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The Jonathan
Project, an organisation supporting the candidacy of President Goodluck
Jonathan in the 2011 elections, has unveiled what it called “the 150
reasons why 150 million Nigerians must vote for President Goodluck
Jonathan.”

In the list, which
was released yesterday, the group described Mr Jonathan as the most
accessible president Nigeria ever had. “This Nigerian from Otuoke is
highly consultative and inclusive in his decision making,” according to
its Coordinator, George Kelly. “He is not desperate about anything but
passionate about Nigeria.”

The group also
pointed out that the president’s children were enlisted in schools in
the country, as against the practice by politicians of sending their
kids to foreign schools. Mr Kelly said the list was drawn through
consultations and discussions with a wide varieties of groups and
Nigerians across the country.

“Never before have
our politics and polity been so tested and tried,” stated the group.
“Never before has the state of our psyche been so heavily challenged.
Never before has the strength of our unity been so questioned. The
emergence of President Jonathan as president of Nigeria expanded the
horizon of hope for tens of millions of Nigerians even though it jolted
and sent shock waves down the spines of an age old power bloc who have
for so long come to believe that it was their birthright to choose for
Nigerians those who should rule Nigeria.”

Mohammed Danjuma, the northern coordinator of the group, said
Nigerians need to look beyond sectional interests in picking a
candidate to support. “It is a sad thing that a section of the
country’s leadership wants to hold on to power for the benefit of a
tiny minority and not for the general good of the populace,” he said.