Jonathan addressing reporters in Abuja on December 4,
2020.
Former President Goodluck Jonathan seems to be undecided
yet about returning to office in 2023 when President Muhammadu
Buhari completes his second term.
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.
He had a brief session with reporters on Friday after attending
an event organised by the Commonwealth Community Choir in Abuja,
the nation’s capital.
When asked if he would be joining the presidential race in the
2023 general elections, Dr Jonathan said, “It is too early to talk
about that.”
He also 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 noted that Nigeria was not the only country
affected by insecurity, adding that he had his challenges to deal
with while in office.
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He also spoke about the political crisis in Mali, saying the
situation has been brought under control following the intervention
of ECOWAS.
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.
He first assumed the office of the President of Nigeria between
2010 to 2011, succeeding former President Musa Yar’Adua’s who died
May 5, 2010.
Upon completing the term, Dr Jonathan ran for President on the
platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2011 and won,
extending his stay in office by another four years.
He had served as the Bayelsa State Governor between 2005 and
2007, and later Vice President from 2007 to 2010.