Jonathan Not Thinking Of 2015, Presidency Insists

The presidency on Monday
reiterated that President Goodluck
Jonathan should be left out of the
2015 presidential race for now,
saying he was at the moment
focused on issues of governance to
ensure he completes the assignment
given to him by Nigerians.
It explained that this was exactly
what the president meant when he
vowed last Thursday to curb
political excesses in the country,
adding that the president cannot
fold his arms and watch politicians
who are obsessed with 2015 polls to
overheat the polity in 2013.
Responding to question in fact file,
a morning programme in Ray
Power FM radio station on
Monday, presidential spokesman,
Dr. Reuben Abati faulted claims
that the president's ambition for
2015 was heating up the polity and
that he has a hand in the crisis
rocking Rivers State.
Abati said, "well, to the best of my
knowledge the President has never
at any time discussed 2015. He has
never at any time say this is his
position on 2015. His position has
been consistent and straight
forward and that has been the
president saying look let's focus on
governance.
"If the Nigerian people have given
you an assignment is your
assignment to deliver and move the
country forward, that is what we
want to focus on. And that was the
statement about the mid term
report that was publicly presented.
Two years down the line the
President presented to the Nigerian
people scorecard of what they have
been able to do.
"He said I took over and now two
years down the line I have moved
the country forward, this is the
evidence. Nobody has been able to
dispute the evidence. So we must be
able to make a distinction between
politicking, the fact and reality. The
President stands on the side of
truthfulness, of fact, of reality. So
he wants to be engaged at the level
of his performance."