Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied the reports that he is under pressure to contest the 2023 presidential election.
Making the denial through Ikechukwu Eze, his spokesman, Jonathan said he would rather focus on promoting peace and sustainable democracy in Africa.
Reacting to the report on Jonathan contesting in 2023, Eze said: “There is nothing like that. The former President has not made any comments nor spoken to anyone on the coming elections.
“He is busy concentrating on his foundation, The Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, GJF, and its work of promoting peace, sustainable democracy and youth empowerment in Africa.
“If you check online, you will discover that a story with a similar headline had been published in the past by a few shady online sources.
“The last time this same story circulated online was before the 2019 Presidential election. It has now come up again.
“The good thing is that Nigerians already know this to be fake. That is why Nigerian newspapers and serious online news media will not publish such falsehood.”
