Jonathan Will Retire Buhari From Politics - Lagos PDP Chieftain

Amid growing concern in certain quarters that the emergence of Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) as the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in next month general elections may pose a serious challenge to the re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State, Dr Akintoye Branco-Rhodes has declared that President Goodluck Jonathan will once again defeat the APC presidential candidate, General Buhari.

Branco-Rhodes who expressed confidence about Jonathan‘s victory added that there was no cause for alarm.

"Jonathan has done it before, he defeated Buhari in 2011, and come 2015, it is going to be the same story of defeat for the retired army general. My humble advice to Buhari is that he should withdraw from this race. At 72 what is he looking for again? In 2011, President Jonathan defeated him, come 2015, Jonathan will not only defeat Buhari, he will retire him from politics", he declared

While describing critics of Jonathan’s administration as hypocrites and unpatriotic elements, Branco-Rhodes said the Federal Government led administration under Jonathan has recorded tremendous success in the aviation, agriculture, infrastructure, rail and power sectors.

Appealing to people in the South-West to vote massively for President Goodluck Jonathan and PDP in 2015, Branco-Rhodes said:

"It is not in our interest in the South-West to be in opposition. We need to be in the main stream by being part of the government at the centre. What has APC done for the South-West? Nothing."

Describing APC led governments in the South-West as failures, he said:

"They have been antagonistic of the central government thereby denying the people the opportunity of benefiting immensely from being part of dividends of democracy being enjoyed in PDP controlled states. We thank God that wind of change has started blowing with Ekiti State now in PDP fold, and that wind of change will blow away APC from South-West in 2015."

Credit: The Sun