The Nationwide Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Celebration, PDP, Debo Olugunagba, has clarified his latest remarks about former President Goodluck Jonathan, saying his feedback have been misinterpreted.
Olugunagba spoke this whereas fielding questions on Come up Tv’s Morning Present on Friday.
He stated that the PDP structure permits any member in good standing to aspire to any place, together with the presidency.
Recall that former Minister of Data and Orientation, Professor Jerry Gana, had disclosed that Jonathan will contest once more in 2027.
In response to him, Jonathan will contest within the subsequent presidential election, because the flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Celebration, PDP.
Nonetheless, Olugunagba famous that whereas the social gathering has zoned the 2027 presidential ticket to the South, no choice has been made proscribing the competition to governors.
He emphasised that he was not talking on behalf of the social gathering concerning its eventual alternative of presidential candidate however careworn that every one members who meet the necessities stay eligible to contest.
Olugunagba stated: “The background to your query. However once more, let me go straight with the feedback that you simply reference to Professor Jerry Ghana. I’m glad that you simply stated his opinion. And naturally, he’s entitled to his… He’s a former official of this social gathering and a founding father. After all, we respect his view. That’s the great thing about democracy.
“Below the PDP, now we have the liberty to specific our opinions. And naturally, it stay as such. When the social gathering takes a call, then the choice of the social gathering shall be communicated.
“Let me put a premise right here. There are false impression amongst social gathering members, and, after all, by Nigerians and other people typically attempt to misinform. The Peoples Democratic Celebration is ruled by its structure, and we comply with that to the letter. Now anyone can aspire to be something below the platform of the social gathering and for the place of the presidency, after all, apparently, the social gathering has zoned it to the south.
“President Goodluck Jonathan is a member of the social gathering. He has not stated he’s not a member, so it’s inside his proper to aspire to any place if he’s in good standing with the social gathering, and I’ve no purpose to consider that he’s not in good standing.
“What I stated was that, apart from the identify of President Jonathan that’s being bandied round and been talked about, I stated, within the rank of the PDP, there are various certified, exceedingly certified people amongst members of our social gathering, among the many governors of the social gathering, and plenty of of whom have demonstrated capability of their performances and achievement.
“So that’s the clearest case that’s essential to be made. I used to be not talking for the social gathering. To the extent that the social gathering has taken a call that the presidential candidate will come from among the many rank of the governors, but when it does come from among the many rank of the governors, after all, they’re certified, and they’re eminently so certified.”
