Jonathan may contest 2019 elections – Dele Momodu

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan , may
seek reelection in Nigeria ’ s 2019 presidential
election , the publisher of Ovation Magazine ,
Mr . Dele Momodu , has said .
Jonathan , who ruled Africa’ s most populous
nation from 2011 to 2015 , lost his bid for
reelection in last year ’ s presidential polls to
President Muhammadu Buhari of the All
Progressive Congress .

Since leaving office Jonathan ’ s profile
internationally has risen , and Mr . Momodu
says the Peoples Democratic Party chieftain
may stage a comeback bid in 2019 .
In an article titled, “ The second coming of
Goodluck Jonathan ” , Mr . Momodu explained
that the victory of US President- elect Donald
trump “ should bring us back to our senses” .
He wrote , “ I have been reading about the
rising profile of our former President, Dr
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan , and wish to state
without equivocation that no one should rule
him out of the 2019 presidential race . I first
hinted this possibility about two months ago
and wish to reiterate that Nigerians should
prepare for the shock that awaits us. The
story of Donald Trump should bring us back
to our senses. Nothing is impossible . The
second coming of Goodluck Jonathan may be
so far - fetched or even belong in those
categories of impossibilities but I wish to
plead with our government and my fellow
citizens not to rule it out . As one of those
who made our modest and humble
contributions to the coming of this Buhari
government , I ’ m pleading with trepidation.
Mr . Momodu blamed the ex - president ’ s
rising profile on the failure of the
government to maintain “ the economy it
met ” .
He said, “ Nigerians would have been ready to
enter fire with Buhari. But there are just too
many unresolved problems and challenges .
The excuses that Jonathan and company left
this peculiar mess behind has refused to fly . ”
The business magnate said that the
expectation of Nigerians who voted massively
for the ‘ change ’ preached by the APC during
its campaign are “ confronted with the reality
of an economic recession they never planned
for; a situation they did not experience under
the Jonathan administration and under
previous governments” .
He said , “ The BBC reported on Friday how
Jonathan caused a stir in Sokoto State during
his visit to the state to pay his respects to
Ibrahim Dasuki, the late former Sultan of
Sokoto . According to the report , Jonathan
was received by a large crowd of admirers,
some holding banners bearing the words
“ Come Back Baba Jonathan ” .
“ The same voices that chanted “ Sai Baba”
and “ Jonathan Must Go ” are now fiddling
with the tunes of the possibility of a Jonathan
to stage a comeback . Here lies the irony of
political triumph and the paradox of high
expectations .
“ The euphoria and momentum that saw the
exit of Jonathan and the emergence of the
Buhari change administration has since
begun to wane following the inability of the
new government to hit the ground running
with the tenacity of a government in a hurry !
“ There are many who believe that the poor
management of the ensuing economic
recession didn ’ t help matters. Suddenly ,
Nigerians who had high hopes and voted
massively for change are now caught in a
limbo between confusion and uncertainty . ”