Politics
‘Politics is a very dynamic business’— Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described politics as a “very dynamic business”.
The former president said this on Wednesday when he hosted Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, in his house in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital.
Jonathan, who lost to President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, expressed optimism that his party was now in a better position to regain power, stating that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was getting stronger and better positioned to take over power come 2019.
“I believe PDP is coming back and getting stronger,” he said.
“Yes, we had some issues in 2015. But as you know politics is a very dynamic business. Even though we are in the opposition with fewer governors, PDP is still the strongest and largest party.”
Abubakar also said there was no other party that had the structure and strength of the PDP.
Atiku is a presidential aspirant on the PDP platform ahead of 2019.
Read also: 2019: Atiku visits Jonathan in Bayelsa
“It is actually the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that has the strength and structure to get back to Aso Rock,” he said, adding that “without PDP, APC should not have been in Aso Rock.”
He also expressed his disappointment with the current administration.
“Have we ever had this rate of unemployment and poverty in Nigeria? Have we ever had five sets of exchange rate before in this country? Have we ever had so much insecurity like this before? No! Have we ever been this divided before in this country? No!”
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