A leader of the People’s Democratic Party in the South-West region of Nigeria, Olabode George, says that the decision of the party’s leadership to offer its presidential ticket to President Jonathan is not new in democracy.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, he explained that in developed democracies, especially in the United States of America, such decisions are usually made when an incumbent president is seen to have performed well in office.
He said that only in rare situations would an incumbent president, whom the party is satisfied with, not be presented unopposed, let alone denied the ticket to re-contest.
George, who is a member of the PDP Board of Trustees, added that President Jonathan, in his case, has been well assessed by the different arms of the party, including the women and the youths and truly deserves the ticket.
He, however, noted that this decision does not exclude anyone in the party who still feels convinced to challenge the President for the ticket, as the National Convention of the party would still have to hold for the decision of the party bigwigs to be affirmed.
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