President Goodluck Jonathan’s presidential bid has received a boost in Ekiti State as elders in the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), comprising  former deputy  governors,  former Secretaries to the State Government (SSGs),  former senators, former speakers of the state House of Assembly, former commissioners and others have teamed up with the Goodluck Support Group (GSG) “to ensure total victory for the president.”

Inaugurating the Elders committee of the group in Ado-Ekiti at the weekend, the state Coordinator, Rt. Honourable Femi Akinyemi, who described President Jonathan as a man of honour, integrity and “the leader we need,” said all hands ought to be on deck to ensure that he (Jonathan) clinched the PDP ticket and also won the presidential election convincingly.

Akinyemi said: “As you all know, we are again at the threshold of history as we approach general election. It is pertinent for us to sensitise Nigerians on the patriotic expectations demanded of our citizenship. As agitation and permutations as to who becomes what in 2011 reach fever pitch, we in the Goodluck Support Group cannot afford to be on the sidelines and ‘sit-down-look.’

“We are crusaders for a Nigeria where merit and competence take the front burner in determining who gets elected into any political office in general and the presidency in particular. We are committed to making sure that only the best among us is elected to lead the rest of us.

“Most importantly too, Nigerians deserve a President, who irrespective of where he comes from can deliver on electoral promise. Nigeria needs a president who can take her back to the rightful place in the comity of nations.”