Jonathan for 2015- PDP youth

The youth leadership of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, South-South zone,Wednesday, threw its weight behind the resolution of the South-South leaders to back President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term if he decides to run in 2015. Led by Mr. Izuagie Francis (Edo), Edodi Ejekor (Cross River), Major Jack (Rivers), Emmanuel Bassey (Akwa Ibom), Arthur Akpowowo (Delta), Vincent Akher (Edo) and Donald Daunemighan (Bayelsa), the South-South youth leaders of the party, who called on the chairman, Bayelsa State PDP, Col. Sam Inokoba (rtd), declared that the zone was not prepared to play second fiddle and,therefore, not interested in the position of Vice President come 2015. The youth leaders insisted that the President Jonathan has done creditably well and deserves a second tenure. Francis said: “We have decided to take the bull by the horn and mobilise the youths within the South-South region. We are ready to ensure that other regions are convinced that the time to actualise the trust in the South-South is now. We are not ready to play second fiddle. We are not interested in the Vice Presidential position. We are not going to condone anyone working against our plan.” Earlier, Chairman of Bayelsa PDP, Col. Inokoba (rtd), said the elders and the governors of the party from the zone had made their position known on Jonathan’s re-election in 2015.