President Jonathan had on Tuesday, November 11, officially declared his intent to run for the 2015 presidential elections on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the Eagle Square in Abuja.
Obasanjo and former military dictator, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida were absent at the event, though both are members of the PDP.
Babaginda was one the presidential aspirants contesting alongside Jonathan in 2011 on the platform of the PDP but he lost to Jonathan.
Obasanjo was a former chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees, who later resigned his position over some disagreements with the way he said the party was being handled.
There have been speculations that Obasanjo was not in support of Jonathan’s second term bid because of an alleged agreement between Jonathan and the leadership of PDP in 2011, that he would serve only one term.
In February, Obasanjo had said Jonathan promised not to serve beyond a single term during the 2011 election campaigns.
However, the PDP had debunked his claims, stressing that President Goodluck Jonathan did not sign any agreement to serve for a single term in office.
Meanwhile, Jonathan’s self assessment at his declaration has been trailed with mixed reactions.
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