…Says he’s best man for the job
A coalition of northern groups has purchased the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Expression of Interest and Nominations forms for former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest for the presidency in the forthcoming 2023 general elections.
Recall that Jonathan, while seeking re-election, lost to the incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari in 2015.
The spokesman of the group, Ibrahim Abdullahi, said they decided to pick the forms in order to beat the APC deadline, not minding if the former president accepts them or not.
Noting that Jonathan had a lot of initiatives for them, the group said the former president must be encouraged to come back and continue the good works he started for the Fulani people.
According to the group, “He set aside N60 billion in the coffers of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), which was to be used to develop livestock in Nigeria.
“I believe if the government had continued with that programme, today, we would have been the Denmark, Sweden, the Holland of entire Africa in terms of livestock, in terms of beef and so on.
“Looking at this situation, and the problems Nigeria today is facing, we believe that only a leader with that kind of patriotism, a leader with that kind of fairness who is ready to give every Nigerian sense of belonging, can be able to rule this country and that leader is Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
“Goodluck Jonathan is for all of Nigeria. As Nigerians, we believe he has the interest of this country at heart; he will accept us.
“Let Nigerians support this project. If you are talking about Goodluck Jonathan, I don’t think there is any aspirant so far that we have seen that can be compared in any way with Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
“Unless if Nigerians are not serious, unless if we don’t want to integrate and unite in this country unless if you want to continue playing the politics of religion, tribalism.
“I am a Fulani man, coming from the far north but I tell you there is no Nigerian today that I can cast my vote or campaign for except Jonathan. For me, Jonathan is the best among all the aspirants, irrespective of where he comes from and his religion.
“Goodluck Jonathan is the best president for Nigeria; I hope with this purchase of forms today, I call on all the aspirants if they are really patriotic, if they want Nigeria’s unity, if they want a sense of belonging if they want a president for all if they want a president that has come out to say his ambition does not worth the blood of any Nigerian no matter how lowly or highly placed such Nigerian is and he lived to that word when the chips were down, I think it is time for Nigerians to tell that man to come back and lead us”, he stated.
