Friday 31 October 2014

Jonathan begins re-election bid, thanking God and donors

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan formally began his re-election bid on Thursday, thanking God, his supporters and the state governors who helped raise the $130,000 nomination fee.Jonathan appeared at a brief ceremony at the headquarters of his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), where he collected a nomination form for the PDP presidential ticket.
"First, let me thank God for today," the 56-year-old leader of Africa's most populous country and top oil producer said."Let me thank the leadership of our great party and all members of our party for believing in me," he said, noting how they raised the funds for his nomination.

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