Nwabueze: Uyo Summit Has Nothing to do With Jonathan’s Re-election

Following the insinuation that the purpose of the National Political Summit holding in Uyo next week is to take a decision to stop President Goodluck Jonathan from seeking re-election in 2015, a foremost constitutional lawyer, Professor Ben Nwabueze, Saturday stated that the purpose of the summit is to agree on a roadmap to stability, progress and unity of Nigeria. Nwabueze, in a statement, added that the entire aim of the summit is to build national consensus on how to save Nigeria. “As I said in my interview with the press after the patriots meeting with President Jonathan, the President is perfectly eligible to seek re-election in 2015 and he is free to do so. The matter is in his absolute discretion to decide whether to run or not to run in 2015. “My position in this matter is totally irrelevant. Therefore, my personal advice to him not to run is only one factor that he should take into account in deciding for himself whether to run or not to run. “My advice is purely a personal one and not that of either the Patriots or Project Nigeria (organisers of the summit); and has nothing to do with the Uyo summit,” Nwabueze stated.