By Ogechukwu Chukwugekwu
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has expressed displeasure over the news making rounds that a Group has purchased a presidential nomination form for him under the ruling All Progressives Congress APC.
In a statement by his Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, the former President stated that Dr. Jonathan was not aware and did not authorize it.
Our Correspondent reports that receipts of the purchase of the nomination and expression of interest forms were published on various social media platforms.
Read the press statement:
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It has come to our notice that a group has purportedly purchased Presidential Nomination and Expression of Interest forms, of the All Progressives Congress APC, in the name of former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
We wish to categorically state that Dr. Jonathan was not aware of this bid and did not authorize it.
We want to state that if the former President wanted to contest an election, he would make his intentions clear to the public and will not enter through the back door.
While we appreciate the overwhelming request by a cross-section of Nigerians, for Dr. Jonathan to make himself available for the 2023 Presidential election, we wish to state, that he has not in anyway, committed himself to this request. Buying a presidential aspiration form in the name Dr. Jonathan without his consent, knowing the position he had held in this country, is considered an insult to his person. The general public is therefore advised to disregard it.
Ikechukwu Eze
Media Adviser to H.E. Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan