Ex-Nigerian President, Jonathan Reacts To Speculation Of Returning To Power In 2023
LAGOS NOVEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-W ith speculations flying around of his possible bid to return to power in 2023, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has for the first time commented on the issue.
The speculations follow the recent warm relationship between the Jonathan and the Muhammadu Buhari families.
He has also been engaged in both local and international assignments by the present administration.
It also follows projections that Jonathan would be the safest hand for the Hausa-Fulani oligarchy to support among eligible Southerners as a second Jonathan presidency would automatically mean power reverting to the north in 2027.
The recent visit of APC governors to President Jonathan further deepened the speculations. It came as Dr. Jonathan was absent at both the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP National Executive Committee, NEC meeting and the caucus meeting that took place last week.
Reacting to the speculations for the first time through his media aide, Mr Ikechukwu Eze, he dismissed the claim that it was not only APC governors felicitated with him on the occasion of his birthday saying that a PDP governor in the person of Senator Bala Mohammed was also present.
GWG also reports that Senator Mohammed who served in the Jonathan administration and is presently the governor of Bauchi State is believed to be one of the arrow heads behind the move to return Dr. Jonathan to power.
GWG
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