Former President Goodluck Jonathan has given the condition under which he would consider joining the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)
Punch quotes Jonathan as saying that he will only join the ruling party ahead of the 2023 general election if he is endorsed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The former President has, in the past few months stayed away from activities of the PDP, including the last national convention of the main opposition party.
While on Friday, some supporters of the former president stormed his office in the Maitama area of Abuja to beckon him to contest.
Posters of the former president on Thursday were spotted at the National Secretariat of the ruling party.
The posters appeared to be ordering him to run for the number 1 political office:
Jonathan after a meeting with the leaders of his supporters on Friday said he was not sure if he would run, he, however, asked them to ‘watch out.
A top source in the APC that spoke with Punch on condition of anonymity said Jonathan is seeking an assurance that he would get the presidential ticket of the ruling party.
The APC chieftain said, “Jonathan has already been President before. So, the APC cannot offer him anything except the Presidential ticket. Imagine him contesting against Osinbajo and Tinubu and losing? Wouldn’t that be disgraceful?
“So, he has made his position clear. If he is to come to the APC, he must be given the assurance that he will be given the party’s ticket. That is his demand.”
The source added that the former President may be sold as a “compromise candidate” amid a call for the presidency to be zoned to the South.
He further stated, “Jonathan is the only Nigerian alive that can promise to serve only one Presidential term and abide by it because he is limited by the constitution. If he serves one term, then power returns to the North. It is also not an easy decision but I can assure you that President Buhari will have no qualms with a Jonathan Presidency.”
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