Fresh indications have emerged that President Goodluck Jonathan will declare his intention to seek a second term in April, consequent upon conclusion of a nationwide consultation on the 2015 presidential poll.
The
nationwide consultation reportedly started two weeks ago culminating in
the weekend visits to monarchs in the All Progressives Congress
(APC)-controlled states of the South west geo-political zone.
The
Director General of the second term campaign will be Ambassador Aminu
Wali who was screened by the Senate as a ministerial nominee from Kano
Sate last Tuesday.
Besides,
the nomination of former Kano State governor, Ibrahim Shekarau, to
replace an earlier nominee forwarded to the Senate, Hadija Jamilla Salik
for screening may be suspended till April, it was learnt.
Wali’s
choice, it was further gathered, was mulled as “a stop-gap measure. He
would eventually be moved to occupy the DG position, a role played by
Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Britain, senator Dalhatu Tafida in
the
2011 presidential poll whenever the President makes public his intent to
contest for a second term.
Further
insight into putting Shekarau’s nomination on hold for now may be
influenced by the fact that “both Wali and Shekarau come from the same
local government.”
In
the event that “the lingering political interests in Niger State” are
resolved before Tuesday, Senate may also go ahead with the screening of
the state nominee, Niger Asabe Asmau Ahmed. Senate suspended screening
of Hadjia Salik and Ahmed, both female nominees, after 10 male
ministerial nominees were screened between Wednesday and Thursday last
week.
Senate is expected to conclude screening and confirmation of the 12 ministerial nominees today.
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