President Jonathan picks up his PDP Presidential Form for 2015 Elections

President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday picked the presidential nomination form of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Jonathan, accompanied by ministers and some PDP governors, arrived at the party’s Abuja secretariat at 2. 05 pm.

During a brief ceremony, the President thanked the leadership and members of the party for making him the party’s candidate.

After collecting the form, the President said: “I could still have picked the form if they did not give me. But giving me the right of first refusal has attracted more people than ordinarily it would have had.

“Mr. Chairman, I thank you and extend our appreciation to other great members of our party, especially members of the National Executive Committee who uniamously endorsed that decision.

“Secondly, let me use this unique opportunity to thank the PDP Governors Forum for providing the N2 million for the procurement of the expression of interest form and the N20 million for the procurement of the nomination form.

“Let me also thank members of the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN) for providing N2 million for the expression of interest form and N20 million for the procurement of nomination form.”

Jonathan said youths, women and students from the six geopolitical zones also contributed to the procurement of the form.

“I remain most grateful for their gesture and I thank them for beliving first in this country; secondly for believing in the PDP because they know that this form is for the PDP ticket, and lastly for believing in me.

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