Former Nigeria President, Goodluck Jonathan, has described the news that a group under the aegis ‘Fulani Group’ bought him a N100m Expression of Interest and Nomination forms on the platform of the APC as an insult to his person.
The elder statesman in a statement signed by his media adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, said that if he wants to contest he would do it by himself.
“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,” the statement said.
“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.”
