APC'S INVITATION OF JONATHAN: AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF GOOD GOVERNANCE - PRESIDENCY

The invitation by the newly-registered All Progressives Congress (APC) for President Goodluck
Jonathan to join the party was on Wednesday described by the Presidency as an
acknowledgment of his sterling leadership qualities.
According to the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the
Presidency viewed the invitation as a compliment. He told State House correspondents in Abuja
that APC Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande's invitation has shown that leaders of the opposition party
recognized the fact that Jonathan is presently the best man for the job.
Ruling out the possibility of President Jonathan joining the new party, he faulted the party
leaders for forming a party only to realise later that they do not have a credible candidate.
He said: "I think it (the APC's invitation) is a compliment. What Chief Akande has said in essence
is that President Jonathan is the best man for the job. "They formed a party only to realise they
don't have a candidate.
We thank him for his acknowledgment of the President's leadership qualities, but he (the
President) is happy where he is.
"We thank Chief Akande for his expression of confidence in President Jonathan's credibility but
the President is happy where he is, as a member and leader of the Peoples Democratic Party to
which he remains loyal, and under the umbrella of which he is leading a transformation agenda
for the betterment of the lives of Nigerians."