2027: Jonathan not power-hungry – Former aide

Former Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, Jude Imagwe, has described his principal as not power-hungry or power-drunk.

Imagwe made the statement in an interview with News Central Television.

He was responding to the Taminu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, announcing Jonathan as its presidential candidate ahead of the next year’s general elections.

There is no evidence to suggest that Jonathan collected, filled or submitted any nomination papers in connection with a 2027 presidential bid, former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has said.

“One thing is certain. That is the fact that I do not believe former President Jonathan is power-hungry or power-drunk.

“If he was power-hungry, he would not have given up power in 2015. I do not think President Jonathan is desperate to go back to Aso Rock because clearly he hasn’t forgotten anything there.

“I know very well that Jonathan is where he is today because of many sacrifices, because of commitment, because of discipline, because of resilience and above all because of humility.

“But the sad thing is that some people, who have pretended with dangerous ambition to stay in the airspace of public conversation about 2027, have started dragging an innocent gentleman’s name, who, for reasons too, has not said anything about it.

“What is clear is that nobody collects a nomination form and that is not signed by him or her and such instances are ceremonial.

“There is no pictorial evidences that suggests that any of these documents were done by the former president,” he said.