Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan is still bent on not letting Nigerians know if he would join the 2023 presidential race.
Jonathan, who was responding to his supporters’ call for him to throw his hat into the ring, said the political process was ongoing and urged them to watch out.
He said he was aware that they were there to ask him to declare but he said, “I cannot declare because some processes are still ongoing.”
“Yes, you are calling me to come and declare for the next election, I cannot tell you I’m declaring. The political process is ongoing; just watch out. The key role you must play is that Nigeria must get somebody that will carry young people along.”
The protesters laid siege to his office, chanting and screaming his name to run for the presidency.
Spokesperson of the supporters, Mayor Samuel, who is also the convener of the Youth Compatriots of Nigeria said, “We were deceived and brainwashed by those who claimed they could do it in 2015.
“Now, we know better, under Jonathan the minimum wage could buy one or two bags of rice. What do we have today? We are begging President Jonathan to forgive us, we have realized our mistakes, we want him back to complete what he started.”
Responding, Jonathan asked Nigerian youths to show greater interest in the nation’s political process.
The former President said it was time for youths to take advantage of the Not Too Young To Run Act to participate actively in the electoral process.
Some groups had, also before the Friday protest, called on Jonathan to contest for the 2023 presidency.
