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BY KINGSLEY OMONOBI<\/strong>
Barely 72 hours to the presidential elections, the Labour Party has endorsed President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.<\/p>\n

According to the party, Jonathan is the only candidate that met the party\u2019s criteria of level-headedness, humility, cognate experience, sound educational background, selflessness, passion for national integration and conciliation.<\/p>\n

National Chairman of the Party,\u00a0 Chief Dan Nwanyanwu, who announced the endorsement after its National Executive Council, NEC, meeting in the presence of Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko, and Bayelsa State governorship candidate of the party, Timi Alaibe, said the party desired for Nigeria a president with democratic credentials.<\/p>\n

The party\u2019s position came as Governor Olusegun Mimiko said \u201cPresident Jonathan has demonstrated capacity to rise against some of the undesirable trends of his party.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the first time, Nigeria conducted an election and the world is commending us. The success of the election is predicated upon Jonathan\u2019s resolve not to interfere with the work of INEC.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has proven to Nigerians that he can rise against the very bad traits of the PDP. That is why I feel comfortable with this endorsement\u201d.<\/p>\n

Continuing the Labour Party Chairman said Nigeria had grown past the era of experimentation and gambling in its consideration for the election of candidates into the office President. According to him, superficial sentimentality, ethnicity, religious affiliation and other mundane issues must not be factored into the process of electing a President for Nigeria in the modern world.<\/p>\n

He said:\u00a0 \u201cThe Labour Party is of the strong view that the next President of Nigeria must be a person whose commitment to the rule of law and due process can be trusted and relied upon.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lawless society breeds anarchy and stifles economic development. Nigeria needs a President that has the will power and moral rectitude to insist on the rule of law, fight against corruption, human rights, citizenship rights, security of life and property etc.<\/p>\n

\u201cNigeria requires a President who will not hesitate to sanction any erring officers who through actions of omission or commission fail to deliver on their specific responsibilities. Democracy demands openness and transparency.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NEC of our great party put all the presidential candidates for the 2011 Presidential election on the scale of the above criteria. NEC unanimously arrived at the conclusion that President Jonathan met all the requirements stipulated above and towered head and shoulder above other presidential candidates.<\/p>\n

\u201cNEC therefore endorsed President Jonathan and recommends him to all Nigerians to be elected as President on the 16th April 2011.\u201d<\/p>\n

On allegations by former Lagos State governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, that Labour Party leadership collected inducements of N3billion to endorse Jonathan, Nwanyanwu said\u00a0 \u201cWe don\u2019t respond to idle talks. We don\u2019t have time. The ACN\u00a0 made several efforts for us to endorse them, it never worked out because we have our own agenda.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will not allow anybody to add, subtract, and enforce anything on us as a party because agenda is not the same\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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