Salihu Lukman, the National Vice Chairman, North-West of the All Progressives Congress, has said former President Goodluck Jonathan is not a member of the party. This was disclosed in a phone interview with The PUNCH.
Lukman said he finds the news painting Jonathan as the party’s joker or anointed candidate annoying.
He said, “I can tell you this straight away. Jonathan is not a member of the APC as far as this party is concerned. What is being discussed in the media is very strange to many of us. We are not even aware that anybody has bought form in the name of Jonathan and we have closed the sales of forms.
“All those media speculations, yes we know everything can be possible in this country. But as far as this party is concerned and some of us are there in critical structure, that is not going to be possible.
“You can quote me on this that I said it is not going to be possible. Anybody who is talking about it is just talking nonsense.”
When asked about members of the party and in the presidency who are interested in Jonathan’s candidacy, Lukman disclosed that he was not aware of it.
“I am not aware whether the chairman or any member of the National Working Committee makes such a statement. But where such a statement was made, it must have been done out of error. It is not possible.
“Jonathan is not a member of APC as far as we know. Besides, our membership in the political party is not a secret. Feel free to quote me please,” he said.
Meanwhile, a Federal High Court in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, had on Friday, ruled that Jonathan is eligible to contest for the 2023 presidential election.
