Jonathan begs govs to back Tukur

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday begged governors from the North-East to back his candidate to be the new chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party. A source in government told THE PUNCH that the President did so at a meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday.

Presidential aides have said that the President does not have a candidate among  the aspirants for the position, but there are speculations that he is backing Alhaji Bamanga Tukur.

Although the party has zoned the position to the North-East, efforts to make the zone present a consensus candidate have failed to yield fruits.