2023 Presidency: Amid Defection Rumour, South-South Governor Advises Ex-President Jonathan on What to Do
- Governor Nyesom Wike has advised former President Goodluck Jonathan not to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
- Wike insists the opposition party is a better platform for the ex-president to run for the presidency in 2023, if he wants
- He stated further that his reputation would be at stake if he decides to join the APC, claiming that the show of love by the ruling party is not pure
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Port Harcourt, Rivers state - Nyesom Wike, Rivers state governor, has urged former President Goodluck Jonathan to remain in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and not join the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to the governor, the PDP is a better political platform for the ex-president to run for the 2023 presidency if he chooses to.
The Punch reports that Wike, in an interview, on Friday, October 1, warned Jonathan not to be enticed by moves by the APC to lure reputable members of the PDP, adding that the ruling party offers nothing but destruction.
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Wike said:
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“If I see the former President, I will tell him what I heard. I will tell him, ‘Don’t go anywhere because these people want to destroy your reputation. They don’t like you; you should know.
“What APC is doing now is to bring reputable people from PDP and when they bring them, they destroy them so that they won’t have anywhere to go again. That’s what the APC is doing.
“I respect the former President because he is a man of integrity but if I am to advise him, I will tell him, ‘Sir, don’t make that mistake. If you want to run for President, run under PDP. Nigerians cherish you more than this government. They have seen that all the things the (Buhari) government promised them are lies. So, please don’t join the APC for the sake of your reputation.’
“He (Jonathan) has the right to decide whatever he wants to do but like I said before if my former President runs for President in APC, I won’t be able to vote for APC in the election because that would be anti-party but if he runs in PDP, I will work to ensure he wins the election.”
When asked about his interest to run for 2023 as a presidential candidate in the PDP, the governor noted that his first and main interest is to build the party, a report by BBC News also indicates.
Famous Nigerian pastor releases prophecy, gives condition for fulfilment
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that a senior pastor of the Abuja-based church, the Resurrected Assembly (GROM), Prize F. Aluko, has predicted that Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will return as president in 2023. Pastor Aluko in his recent prophetic declaration revealed that Jonathan left office in 2015 because God had training for him on some missions to achieve in the future.
GROM's spiritual leader added that now that the former president has been prepared by God, it is time to go for what the Almighty has in mind for him, which is the presidency.
State congresses: APC releases revised timetable, gives fresh details
Earlier, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has released the revised timetable and schedule of activities for its Saturday, October 16 state congresses.
Legit.ng gathered that Senator John Akpanudoedehe, the national secretary of the APC Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) announced this in a statement on Thursday, September 30, in Abuja.
According to Akpanudoedehe, the purchase of forms for the state congresses which commenced on Wednesday, September 15 would end on Monday, October 11, while screening of aspirants for State executives would be on Wednesday, October 13 through Thursday, October 14.
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