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GOVERNOR Benedict Ayade of Cross River State has pledged to former President Goodluck Jonathan if the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, presents him as the party’s flagbearer for the 2023 election.

Governor Ayade stated this while briefing State House correspondents after he met behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

He announced that he had secured the President’s nod to hold consultations over his own presidential ambition.

Fielding questions on whether he would contest the APC presidential primaries against Dr. Jonathan decides to run for presiden, Ayade said he has respect for the former president, adding that if it is the decision of the APC to field the former President, he would him.

The governor explained that he was at the Presidential Villa to seek direction from Buhari on how to align in the run up to the 2023 poll, noting that he would do whatever the President directs.

He pointed out that he did not tell President Buhari that he wanted to the presidential race as he observed that it was not decent telling an office holder that one was interested in taking over his office.

He, however, said, the President expressed delight that he did not speak of his desire to succeed him in office but gave him the go ahead to hold consultations on the matter while he (Buhari) watches him.

Ayade went on to spell out his programme of action for the country if he becomes the president next year, stressing that his istration would concentrate on three key areas, security, employment, and economy.

Asked about his chances against Jonathan should the former President the race, Ayade stated: “I have great respect for President Jonathan. So, I have no challenges whatsoever.

“I believe that the party leadership will decide the appropriate candidate that will take our party to victory and so if you heard me well, I am just part of the family, absolutely loyal to the President, seeking to run for president and I’m running.

“At any point in time the political leadership of my party, the APC, feels that President Jonathan is the appropriate candidate that will take us to victory, I will turn my for him.

“I am never ever going to fight the establishment, the institution, the aristocracy, the spiritual vortex of which God has placed a leader on the country. I will never question the powers of the leader of the country.

“I have never played the politics of antagonism or fights. If you know how I became governor, I became governor by offering to whoever the governor wants. By a stroke of luck, I became the candidate. The same token… I’m only here to the President’s candidate and by a stroke of luck he said you to go there and the race.”

The governor reiterated his position that the next governor of Cross River State will come from the Southern Senatorial District.

He said he would not play God by anointing his successor, declaring that whoever will emerge would come through the democratic process.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/04/2023-ill--jonathan-if-apc-presents-him-as-flagbearer-ayade/

Anybody that believe Jonathan will contest presidential election under APC is very funny
Jonathan is not interested

Jonathan is far far better than Tinubu anyday anytime

Some people have started aligning

Joanna don't listen to them
Respect yourself
Clear road for Peter Obi

RuddyFusion:
Joanna don't listen to them
Respect yourself
Clear road for PO

See this Tinubu er, the mention of jonathan makes them shiver

Only Tinubu ers don't want Jonathan because they are scared that the coming back of Jonathan will be brutal against Tinubu

Jonathan will surely revisit Tinubu corruption case and send him to jail

RuddyFusion:
Joanna don't listen to them
Respect yourself
Clear road for PO

Which of the PO?

I will Jonathan over any of these candidates.

PrinceOfLagos:
Jonathan is far far better than Tinubu anyday anytime

100%

Buhari is already getting the endorsements needed to make Jonathan the Kwansensus Candidate.

Thiefnibu and Urchins, where art thou?

PrinceOfLagos:
Jonathan is far far better than Tinubu anyday anytime

Osinbajo is the chosen one.

Jonathan is the reason we have the disaster called buhari in the first place

buckeyemedia:
Osinbajo is the chosen one.

Chosen by?

buckeyemedia:
Osinbajo is the chosen one.

I will vote Jonathan over Tinubu and his former boy Osibanjo

hmm. Let the game begin

OsusuMustFlow:
hmm. Let the game begin

The game that has started long time ego

Noted.

tutudesz:
Anybody that believe Jonathan will contest presidential election under APC is very funny
Jonathan is not interested

This is from ayade ooh tinubu boy

If is actually a conditional statement

mrvitalis:

This is from ayade ooh tinubu boy

Tinubu boy Guy Jonathan will never contest under APC

tutudesz:

Tinubu boy Guy Jonathan will never contest under APC

Who was tinubu candidate in the chairmanship election ?

Ok

Ok

Oga

Not that he is not Interested he won't win...

tutudesz:
Anybody that believe Jonathan will contest presidential election under APC is very funny
Jonathan is not interested

Does that mean Jonathan can't make decisions for himself??
Why's Everyone telling him what to do and what not to do

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The most useless Governor in the history of Nigeria. I was really disappointed and ashamed the last time I traveled down to Calabar from Abuja in 2019. Cross River State is the dirtiest and underdeveloped State in Nigeria today. Two professors ruling the state with nothing positive to show for.

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Jonathan the god of simps who could not even control his illiterate wife?