Former All Progressives Congress (APC) spokesman, Nabena Yekini, has expressed worries over rumors of former President Goodluck Jonathan's possible defection to the APC.
Jonathan is reportedly and strangely president Muhammadu Buhari’s preferred successor, ahead of the 2023 presidential election.
Nabena who spoke in an interview with Daily Sun, said he has no problem with Jonathan eventually joining the party, but is worried that the motive behind the move could be dangerous.
Asked how he feels about Jonathan joining the party and eventually clinching the party's 2023 presidential ticket, Nabena said, "I don’t know who is flying that kite in the first place.
"If Jonathan must be a member of the APC, he must start registration from his ward and until such registration is done, I will not take the speculation serious. I don’t know the motive of those fronting him, but I can see that he may just be testing waters with his cronies joining the APC now.
"Maybe he wants to use them to test how the reception will be if he decides to join the party. Yes, the Caretaker Committee chairman is doing his best in providing quality leadership to the party. He promised to bring people to the party, including serving governors, lawmakers among others and he has done that very well, but he must understand that though there is no problem Goodluck joining the party, the motive must be defined.
"I will deploy everything when the situation comes to offering him automatic 2023 presidential ticket. It won’t come to me as a surprise if he joins and I will not stop him from joining the APC, but I will personally campaign against him if the party offers him an automatic ticket.
"By the way, having attained the highest office in the land, what is he looking for again joining the APC? Maybe he wants to pursue President Buhari’s record because he never constructed a road to his village while Buhari has done that.
"In fact, he cannot get APC ticket by God’s grace and I am very sure that God will not even allow him get it. God in heaven will be against him too if he is coming just to do only a tenure and short-change the South-south because of greed and selfish interest.
"He cannot still do anything in that single term when he could not do in the six years as president. There will be no problem if Goodluck joins the APC as an elder statesman to give advice, but if it is to get automatic ticket, I will not support him."