2023 Presidency: Reno Speaks as APC Forms Submission Ends without Jonathan’s

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Former aide to Ex President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri on Saturday spoke about the alleged presidential ambition of his former boss.

The human rights activist in his statement called on the media who claimed that his former principal had bought the presidential form of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and had the intention to run, to apologise.

This is coming after the submission of the party presidential forms of the APC closed on Saturday without the former president submitting those procured for him by a Northern group.

Goodluck Jonathan and Reno Omokri

According to Omokri, he repeatedly insisted that it was all lies that his former boss had the intention to run on the platform of the APC but no one believed him.

He added even the media ignored his assurances adding that the deadline ended last night.

Omokri reiterated that the former President still has his dignity intact.

The former presidential aide said in a post on his Twitter account that, “can every media which lied that former President Jonathan bought a form and intended to run on the platform of the APC now apologise? I REPEATEDLY said it was all lies. They refused to believe. The deadline ended last night. Jonathan still has his dignity INTACT