The National Coordinator of the South-East APC 2023 Presidency Project, Dr Chinedu Jideofo-Ogbuagu, said former President Goodluck Jonathan has every right to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) but not for the purpose of vying for the office of the president come 2023.
Ogbuagu was speaking against the backdrop of the recent visitation of the former president by some APC governors during his birthday.
According to Ogbuagu, it was time for the South East to produce the next president of the country come 2023, advising Jonathan to throw his weight behind the call for the Igbo Presidency.
“That APC governors just visited Dr Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan on his 63rd birthday has fuelled speculations of his imminent defection to our party, All Progressives Congress (APC).
“Of course, Dr Jonathan is most welcome to jump the sinking PDP ship and join the roaring APC train. But not to contest for 2023 Presidency.
“People who love him must advise him not to entertain any divisive and dangerous thought of contesting for president of Nigeria in 2023.
“2023 is for South-East and no selfish or greedy person from anywhere should play the spoiler on the basis of any self-serving permutations.
“Dr Jonathan should join APC to support emergence of President of Nigeria of South-East extraction on APC platform in 2023 – as South-Easterners heavily supported him in 2007-2015.
“It is payback time, and he must not exhibit any treacherous trait against the South-East – no matter the temptation.”
