Royal Fathers Endorse President Jonathan's  Second Term Bid

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Less than eight months before Nigeria's presidential elections in 2015, the Association of Traditional Rulers of Oil and Mineral Producing Communities of Nigeria, TROMPCON, has endorsed the second term bid of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
The royal fathers made this declaration via a communiqué they issued at the end of their second quarter National Executive Council meeting in Port Harcourt.
They also pledged their unalloyed support to Jonathan’s bid and urged him to shun all distractions and run for the Presidency come 2015.
According to Mr Eze Akuwueze Raphael Ikegwuruka, and Etinyin Okon Effanga Edem, the national chairman and national secretary of association respectively, the traditional rulers commended the federal government for its various development efforts in the Niger Delta region.


Among which are the establishment of a Maritime University at Okerenkoko in Delta State, and the sustenance of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs.
They however, expressed shock over the call by some Northern delegates in the ongoing National Conference, for the proscription of the NDDC, and the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs as well as serious downward review of the 13% derivation fund.
The traditional rulers urged the delegates to listen to the voice of reason and retract their request without delay.
It could be recalled that the Great Transformation Support Initiative, GTSI, had last month described the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 as imminent and non-negotiable in the country.
According to the group, President Jonathan is bound to be re-elected in the forthcoming elections irrespective of all the plots against this development and the current unrest in the country.
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* Some Traditional rulers in Nigeria