2015 Election: My Hope is in God & Nigerians — Jonathan

In every contest like the February 14, 2015, presidential election, there will be a winner and a loser. But the man who is currently in charge, President Goodluck Jonathan, says he his hinging his hope for victory in election on the blessings of God as well as the support and confidence of Nigerians.

The president noted that he was going into the poll to legitimately seek Nigerians’ mandate for further service, consolidation and continuity of the country’s progress.

Speaking at the Legacy House in Abuja on Wednesday, Jonathan said: “With all our party leaders and members, we are going into this election season to legitimately seek our peoples’ mandate for further service, consolidation and continuity of progress for our country. We must place our hope for victory in nothing else but the support and confidence of the great majority of our people and the blessing of Almighty God.”

Stressing further that he was also personally counting on his campaign team, the president said: “I ask you to take on this assignment for your great party, for Goodluck Jonathan and Namadi Sambo and also, more importantly, for the country as a whole.”

The president assured that he would ensure that Nigerians’ votes count and that their will prevails, “as it should, in every true democracy.”

Noting that the whole world is watching Nigeria as the country goes to the polls this year, Jonathan expressed optimism that the country would surely get the forthcoming election right.