President Goodluck Jonathan has promised not to let Nigerians down as he begins the campaign for the 2015 general elections.
The President said this in his acceptance speech after he was ratified as the presidential candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party at the party’s special convention which ended in the early hours of Thursday in Abuja.
He told the delegates that having placed great faith in him and chosen him as the party’s presidential candidate, he would not fail them.
The jubilant President said, “I assure you, that I am truly honoured tonight, to lead another electoral contest. This will be a campaign, and an election, that will serve to consolidate our successes.“I will give my all. I will not let you down. I will notfail the PDP. I will not fail you. Above all, I promise, I will not fail our great nation, Nigeria.”
He said that the success recorded during the convention was an indication that the party was ready for the elections.“The PDP is ready. Nigerians know we are ready. And today in Abuja, we begin the next phase of our mission. Our mission is to secure Nigeria’s future,” the president said