Presidency should remain in South in 2015 – Leaders

The Southern Nigeria Peoples Assembly has said the Presidency should remain in the South in 2015.
The assembly also agreed that President Goodluck Jonathan should contest the 2015 presidential election.
These were contained in a communiqué signed by the leaders of the three geo-political zones in Southern Nigeria,  represented by Rev. Bolanle Gbonigi (South-West);  former Vice President  Alex Ekwueme (South-East), and Chief Dr. Edwin Clark (South-South) at the end of the third general conference of the assembly in Lagos.
The communiqué, which was  made available to one of our correspondents in Abuja on Wednesday,  stated, “The conference resolved that the 2015 Presidency should remain in the South bearing in mind that the North has been in power longer than any other part of the country.”
It reaffirmed its support for the President in all his efforts at repositioning the country’s  challenges he inherited.
The assembly states, ‘The assembly, passes a “vote of confidence’ in Mr. President and notes that within the realm of constitutionality, nothing inhibits him to seek re-election if he so desires.”
They said  only Nigerians, voting in a free and fair election, could  determine who becomes President of the country.
The Assembly paid tribute to the courage and wisdom  of the President, especially his effort to  end the insecurity in the country caused by the Islamic sect, Boko Haram.