“Constitution allow me to run for two terms,” says Jonathan

In response to the ongoing political debate on whether or not he will run for a second term, President Goodluck Jonathan has told the opposition that the Constitution allows him to run for two terms of eight years.
The President said this while speaking at a lunch with Nigerian professionals in diaspora after his arrival in New York, United States.
President Jonathan also said that the opposition should allow whoever has been voted into office to work for the good of the country and stop the distractions.
Already we have a constitution that makes provision for maximum of eight years for anyone, who wants to become a president or a governor. At the end of an election if somebody emerges, you must allow the person to work. If you love your country, you would want your country to work. ” the president said.
He further noted “that does not mean that you will not vote against the person if you don’t like the way he works but you must allow him to work.”
Mr Jonathan further appealed to politicians “that no matter how you feel about the political situation in the country, consider the interest of your country first before yourself.”
He dismissed insinuations that his administration was not doing enough to fight corruption as he stressed that before now previous governments were spending 25 billion on fertilizer in which only 11 percent got to farmers.
According to him, “so many people are saying we are not doing well in fighting corruption and before you say that, there must be a parameter for judging us. What are the yardsticks they are using to judge us?
“Government now spends between
N5 to
N6 Billion on fertiliser and we are getting 80 per cent reach. If we wanted to continue to steal money or look for money for election, we could have continued.”


Source: the telegraph