Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied the northern coalition that purchased the presidential nomination and expression of interest forms of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for him.
This made known in a statement issued on Monday night by his Spokesman, Ikechukwu Eze.
According to him, Jonathan did not authorise the purchase and was not informed before the forms were purchased. He therefore urged the public to disregard the news making rounds.
“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 reads.
“We wish to categorically state that Dr. Jonathan was not aware of this bid and did not authorise 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 of 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.”
