The Citizens Network for Peace and Development (CNPD), a group pushing for former President Goodluck Jonathan to become President in 2023, has revealed that he would join the 2023 presidential race soon.
The National Coordinator of CNPD, Raphael Okorie, stated this at a press conference in Abuja and added that it is possible Jonathan contest the election under the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform.
It should be recalled that a group recently stormed the ex-President’s office in Abuja and asked him to join the presidential race.
The group which is made up of young men and women stormed his office with posters and asked Jonathan to declare his presidential bid.
Jonathan later addressed the campaigners and told them to “just watch out.”
During the briefing, Okorie told journalists that the former President was still making consultations with friends and associates before announcing his intention.
He said: “The entire country, men, women, East, North, South and West are unanimous for Jonathan to contest the 2023 presidential election.
“The presidential election is not a local government election and a man who has been the Commander-in-Chief of this country knows the full import of running in a presidential election.
“What he is doing is to respect every facet that has a role to play in the 2023 presidential election by consulting and having discussions with them and having them buy into this project. The man we are talking about is not selfish about becoming a President, he is not ambitious about becoming a President because he has been the commander of this nation.
“Therefore, he is making every step to see that consultations are full and conclusive before taking a step. But I can assure you today that Jonathan is going to run for the 2023 presidential election, God willing he is going to become the next President.”
