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President Goodluck Jonathan has thanked the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for endorsing him as “sole candidate” of the party ahead of the 2015 presidential election.

Speaking on Thursday at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja after his endorsement was made public, the president promised not to disappoint those who gave him the nod to continue in office.

“Let me really say that the events of yesterday, starting with BoT meeting last night and what has just happened today, with the various motions adopting me as sole candidate of the party, have really humbled me”.

“Let me specially thank our governors that initiated that action; let me thank members of BoT, let me thank the senate president and members of the national assembly; let me appreciate the PDP women for their position and the NEC, because no matter whatever anybody does, without NEC, you will be on your own.

“Adopting me as the sole candidate of the party has humbled me. I am totally overwhelmed. When the governors came up in a jointly-signed paper, though house of representatives started it, the governors’ intervention was like an atomic bomb. I commend all departments of the NEC.”

The president said he was so overwhelmed that he lacked words to express himself.

“I leave it for another day. For today, for you to have that kind of confidence, I am extremely challenged. It means that whatever we had done in the past three years, we triple it.

“That is the only way Nigerians will appreciate it. I promise I will not disappoint you.”