One of such political pundits told TNG, ‘they want to lure Jonathan out of the PDP with some Governors and ex-Ministers and populate APC, only to later tell him that he is not qualified, then, it will be too late for them to go back to PDP.”
He said:“In 2017, they signed the constitutional amendment that disqualified GEJ from running a second term,” declaring: “and in 2021, they are urging him to come join them and run. That is evil, the height of witchcraft and wickedness in high places.”
He cited Section 137(3) of the Constitution inserted by 4th Alteration No.16 of 2017 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Alteration, according to him prescribes: “A person who was sworn-in as President to complete the term for which another person was elected as President shall not be elected to such office for more than a single term.”
“We are not fools. APC and her evil cohorts should visit GEJ as a leader and an epitome of African democracy and forget their selfish and deceitful agenda of urging him to run for Presidency in 2023.
“They should leave GEJ alone to continue his statesman role and enjoy his global respect which they cannot attain and cannot tarnish.”
In another breadth, others are of the view that Jonathan can run because he had left office before the Constitution was amended and laws are not made in retrospect.
On Wednesday, Eze Ikechukwu, Jonathan’s mouth piece had come out openly to declare that his principal is not nursing such an agenda.
The APC too has been shouting to the rooftop that they are more than willing if Jonathan can abandon the party that gave him voice, popularity, fame and umbrella to cover his head since 1999 as if he forgot his towel in Aso Rock.
APC in the history of Nigeria is the only party that has made a serving Governor the acting national chairman of the party when the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) frowns at it.
Nobody has been brave enough not even the PDP with its lacklustre leadership dared to challenge APC.
Simple reasoning, you can’t occupy two executive positions at the same time and excel, it’s impossible because one must suffer but APC appointed Yobe Governor as caretaker chairman and nothing has happened because Nigerians now believe Justice cannot be delivered in this Nigerian political environment.
To finally nail it, APC wants Jonathan to go on a mission impossible so that power can comfortably shift to the North in 2027, the major reason why he was removed to balance the years that demise of Umaru Yar’Adua caused.