By Victor Ahiuma-Young

BENIN – COALITION for Good Governance and Economic Justice in Africa, CGGEJA, has faulted media reports credited to President Goodluck Jonathan, that “intelligence reports from different security agencies submitted to him suggested that Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will win the July 14 governorship election in Edo State.”

The group said it does not believe that President Jonathan made the statement attributed to him. CGGEJA, in a statement by its Coordinator, Alhaji Dada Akpeji, said if the President made such statement, then it was revealing and puzzling.

It said: “If Edo PDP and its leaders are waiting on Jonathan for assurance to win election rather than campaign, then they may need to get assurance from God to actually defeat the people they hope to govern.

“I want to believe that the President did not make the statement. As President of Nigeria and not of PDP, should he meddle in Edo State election?”

, most especially as an opposition party is the ruling government there? Does that make him a more party man or an effective President of the country? Who is really in charge?”