Jonathan loyalists protest at APC HQ, demand his adoption as consensus candidate

Some supporters of former President Goodluck Jonathan right now June third besieged the All Progressives Congress (APC) headquarters to demand that the occasion adopts the previous President as its consensus candidate.

Addressing reporters in entrance of the APC secretariat in Abuja, Umar Waja, talking on behalf of the group, stated Jonathan would steer the nation to the “promised land” if elected president.

“We’re calling on President Buhari and the nationwide working committee (NWC) below the distinguished chief of senator Abdullahi Adamu to undertake Goodluck Jonathan as their consensus candidate for the betterment of this nation,” Waja stated.

We noticed what he did over the last six years when he was piloting the affairs of this nation. We’d like him at this important time as a result of Nigeria must be united and we consider that he would be the solely individual that can unite this nation in order that he’ll take us to the promised land to the place we must be and the place we must be.

Mr President has made it clear that as far the governors are involved they’ve adopted their very own idea of bringing out their successors so they need to additionally enable him to carry his successor that’s the reason we wish Mr President to herald Jonathan as consensus candidate.

At this important time, we all know Jonthan will lead this nation very nicely. If Jonathan is the consensus candidate, he’ll win the election convincingly.”Waja stated

In April, the previous President distanced himself from a Northern group that bought the APC presidential kind for him. He stated the group didn’t seek the advice of him earlier than buying the shape. He was additionally not enlisted as one of many Presidential aspirants to seem earlier than the occasion’s screening committee. The previous President not but indicated any curiosity to run for President in 2023.