North East Concerned Group has called on former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest as President in 2027 general elections.
The leader of the group and National Chairman of ‘Bring Back Our Goodluck’ (BBOG), Dr. Grema Kyari, stated this on behalf of his members on Thursday at a press conference which took place at Armani Global Event Centre, Maiduguri, Borno state.
Kyari said “We are gathered here today at a time when our beloved country stands at a decisive crossroads. The Nigeria of today is struggling under the weight of economic hardship, rising insecurity, and deepening divisions. Citizens are losing trust in the very institutions meant to protect and serve them. I come before you not only as the National Chairman of Bring Back Our Goodluck but as a witness to history and as a Nigerian who, like millions of others, was once misled”.
“I am from Borno State, one of the epicentres of the Boko Haram insurgency. During the presidency of Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, a damaging narrative was widely spread in our communities that he sponsored Boko Haram and used the military to suppress us. These lies thrived in an environment of limited and restricted access to truth. But today, with broader exposure and clearer understanding, I know those accusations were false.
“On behalf of myself and countless fellow Nigerians who were victims of that misinformation, I extend a heartfelt public apology to Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. We now recognise that he was a leader of integrity, compassion, and national vision. We now believe that President Goodluck Jonathan was removed from office in 2015 as a result of “regime change” orchestrated by foreign powers, especially the democrats-Obama/Biden US administration of 2014 in connivance with some desperate politicians in Nigeria”. Kyari said.
It would be recalled that the former President, Goodluck Jonathan, who contested for a second term, was defeated in the 2015 general elections by former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Credit: Vanguard Newspaper
