Goodhearted GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole May Be The Next Nigerian President

Number of aspirants increase as Buhari, Atiku, Okorocha, Kwankwaso, Saraki battle for slot GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State is warming up to join the 2015 presidential race. He is expected to slug it out with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Senator Bukola Saraki, Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano), and Governor Rochas Okorocha (Imo) as well as former militaryHead of State, General Muhammadu Buhari for the

ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Gen. Buhari and Senator Bukola Saraki, are yet to
officially declare their interest in the contest.
More members of the party may show interest in due
course, according to party sources.
Governor Oshiomhole, it was gathered, has already
completed consultations at home and abroad on his
aspiration.
He was in the United Kingdom and the United States
of America (USA) recently as part of the
consultations.
He is said to have received encouragement to join
the race from friends, including foreigners who have
followed his switch from labour to politics and
governance.
His backers are convinced that Oshiomhole stands a
good chance of making it to Aso Rock Villa since the
PDP has conceded its own ticket slot to President
Goodluck Jonathan from the Southsouth.
They are of the view that the choice of Oshiomhole
might serve as a counter-balancing force to Jonathan
in the zone should the APC concede the slot to the
Southsouth.
But there is a snag: the recent election of Chief John
Odigie-Oyegun from the same zone as the party’s
National Chairman.
A source familiar with the development said
Oshiomhole has been “looking at the larger picture
and not geopolitical calculation.”
“The comrade governor, is considering the need for a
leader to salvage the nation rather than any other
calculation,” the source said.
“This is why he has been meeting with leaders at
home and abroad on his aspiration and how to
rescue the nation. He has concluded consultations
and he is of the strong opinion that he should vie for
the office.
“The governor is interested in the presidential race.
He will make his intention known soon. As a former
labour leader, he believes he has a bigger
constituency to lead the APC to victory in 2015 if he
gets the ticket.
“The governor will make a declaration as soon as the
APC releases the guidelines in line with INEC’s
timetable.”
The governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Prince
Kassim Afegbua, confirmed the interest of his boss in
the Presidency.
He said: “This has always been our interest because
some of us would not want the Comrade Governor to
squander his enormous political capital across the
country without giving a shot at the highest office in
the land. He has tremendous courage, brilliance and
capacity to contend with developmental issues in the
country; ingredients that are presently needed to
provide problem-solving leadership at the center.
“Give it to this great former Labour leader that he is
one Nigerian who believes so much in the unity of
the country and is ready to go to any length to
preserve that unity.
“Nigerians need a leader like Comrade Oshiomhole
at this time to galvanize all the centrifugal and
centripetal forces into a national aspiration to lift the
country from its present prostrate state to some kind
of Olympian height in a clear headed attempt to earn
our cherished position amongst nations of the
world.”
He added, “He will wait for the party to blow the
whistle but he will test his presidential participation
through the primaries. It will be our hope that the
members of the APC consider him worthy of this
noble cause in the build-up to the 2015 elections. To
answer your question, yes, he will contest.”

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Jamil Imodibie
Up Osho

Like · Delete · 21 September at 14:25

Osahon Lucky Ayomi
@prince tel me d good ur president has done, i dont know why pple keep playing politices as if its a football game, osho and fashola will do this fucking country much good

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Roseline Yucee Amua
Gov Oshiomole please do not be cajoled into joining the race coz you will be embarrassed if you do. Support your brother from the south. GEJ till 2019.

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Dahood Olalekan
i'll vote oshiomole if he becomes d presidential flagbearer under APC

Like · Delete · 21 September at 16:35

Obasi Peter King
I prefer oshiomole a trillion times than the talkative president we have now

Like · Delete · 21 September at 16:59

Princess Steco
Osho baba if u cum out I wil vote for u nd even campaign for u good leader

Like · Delete · 21 September at 20:49

Prince Chris Ayodele Aisida
@osahon, u tak sense sir, if we lk it or nt GEJ dd dis country no good, we ar going bakward. its obvious

Like · Delete · 21 September at 21:20

Princess Steco
Wat is d meaning of GEJ?

Like · Delete · 21 September at 21:52

Jerry Maka
I dey cry 4 the crying general . All apc votes will be less than 50% of our man; president GEJ who will hand over in 2019 apc or cpa on way to Villa there4 go to ur village and set ur apc on fire long life PDP long life to Nigeria lng life to President GEJ

Like · Delete · 21 September at 22:21

Endurance Ikechi Eke
D battle lind has been drawn

Like · Delete · 22 September at 06:44

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