Osita Chidoka, former minister of aviation, says former
President Goodluck Jonathan should not be lured into the race for the
presidency in 2023.
Speaking on Arise Television on Saturday, Chidoka said if
Jonathan wants to run for president, he will do so.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member said the former
president will determine his own political future.
“As for President Goodluck Jonathan, I have not discussed
‘GEJ is coming’ with him. In the last conversation I had with him, he wasn’t
indicating interest in running for any public office,” he said.
“He is in a good
place because he represents something that every part of the country can relate
to. He has learnt his lessons from his time in office. He is in that position
that he is the leading light of the PDP as he came into power from deputy
governor to president in the PDP. I believe his political future would be
determined by making public choices.
“I don’t think former President Jonathan would be in that
position where he is being called to come and be president. If he wants to be
president, he would come out boldly and say, ‘I want to be president of Nigeria
again because I have the experience and have the capacity to bring back peace
in Nigeria and to restore capacity in Nigeria.’ He can make that case for
himself.
“There is no need to lure him to the race. President
Jonathan I know, if he has made up his mind to run, would indicate so, and I am
sure he will if he makes up his mind to run.”
Chidoka added that among the Igbo, there is “a lot of soul searching about who we are and our role in Nigeria”.
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