Reactions As Jonathan Reveals Position On Contesting 2023 Presidency

Several reactions have trailed former President Goodluck Jonathan’s position on joining the 2023 presidential race.

Naija News earlier reported that some demonstrators stormed the former president’s private office in Abuja on Friday to demand he declares for the 2023 presidency.

The supporters including women and youths came with posters stormed his office bearing inscriptions such as “Goodluck Jonathan, you must run”, “We need you to restore Nigeria.”

Addressing the well-wishers and supporters, Jonathan urged them to just watch as things unfold ahead of the 2023 presidential election.

The former president, however, stated that he can’t tell them if he would be declaring or not for the 2023 presidential race yet.

Following the development, some Nigerians took to Twitter to list the achievements recorded during the Jonathan administration, saying the clamour for his return is justifiable.

While others slammed the demonstrators who are clamouring for the former president to contest and come back to Aso Rock.

See some of the reactions below:

Goodluck Jonathan should ignore the pressure mounted by some groups for him to get the APC Presidential ticket and move on with the life he's living or else the little respect Nigerians have for him will 'vapourise' as he declares.

— MOHNICE ⚔️ (@Mohnice_) April 22, 2022

Goodluck Jonathan Knows better than to associate himself with anything that connects him with contesting again. He should live in peace instead.

— Harrison ❁ (@harrisonJNIOR) April 22, 2022

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Goodluck Jonathan will eventually declare sha. Pressure don dey mount on the guy. A whole lot of people seem to really want him back. Buhari<<<<<<

— Ugwunna Ejikem (@UgwunnaEjikem) April 22, 2022

People are actually in front of Goodluck Jonathan’s house begging him to run for the Presidency in 2023.

See GEJ’s face here, man wants to rest and live in peace but Nigerians won’t let him. pic.twitter.com/yHqtUWbcan

— Man of Letters. (@Letter_to_Jack) April 22, 2022

They are looking for Jonathan to come and rule again. May we not be looking for Buhari in the next 7 years to come and rule again. The same way some charlatans brought back 1983 in 2015. How can a country move forward when we keep looking back to bring expired people?

— Opeyemi Babalola (@CACCOT1) April 22, 2022

These people should leave Jonathan alone now. When that man wanted to be president y’all chose “CHANGE”.

I hope they don’t let the poor man disgrace himself at the polls. He won’t win.

— ENIKE (@TheEnike) April 22, 2022

I would never understand how a failed president is what you guys are collecting money to do campaign for
Jonathan?
Same Jonathan abi another person ?

What did he do during his tenure that is making you feel we deserve to go back to him?
Suffer no Dey tire you people?

— Sisi òní dúkìá 🏠🏡 (@SisiOniDukia) April 22, 2022

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