An interest group in the Northeastern Nigeria, identified as Bring Back Our Goodluck (BBOG) has publicly apologized to former president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
BBOG in a press conference, pleaded with the former Nigerian president for forgiveness claiming, that the Northeast region was misled and lied to about his government.
The group claims that they were manipulated and made to believe that the former Nigerian president who actually mean well for Nigeria, was behind insurgency in the region. According to them, Northern politicians and an unnamed former US president through his influence, deceived them into believing that Goodluck Jonathan, the then Nigeria president, was incompetent and behind the insurgency which is ravaging the region till date.
They stated that they have known the truth and realized how they were deceived to distrust the former president.
The group further enjoined Goodluck Ebele Jonathan not to turn his back on Nigeria due to the mistreatment he suffered from the northeast region in 2015. They also pleaded with the former president to consider running for the office of the president in 2027 based on the ground that he genuinely mean well for the northeast region and Nigeria at large.
This comes amid report of Goodluck Jonathan wanting to make a return to active politics after leaving office in 2015.
Reports say Goodluck Jonathan is considering joining the coalition party, African Democratic Congress (ADC) with the hope of being granted the party’s 2027 presidential ticket.
Many Nigerians believe the former president has an unfinished business in Aso Rock and that the 2027 presidential election is the veritable opportunity for him to make a return to the presidential villa at the expense of his fellow southerner, president Bola Ahmed who in 2015, led a coalition of politicians into the All Progressive Congress (APC) to deny Goodluck Jonathan reelection.
Despite the reports of his interest in the 2027 presidential election, the former president is yet to issue any formal communication confirming or debunking the speculations.
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