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A former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, says Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, can’t run as Jonathan’s mate in the 2023 presidential election.

Omokri, however, said his former principal has no intention to run for president in 2023. He also said Jonathan has no plan to dump the People Democratic Party for the All Progressives Congress.

Omokri spoke on Wednesday while featuring on a PUNCH Online interview programme, The Roundtable.

There have been political permutations and re-alignments amongst of the PDP and the APC ahead of the 2023 general elections. There were also reports that El-Rufai, who would end his second term as Kaduna State governor in 2023, would be running with Jonathan but Omokri dismissed the report.

Jonathan, of the PDP, was Nigeria’s president between 2010 and 2015 when he lost his re-election to incumbent President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), of the APC. Buhari later won his second term in 2019 and is expected to be in power till 2023.

But of late, many APC stalwarts have been seen visiting the Abuja residence of Jonathan, who is constitutionally entitled to run for another term to complete his legally permissible two of eight years.

Speaking on the report that El-Rufai and Jonathan would be a pair in the next election, Omokri said, “They are trying to put that story out there to put pressure as to promote Nasir El-Rufai as a presidential candidate.

“I spoke to former President Jonathan just before this interview. That story is a lie, quote me. Nasir El-Rufai will be the last person if former President Jonathan is thinking of running, [b]of which he is not even thinking of running.”

On the defection rumours, Omokri told The PUNCH that Jonathan has always been a member of a political party all his life.

“The best judge of future behaviour is past behaviours. Former President Jonathan has been in one party all through his life. He is 63 years old and he doesn’t have that kind of history. He doesn’t have that kind of reputation. To the best of my knowledge, former President Jonathan is not leaving the People Democratic Party, He is a very loyal man just like me,” he said.[/b]

https://punchng.com/2023-el-rufai-can-never-be-jonathans-running-mate-says-omokri/?amp=1

Nigeria politics sha, May God save us

Nigeria sef, Nigeria na wa

Say no to fulanis

That story is a lie, quote me. Nasir El-Rufai will be the last person if former President Jonathan is thinking of running, of which he is not even thinking of running.”

So Reno, what was your epistle about?

Jonathan is a Collosal failure..

How can a failure like jimy be dreaming of coming back..

He will be disgraced beyond limit this time around..

Osagyefo98:
Jonathan is a failure

what make him a failure?

Osagyefo98:
Jonathan is a failure

Is Buhari better off ?

Nigerians should never vote another herdsman bandit into power.
Hell Rufai is more dangerous than Büğhari.

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Omokiri and Jonathan matter are like 5&6.

Tell us more

limeta:
Say no to fulanis

go hug transformer.

limeta:
Say no to fulanis

go hug transformer.

They are just trying to promote him just d way yeye bello hyping himself..

Dino can be .. awon goatan yam united

Our own @[/b] be say : [b]STARBOY and ZULUM all da Way.

Come 2023 BGG,
STARBOY and ZULUM we dey for una.
Whether the evil ones like it or not,
Nigeria will succeed.

Topmaike007:
I like this your combo...

Pls when will APC hip card revalidation exercise end..

I need to collect mine

Our Combo is actually a well selected great Combo to move our nation forward.
That being said,,
Chief Topmaike,
We no too know about this APC revalidation tin o.
We are not actually a card carrying member of any political party in Nigeria.
The only 2 guys we love in Naija politics are our darling Daddy and his amiable Vice.
Now, Zulum has ed the rank.
We only go to the polls on election day to cast our votes for good, honest men that meant well for the nation, no matter the party they are.
And you don't have to be a party member to do that.

But in the past one month, we have noticed how all the top big wigs and non-politicians alike are all ing APC in their various Constituencies, from Governors, to Businesses owners and Entrepreneurs.
We are looking and researching about the good ones among them already.

Serveyouright:

The best for the job so far. If only greedy men in politics will allow this combo to fly.

We sane, good, honest and hardworking Nigerians will do all in our power to make this Combo work.
That is why we all must come together.

Nigeria will be great again in our lifetime

fredoooooo:
Dino can be .. awon goatan yam united

They eat anything, anywhere and anytime........

Damnnn niggarrrr
Even if Jonathan is gonna run
Definitely not apc .....apc is a part devoid of intellect and ideology

at first i was marveld at at the taught of el rufai being a running mate with Jonathan

Okay

Small boy no know say some people for politics fit sell their mother for position

Okay

Are you God ?

just came to read and comot
me and political matters no dey synchronise

Jonathan should go sit somewhere jare, the North are looking for who can run one term so they will take over in 2027. Let’s be wise.

Seems this Reno don't know Nigerian politicians , who would have thought FFK will be thinking of dumping PDP

E no go better for lord luggard

Reno should please shut up, he's a small fry and a minor in politics, this is Nigeria and stranger things have happened!