark has
\nsaid
\nPresident Goodluck Jonathan is constitutionally qualified to run for 2015,
\nwarning
\nthat those fighting the president are fighting God, who made it possible
\nfor him to
\nbecome the President of Nigeria at this time.<\/p>\n
Clark noted that the Constitution permits President Jonathan to run twice,
\nadding
\nthat it is funny when educated people say Jonathan cannot contest the 2015
\npresidential poll because he has been sworn-in twice.<\/p>\n
The elder statesman said this when playing host to the Federal Capital
\nTerritory
\n(FCT) chapter of South-south community leaders, chiefs and elders who
\nbestowed on
\nhim the grand patron of their association.<\/p>\n
Clark while reflecting on the polity said the Yorubas since after the
\ndeath of
\nObafemi Awolowo and Adekunle Ajasin, do not have a leader, stressing that
\nformer
\ngovenor of Lagos State Bola Ahmed Tinubu is merely wasting his time when
\nhe declares
\nhimself leader of the Yoruba people.<\/p>\n
Clark said, “any person fighting Jonathan is fighting God. Whatever God
\nsaid you
\nwill be that is what you will be and whoever want to remove him (Jonathan)
\nGod will
\nfight him. Under the grace of God Jonathan became the acting President and
\nlater
\nPresident. What is yours nobody can take it from you.
\n“Some people said that they must rule and if Jonathan run there will be
\nbloodshed.
\nMajority of the Northerners believe in Jonathan and wants him to continue.
\nWhoever
\nwant to split this country will fail.
\nSpeaking on behalf of the FCT South-south leaders, chiefs and elders, the
\nco-ordinator of the group, Chief Bello Premier told Clark that the
\nSouth-south in
\nthe FCT is bedevilled with disunity, individualistic tendencies,
\ndiscrimination,
\nneglect and blantant disregard by authorities of the FCT and local government
\nadministration.
\nHe explained that they have come together to form an interim executive,
\nconstituted
\nBoard of Trustee and also will hold election in April, adding that they
\nhave taken
\nup the challenge of reorganising themselves into formidable body to
\nconfront the
\nenormous challenges ahead of 2015 election and how the South-south will
\nretain the
\npresidency come 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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