Goodluck Jonathan, Former President of Nigeria has rejected a presidential nomination form, saying it was bought without his consent. The form was for the ruling APC All Progressive Congress, that defeated Mr. Jonathan in 2015 after he had been in power for five years
A supporters’ group bought the nomination form on his behalf on Monday, continuing the trend of aspirants using proxies to purchase the form, but a statement by the former president’s spokesman said Mr. Jonathan “was not aware of this bid and did not authorize it”.
“We want to state that if the former president wanted to contest an election, he would make his intentions clear to the public and will not enter through the back door,” it said.
Nigeria’s main political parties are expected to hold their primaries later this month to meet the election commission’s dateline of 3 June for the submission of their candidates for the February 2023 election. The form costs 100m naira (about $240,000; £195,000) to purchase the APC’s nomination papers.
Source: BBC News