I have no hand in the reports claiming that I am involved in the current crisis assailing the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ,according former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Jonathan disclosed this in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, expressing that the aggrieved PDP governors are not showing their loyalty to him.
He further emphasized that the has no enemies to fight, now that he has become a private citizen while wishing that PDP is able to resolve its internal crisis, and unite all members.
The statement read, “Our attention has been drawn to news media and social media reports linking former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan’s name to the current troubles in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), with a false claim that the aggrieved PDP governors are demonstrating their loyalty to him. We would have ignored the strange tale since it is obviously baseless.
“However, we are offering this clarification because we have been reached by many Nigerians who are concerned that such fabrication with a vague and suspicious attribution could be given undeserved prominence on the front page of some national dailies.
“We are also not unmindful of the fact that this being an electioneering season, bizarre tales is often contrived, propagated and weaponized to either smear others or deliver cheap political advantage to the purveyors.
“First, we would like to make the point that it is not out of place if there were crises in a political party like the PDP and a former President who served under the party platform is called upon to intervene.
“That being the case, we initially did not see anything wrong with the headlines in some papers, indicating that the former President was being persuaded to help resolve the issues in the party.