A coalition of northern groups has procured the All
Progressives Congress (APC) presidential nomination and expression of interest
forms for former President Goodluck Jonathan.
The forms were obtained from the International Conference
Centre in Abuja on Monday.
Jonathan, who lost the 2015 presidential election to current
President Muhammadu Buhari, is yet to officially declare his interest in
contesting the presidency in the 2023 general election.
The development comes days after Jonathan had refused to give a definite answer when he was asked by some of his supporters, who had besieged his Abuja residence, on if he would contest the presidency.
“You are calling me to come and declare for the next
election. I cannot tell you I’m declaring,” he had said.
“The political process is ongoing. Just watch out.
“The key role you must play is to pray that Nigeria gets
somebody that carries the young people along — somebody that can also work very
hard to see that some of the problems are addressed by the government and I
believe, collectively, we will work together.”
The former president is yet to react to the latest
development.
If Jonathan confirms his interest in contesting the
presidency in the 2023 poll, he will be up against aspirants such as
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor; Kayode
Fayemi, Ekiti governor; Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi; and David Umahi,
governor of Ebonyi, for the APC ticket.
Other APC presidential hopefuls include Rotimi Amaechi,
minister of transportation; Chris Ngige, labour minister; and Chukwuemeka
Nwajiuba, minister of education.
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