The Citizens Network for Peace and Development, a group rooting for former President Goodluck Jonathan as President in 2023, declared on Monday that he would join the 2023 presidential race soon, IgbereTV reports
The National Coordinator of CNPD, Raphael Okorie, who stated this at a press conference in Abuja, added that Jonathan might contest the election under the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform.
A group had last Friday stormed the ex-President’s office in Abuja and asked him to join the presidential race.
The group which comprised young men and women stormed the office with posters and urged Jonathan to declare his presidential bid.
He later addressed the campaigners and told them to “just watch out.”
At Monday’s briefing, Okorie told journalists that the ex-President was still making consultations with friends and associates before announcing his intention
