►Unity Party of Nigeria(UPN) yesterday adopted President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate for next month’s presidential election.
►This was made known during its national convention which was held in Lagos yesterday.
The party also unveiled Chief Modupe Onitiri-Abiola, the wife of the late MKO Abiola as its governorship candidate for Lagos.
►This was made known during its national convention which was held in Lagos yesterday.
The party also unveiled Chief Modupe Onitiri-Abiola, the wife of the late MKO Abiola as its governorship candidate for Lagos.
National chairman of the party, Dr Frederick Fasheun said that the UPN is a new party and needs time to take roots in all parts of the country.
According to him, “We are still a young party and that is why we are not fielding a presidential candidate. We have asked our members who we are to support. We felt their pulse and it was moving in a particular direction.
Explaining why the party threw its weight behind the PDP candidate, Fasehun said “Allowing President Jonathan to continue in office on another four-year term will allow for the maturation of his infrastrucural and socio-economic programmes, as well as guarantee continuity in development policies which a new government may likely abort.”
