Political/social analysts have supported the
moves by Nigerians mostly youth groups
agitating for the return of former President,
Goodluck Jonathan, as early permutations on
the successor of President Muhammadu Buhari
begins.

Mr Oribo Einstein, political/social analyst, and
Comrade Wisdom Ikuli, also a political analyst,
were of the opinion that the 2023 Presidential
election will be about personality and not on
party basis.

The duo who spoke in a telephone chat with
DAILY POST argued that beyond the agitation
for his return, the former President has the
legitimate and constitutional right to contest.
Mr. Einstein stated that though Jonathan
denied recently that he wasn’t nursing any
ambition for the 2023 presidency, he (Jonathan)
doesn’t need to nurse before becoming.

He further stated that Nigerians have come to
see that the only way to salvage the current
situation in the country is for the likes of
Goodluck Jonathan to come and manage the
affairs of the country.

Einstein said that whatever thing that
happened in 2015 was for that time, it was the
people that also told him to step aside and give
someone else a try, so if they feel the person
there is doing his best and they need someone
to continue so be it.

“The country needs a democrat and a patriotic
citizen like him. If the international community
are taking advantage of his personality, so do
we ignore those facts. Whether its a rumour, in
every rumour there’s always an atom of truth
in it. Even if he never said it and the people
feel like he should, we will also support the
move and mobilise because the South-south
region had just a single term.

“Sometimes people don’t nurse ambition, it is
the citizenry that always call on them for
service, and if Nigerians deem it necessary that
he should come, we will join hands to plead
with him that he shouldn’t hesitate. And for his
party(PDP), they should take advantage of his
plea, whether he is from the minority or not, I
think that has nothing to do this time around
because it is even the Northerners that are
clamouring for him to come.

According to Comrade Ikuli, “I know so many
youth groups already forming alliances and
other Nigerians that are prevailing on him,
mostly from the North, while the people of the
Niger-Delta don’t even know what’s
happening.”

Ikuli emphasized that its not optional based on
their argument that every region had a two
tenure which is eight years, so it was ideal for
the South-South to also complete their tenure
before moving to another zone, adding that
base on that the Southeast has also agreed
that they should be allow to complete their
term before shifting to another zone.

He said the pressure is on him (Jonathan) to
contest based on his past records, noting that
when you throw yourself on the people it
becomes problematic but when the masses
long for you it’s better.

“Jonathan should come and continue from
where he stopped, that is the argument. For
me, I go with the school of thought that he
should come and complete his tenure.

Nigerians have always supported and
clamoured for him, and for the party(PDP) they
should put their house in order because 2023
will not be about the party but about the
people. What played out in Bayelsa where it
was a partyless system will happen again
because Nigerians will take the centre stage,
and bring in anybody they so desire.

Meanwhile every efforts put in getting the
reaction of the former President through his
media aide, Mr. Ikechukwu Eze, didn’t yield
any positive result, as he never responded to
text messages or phone calls.

https://www.tori.ng/news/139847/2023-presidency-analysts-give-reasons-goodluck-jon.html

And who would vote a weak leader. GEJ should go and sit down. Buhari's emergence and his favoritism towards his brothers has changed the political dynamics. Anyone coming from the south must fill up his brothers into sensitive positions.

As it's now GOODLUCK jonathan can't even win senatorial seat in bayelsa state .

Jonathan !

He failed as deputy gov, failed as gov, failed as VP, failed as acting president, failed as President...on what basis should Jonathan be made a councillor?

I'm only interested in knowing the reasons why he will inadvertently fail woefully again

He can only run in his compound

2023; I am voting for myself as an independent candidate