Jonathan Secretly Submits APC Presidential Nomination Form To Party Chairman, Adamu

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has secretly submitted his All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential nomination and expression of interest forms.

SaharaReporters on Thursday learnt that Jonathan submitted the N100 million forms a few days earlier to the National Chairman of the ruling party, Abdullahi Adamu.

“His form has secretly been submitted. He submitted his nomination form through the APC Chairman a few days ago,” a source in the ruling party privy to information said.

“Members of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabal are still pushing for Jonathan to become the party’s consensus candidate.”

SaharaReporters earlier reported that a Federal High Court sitting in Yenegoa, Bayelsa State would on Friday rule that Jonathan is “constitutionally” qualified to contest for president in 2023.

Jonathan was Nigeria’s vice-president between 2007 and 2010. He became the president in May 2010 following the death of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and completed the latter’s tenure.

Jonathan won the 2011 presidential election but lost his attempt to secure a second term in office in 2015.

SaharaReporters learnt that Jonathan through a proxy, Andy Solomon approached the court praying he is “pre-eminently constitutionally, morally and legally qualified to contest the 2023 presidential election.”

The case with suit no FHC/YNG/CS/2022 has Andy Solomon as the plaintiff and the former President and two others as defendants.

The judgment which is the plan of the Aso Rock cabal supporting Jonathan is expected to be delivered by Justice Hamma Adama Dashen on Friday, multiple sources told SaharaReporters on Thursday.

Justice Dashen, born on April 4, 1962, hails from Adamawa State.

“The case is Andy Solomon vs Dr. Goodluck Jonathan & 2 Ors. I understand tomorrow (Friday) is the day for that judgement from the Federal High Court in Yenagoa declaring Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to contest.

“They are tying up their loose ends,” a source privy to the case told SaharaReporters on Thursday.

Background

Jonathan had recently rejected the presidential form of the ruling APC purchased for him, purportedly by a group of supporters from the northern region.

Speaking through his Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, the former president said it was an insult for the group to have bought him the forms without his permission.

However, sources had told SaharaReporters that claims by the former President that he did not authorise the purchase of the multi-million-naira forms are far from the truth.

“Contrary to his denials, former President Goodluck Jonathan gave over N200 million to the governor of Jigawa, Mohammed Badaru, to purchase the APC nomination and expression of interest forms for him,” a source privy to the arrangement had told SaharaReporters.

Interestingly, the Jigawa governor, Badaru had also joined other interested presidential aspirants to vie for the ticket of the APC by buying the N100 million nomination and expression of interest forms.

“I will join the Presidential race since everyone knows I’m a highly qualified person to do the job,” Badaru was quoted as saying during an APC stakeholders’ meeting held at Government House in Dutse recently.

The governor was also said to have told the gathering during the meeting that he was pressurised by his colleagues to contest for the presidential seat.

His media aide, Auwalu Sankara, had said his principal had sought President Muhammadu Buhari’s blessings before buying the forms.

But SaharaReporters learnt that the Jigawa governor had bought the forms and come up with the statements as a ruse to deceive Nigerians; as he was indeed working for Jonathan.

It was further learnt that Jonathan had backed out of the plan and swiftly come up with the denial after the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, had refused to guarantee that the former President would be the consensus candidate of the ruling party.

Jonathan was Nigeria’s leader as a member of the PDP, which is now an opposition party.

“The reason why he (Jonathan) gave him that much money – over N200 million – was that he asked the governor to buy himself a form too in order to cover up the deal,” a source had said.

“And upon purchasing the form, Jonathan alerted Buhari. Buhari told him to meet with the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, but Adamu said he can’t guarantee him as a consensus candidate

“At that point, GEJ (Goodluck Ebele Jonathan) started denying that he purchased the form,” another source had said.

SaharaReporters broke the story of how a cabal in the ruling APC had pushed for Jonathan to succeed Buhari, after being impressed by how the former President never openly criticised Buhari government despite its ineptitude and the insults the APC, as an opposition party, hurled at him (Jonathan) ahead of the 2015 presidential election.

The fact that Jonathan cannot spend more than one term in office, if they can manage to get him there, is also not lost on the cabal. However, SaharaReporters has also reported how Jonathan was later called a betrayer by the cabal after he failed to fulfil some of the conditions given to him, including convincing some PDP governors to defect to the APC.

Following speculations that Jonathan was preparing to defect to the ruling APC and seek the presidential ticket of the party, some Nigerians, including human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN), argued that his candidature will breach the constitution. Other Nigerians have also expressed different opinions on the issue.

Falana had based his position on Section 137 (3) of the Constitution, which provides as follows: “A person who was sworn in to complete the term for which another person was elected as president shall not be elected to such office for more than a single term.”

Falana had said, “Some people have said that the amendment is not retrospective and therefore cannot apply to Dr Jonathan. Assuming without conceding that the amendment is not retrospective it is submitted that under the current Constitution a President or Governor cannot spend more than two terms of eight years.

“In other words, the Constitution will not allow anyone to be in office for more than a cumulative period of 8 years. In Marwa v. Nyako (2012) 6 NWLR (Pt.1296) 199 at 387 the Supreme Court stated that Section 180 (1) and (2)(a) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has prescribed a single term of 4 years and if a second term, another period of 4 years and not a day longer.

“In the case of Governor Ladoja v INEC (2008)40 WRN 1 the Supreme Court rejected the prayer of Governor Ladoja for 11 months’ extension to cover the period he was kept out of office through illegal impeachment. The Supreme Court rejected the prayer on the ground that a Governor is entitled to spend a maximum period of eight years or less and not more than eight years.

“It is not in dispute that Dr. Jonathan became the President of Nigeria in 2010 following the sudden death of President Umaru Yar’Adua. He later contested and won the 2011 presidential election. Having spent five years in office as President, Dr. Jonathan is disqualified from contesting the 2023 presidential election. The reason is that if he wins the election, he will spend an additional term of four years. It means that he would spend a cumulative period of 9 years as President of Nigeria in utter breach of Section 137 of the Constitution which provides for a maximum two terms of eight years.”

Source: http://saharareporters.com/2022/05/26/exclusive-ex-president-jonathan-secretly-submits-apc-presidential-nomination-form-party

Like seriously guys,,is this true 8

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From Sahara deserted, undisputed king of fake news

He submitted secretly, but Tinubu will disgrace him publicly. Just watch. Buhari in collusion with Goatluck Jonathan, Olusegun Obasanjo, Atikuchukwu Abubakar, and other useless thieves cannot stop the Jagaban Borgu because he is their father's father

Time for fake news and propaganda!!!

helinues:
From Sahara deserted, undisputed king of fake news

on whose side are you bro, one minute you're on Osibanjo side , the next minute you switch to Ashiere Tinubu, what the fucck bro?

Corporate2020:
He submitted secretly, but Tinubu will disgrace him publicly. Just watch. Buhari in collusion with Goatluck Jonathan, Olusegun Obasanjo, Atikuchukwu Abubakar, and other useless thieves cannot stop the Jagaban Borgu because he is their father's father

Why the bitterness ?

Were you not one of those championing the Southern Presidency?, you even said that SS are more politically matured than SE,that they will contest too, all these trash came out of you people's mouth all in a bid to spite SE ..
Abi Jonathan no be southerner again ?

Oh, you never imagined that the arrangement is gonna be like this ?

Omoh! What a dumb fake news!
Such a shame for the so-called Sahara quack journalism.

PrinceOfLagos:
on whose side are you bro, one minute you're on Osibanjo side , the next minute you switch to Ashiere Tinubu, what's the fucck bro?

Why should which side I am be your Bleep.ing problem?

It's getting clearer

Tinubu must contest even if na SDP

The way GEJ will be disgrace is doing press up I just hope this news is not true. Peter OBI is the new Bride.

Ok!

helinues:


Why should which side I am be your Bleep.ing problem?

You can't be on both sides of two different people contesting against each other for party ticket

It's either Tinubu or Osibanjo bro

PrinceOfLagos:

You can't be on both sides of two different people contesting against each other for party ticket

It's either Tinubu or Osibanjo bro

Again, how is that your headache? We don't play politics of hatred in SW. Both Tinubu and Osinbajo are still our leaders which we respect cordially.

Stop pokenosing into things that do not concern you

Rada rada

helinues:


Again, how is that your headache? We don't play politics of hatred in SW. Both Tinubu and Osinbajo are still our leaders which we respect cordially.

Stop pokenosing into things that do not concern you

Rada rada

Hey bro, I am Yoruba and I'm sorry to say that Tinubu isn't the choice of Yoruba and will never be

Never!

PrinceOfLagos:

Hey bro, I am Yoruba and I'm sorry to say that Tinubu isn't the choice of Yoruba and will never be

Never!

Embrace some shame and be proud of your tribe which is SE.

An acclaimed Yoruba guy who travelled to his village in Imo state but the only picture he took was of a Yoruba lady hawking agbo.

The way inferiority complex is making you look heh, you need to check mirror and see it yourself.

Btw, Yoruba's are not bitter the way you do. That already give you out as an impersonator

PrinceOfLagos:

You can't be on both sides of two different people contesting against each other for party ticket

It's either Tinubu or Osibanjo bro

You dey follow dat one argue. Leave am be. Dem think sey dem get sense. Today na Tinubu, tomorrow na osinbajo. Dem jus wan make the feeding bottle no comot from their mouth. The worst na , that one for 7years they shout darling daddy. But now na osinbajo and Tinubu him dey carry for head. Dem go hear wehn, when Sunday knack

helinues:


Embrace some shame and be proud of your tribe which is SE.

An acclaimed Yoruba guy who travelled to his village in Imo state but the only picture he took was of a Yoruba lady hawking agbo.

The way inferiority complex is making you look heh, you need to check mirror and see it yourself.

Btw, Yoruba's are not bitter the way you do. That already give you out as an impersonator

I've supported every Yoruba man contesting for public office in 2023 except Tinubu, that's because I'm not a fan of corruption like you

I want a better Nigeria for you and me bro , no politics of hate because I am Ibile ..
A better Nigeria is all I want and Tinubu being a corrupt and greedy man won't give us non of that so fucck him and his useless ambition that won't fly ..

PrinceOfLagos:

I've supported every Yoruba man contesting for public office in 2023 except Tinubu, that's because I'm not a fan of corruption like you

I want a better Nigeria for you and me bro , no politics of hate because I am Ibile ..
A better Nigeria is all I want and Tinubu being a corrupt and greedy man won't give us non of that so fucck him and his useless ambition that won't fly ..

You and lies are just inseparable. Just like bread and butter

Someone who is mum forgot to tell him her state of origin until recently

Oshisco

helinues:


You and lies are just inseparable. Just like bread and butter

Oshisco

I love you bro, no bad blood because of Tinubu

PrinceOfLagos:

I love you bro, no bad blood because of Tinubu

I dislike you for always telling lies all the time. Know that and have a peace of mind.

You have forgotten to have claimed to be from Iragbaji in Osun state just to trolled Tinubu yet claiming prince in Lagos. How cheap can one be.

Real man should at least be stable

I said it! Obi is moving to APC to join Jonathan. Therefore the party will not surfer even if Tinubu decided to leave. Peter Obi will be rewarded with a ministrial appointment.
You can safe this in the bank .
I can bet my life that Peter Obi is going to APC if Jonathan is given the APC ticket.