Revealed: Why Former President Jonathan Is Delaying Joining APC, As Party Gives Him Waiver For Contesting 2023 Presidency

By Ogundele Olanrewaju

Amid reports of his plan to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former President Goodluck Jonathan is only biding his time for some of the conditions he had given the ruling party to be met.

National Daily news learnt that apart from that, the APC cabal loyal to President Muhammadu Buhari is indeed keen to bring Jonathan into the party for a number of reasons, including damaging the ambition of the national leader of the party, Bola Tinubu to become Nigeria’s president in 2023.

A top source told National Daily news that the Buhari had started courting Jonathan since 2020 to bring him into the APC to run for the presidency and succeed Buhari.

According to the source, the Presidency cabal wants to make Jonathan the next president as they know he won’t investigate atrocities committed by Buhari’s regime.

And Jonathan, who is purportedly nursing a presidential ambition to complete two terms in office, an opportunity denied him by the APC in the 2015 presidential election, has agreed to play the game, especially considering the slim chances he has in the PDP with the wealth and connection of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar.

Atiku was the PDP presidential candidate in the 2019 election.

Although Atiku has yet to declare interest in the race, he appears to be testing the waters, as some groups showing support for his 2023 ambition have already emerged.