Jonathan in a now-viral video that surfaced on social media after the visit of a PDP delegation, said Governor Okowa is Nigeria’s next Vice-President
By Kehinde Okeowo
Former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, has thrown his weight behind the presidential ambitions of former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.
Jonathan made this known while receiving a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) delegation led by vice presidential candidate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state in his residence in Abuja on Wednesday evening.
In a now-viral video, which surfaced on social media after the visit, GEJ as he is fondly called by Nigerians, said Governor Okowa is Nigeria’s next Vice-President.
He went on to assure the delegation that he is willing and ready to support and work for the success of the PDP in the 2023 election.
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Responding, Governor Okowa said it is important to seek the support of the 64-year-old ex-president and that with his blessing, the party is poised for victory in February.
Jonathan came into power as the running mate of the late Nigerian president, Umar Yar’adua, in 2007 under PDP.
The former governor of Bayelsa State would later serve as the president of Nigeria, first from 2010 to 2011, following the demise of President Yar’Adua, before going on to secure a four-year term from 2011 to 2015.