Breaking: Jonathan to run in 2015, Bello Haliru heads declaration c’ttee

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday finally declared interest in contesting the 2015 presidential election. He told his party leaders Peoples Democratic Party at the State House in Abuja today during a meeting that he would procure nomination form of the party before the deadline, Daily Trust learnt. Afterwards, he inaugurated a committee for his declaration […]

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday finally declared interest in contesting the 2015 presidential election.
He told his party leaders Peoples Democratic Party at the State House in Abuja today during a meeting that he would procure nomination form of the party before the deadline, Daily Trust learnt.

Afterwards, he inaugurated a committee for his declaration for the 2015 general elections.
The committee, chaired by former acting national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Bello Haliru Mohammed, was inaugurated at a meeting held yesterday at House 7 of the Presidential Villa.
A sources from the presidency told journalists on the condition of anonymity that Jonathan personally presided over the meeting.

The members of the presidential declaration committee include
Dr. Bello Halliru Mohammed ‎(Chairman) from Kebbi; Sen. Ken Namani (Deputy Chairman), Enugu; Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim (Secretary), Ebonyi, Prof. Rufa’i Ahmed Alkali (member), Gombe, Julius Imagwe (member), Edo, Dr. Baraka Sani (SSA -NSAP) – Kano, (member).
The governors to represent the various zones as members of the committee are Liyel Imoke, Cross River (South South), Theodore Orji, Abia (South East), Olusegun Mimiko, Ondo (South West), Dr. Mua’zu Babangida Aliyu Niger (North Central), Ibrahim Shema, Katsina (North West) and Ibrahim Dankwambo, Gombe (North East).

The source said the National Assembly Representatives included Sen. Hosea Agbola , (Oyo), Sen. Ahmed Makarfi (Kaduna), Hon. Bitrus Kaze (Plateau) and Hon. Salmas Badru (Ogun).

According to the source, the Federal Executive Council Representatives in the committee are Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Dieziani Allison-Madueke ‎(Bayelsa), Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Abduljelili Adesiyan (Osun), Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Zainab Maina (Adamawa), Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Sen. Bala Mohammed (Bauchi).
Party official representatives include Deputy National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus‎ (Rivers), Benue State Chapter Chairman, Chief Emmanuel Egbo, (Benue) National Women Leader,  Kema Chikwe (Imo) and North West Zonal Chairman, Amb. Ibrahim Kazaure (Jigawa). Details coming…