Jonathan Yet To Speak On Contesting 2023 Presidency – Spokesman

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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan speaks to the media on the situation in Chibok and the success of the World Economic Forum in Abuja May 9, 2014. Jonathan said on Friday he believes 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist insurgents last month are still in his country and have not been moved to Cameroon. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde (NIGERIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW BUSINESS)

Jonathan Yet To Speak On Contesting 2023 Presidency – Spokesman

Spokesman to former President Goodluck Jonathan has refuted claims that his principal is seeking a return to office as Nigeria president in 2023.

“There was nothing like that,” Jonathan’s spokesman Ikechukwu Eze said in a statement.

“The former President has not made any comments nor spoken to anyone on the coming elections.”

Jonathan was Nigeria’s president from 2009 till 2015.

“He (Jonathan) is busy concentrating on his foundation, The Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF), and its work of promoting peace, sustainable democracy and youth empowerment in Africa,” Eze said,

He opined that the recent rumours are recycled stories that were circulated on the internet before the 2019 general elections.

“If you check online, you will discover that a story with similar headline had been published in the past by few shady online sources,” Eze said.