Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Mixed Reactions Trail Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathanâs Bid for PDP Nomination Chinedu Offor | Washington DC 09 September 2010 Nigerians are expressing mixed reactions to President Goodluck Jonathanâs declaration that he will vie for the ruling PDP ticket for next yearâs election. After months of speculation, he told governors of his party that he intends to be a candidate. But why the delay? âHe was just testing the waters,â says Abubakar Momoh, a political science lecturer at the Lagos State University.  He says the president needed âto understand the dynamics and see how political re-alignment and alignment are likely to influence his strategiesâ¦.â The president needed to fully understand the situation facing him, says Momoh. âHis own key campaign strategistsâ¦said not to let the cat out of the bag. Let us test the waters first and see how opinion is going to [develop], both in the media and among the power brokers and the political godfathers.â âThe north did not miscalculate in not presenting a single candidate to oppose President Jonathan,â Momoh says. He argues that the problems confronting the country are beyond what geographical area the president comes from. âThis is not about old face or new face but about new ideas. My sense is that we are really in huge deficit of new ideas to move this country forward. The Jonathan offer, in my view, has also not provided new ideas.â .