A grand plot to draft President Goodluck Jonathan into the presidential race has commenced with four All Progressives Congress (APC) governors from the north leading the charge, The Nation reports.
It was gathered a group of 10 politicians from the South, comprising notable figures from Bayelsa, home state of the former President, had been given the mandate to begin a media campaign that would midwife the plan.
According to the report, the group led by a chieftain of the APC from Bayelsa and Jonathan’s political ally was said to have met on two occasions to discuss the modalities of rolling out the campaign.
The report quoted a source saying Northern Governors, wanted the South-South to start the campaign while they play a supportive role in convincing the APC to give its ticket to the former President.
It also stated that the plot was to first begin a campaign for the south-south to complete its tenure in 2023.
The source reportedly said: “Ten known politicians mainly from Bayelsa State have come together as a group. Their job is to start a media campaign on the need for the South-South to complete its tenure.
“They believe that since every other zone that produced the President ruled the country for eight years, the South-South should be allowed to complete its tenure.
“The four Northern Governors backing the return of Jonathan in 2023 wanted the South-South to start the campaign first while they play a supportive role in midwifing the process. They want the argument to originate from their zone of interest”.
Commenting on the development, a kinsman of Jonathan and public analyst, Wisdom Ikuli said there was nothing wrong in the move to bring Jonathan back to Aso Rock.
According to him: “If we say we are fighting for equity and we believe in justice and fairness then it demands that the people of south-south should be given the remaining one term because they have done one term. When they complete that one term it will now rotate to another geopolitical zone.”
