Push for former President Goodluck Johnathan to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 has continued to gain momentum with the latest coming during the weekend when his supporters called on him to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The supporters, who are members of Citizens Network for Peace and Development (CNPD), said they want Jonathan to dump his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and join forces with President Buhari in APC in order to pave way for his return to power in 2023.
Addressing newsmen in Abuja at the weekend, national coordinator, Okorie Raphael, said they’re ready to mobilise at least eight million citizens to return Jonathan to Aso Rock, Nigeria’s seat of power.
The group extended the invitation to the former President, calling on him to accept the offer to serve and rescue Nigeria at this crucial moment.
“We call on former President Jonathan to once again avail himself to be of service to the country he loves so much! He should bear in mind the popular Latin saying: Vox populi, vox Dei; meaning, the voice of the people is the voice of God. This is a rescue mission you cannot refuse to lead sir,” he said.
Buhari in 2015, defeated Jonathan and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); ending sixteen years of their reign in a massive electioneering campaign that pitched the former president’s era in power as not only fantastically corrupt but also clueless.
The supporters insisted that Jonathan remains the best candidate to take over from Buhari for the sake of continuity and his track records.
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“Looking closer home, Goodluck Jonathan’s track records as an achiever, nationalist and visionary leader are clearly evident around us. A good number of megaprojects initiated by his administration litter the horizon and though quite a number stand today in credit to the present administration in the spirit of continuity, the fact remains that he has left indelible footprints in the sands of time,” he stated.
They further noted that with the level of mutual ethnic mistrust in the country, what Nigeria needs is a time tested and trusted man like Jonathan to steer the ship.
