President Goodluck Jonathan, in the early hours of yesterday, announced his deputy, Arc Namadi Sambo, as running mate in the 2015 presidential elections.
He chose Sambo as the vice president when he was the governor of Kaduna state in 2010 after the death of President Umaru Yar’Adua and his subsequent assumption of office as the President.
In his acceptance speech, the President, who described Sambo as ‘loyal and humble’ said that he would run with him in the 2015 presidential election.
Jonathan, who received 2,812 ‘Yes’ votes out of the 2,812 votes, mounted the podium at 12.45 am to thank his party colleagues for the endorsement.
“I stand before you to accept your nomination as your Presidential flagbearer. I will give my all. I will not let you down. I will not fail the PDP and above all, I will not fail Nigeria.”
He continued:
“I want to announce that the Vice President, Namadi Sambo, a loyal and tested partner will be my running mate and Vice Presidential Candidate once again.”
President Jonathan also vowed to continue fighting corruption and insurgency in the country.
“In spite of our challenges, our unity remains solid. What we need today is to consolidate on our gains to secure our future. Only by united efforts can we defeat terror.”
“This government will continue to do whatever is desired to improve security. Our fight against corruption is on course and we will do more in the coming years.”
Before the announcement was made, there had been speculations that Jonathan might opt for someone different from Arc Sambo, who was first named Vice President in 2010. However the choice was made in favour of Sambo.
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