Former President Goodluck Jonathan says it is too early to talk about his interest in the 2023 elections.
Speculations that the former president may take over power from President Buhari, who succeeded him in 2015, may not end soon as Dr Jonathan could not give a definite position on his rumoured ambition.
Speaking briefly with reporters on Friday after attending an event organised by the Commonwealth Community Choir in Abuja, the nation’s capital, Jonathan was asked if he would be joining the presidential race for 2023, and he said, “It is too early to talk about that.”
He however spoke about the issue of insecurity in the country and called for support for the federal government and the security agencies to overcome the challenges.
The former president said Nigeria is not the only country affected by insecurity, adding that he had his challenges to deal with while in office.
He also spoke about the political crisis in Mali, saying the situation has been brought under control following the intervention of ECOWAS.
The former president said Nigeria is not the only country affected by insecurity, adding that he had his challenges to deal with while in office.
Jonathan has been enjoying goodwill from APC leaders in recent times.
The Heritage Times reported how governours of the All Progressives Congress (APC) swooped on Jonathan two weeks ago.
They had visited the ex-president at his Abuja residence in commemoration of his birthday but also held a private meeting with him.
Just last week, Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south district, had said Jonathan had become great in the “eyes of his critics”.
Dr Jonathan contested the 2015 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but lost and conceded defeat to President Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
It was the first time an incumbent president would lose re-election and conceded defeat in the history of Nigeria.
This earned him accolades within and outside the country, leading to his emergence as ECOWAS special envoy.
