Former President Goodluck Jonathan appears to have finally joined the 2023 presidential race dilly-dallying on whether he is going to run or not.
This is coming as a group, under the aegis of ‘Fulani group’, on Monday purchased the N100 million nominations and expression of interest forms for Jonathan.
Do not forget on April 22, 2022, that protesters stormed the Abuja private office of Jonathan appealing to him to declare for the 2023 presidential race.
Mayor Samuel, who is also the convener of the Youth Compatriots of Nigeria, speaking for the protesters during that visit had said, “We were deceived and brainwashed by those who claimed they could do it in 2015.
“Now, we know better, under Jonathan the minimum wage could buy one or two bags of rice. What do we have today? We are begging President Jonathan to forgive us, we have realized our mistakes, we want him back to complete what he started.”
In his response, the former president had replied, “I know you are here to ask me to declare, I cannot declare because some processes are still ongoing.
“Yes, you are calling me to come and declare for the next election, I cannot tell I’m declaring. The political process is ongoing just watch out. The key role you must play is that Nigeria must get somebody that will carry young people along.”
Meanwhile, Chief Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State Petroleum Resources, as well as Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade, on Monday also bought APC’s nomination forms in Abuja.
