Former President Jonathan Speaks On Dumping PDP

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied reports that he is about to dump the opposition Peoples Democractic Party (PDP).

YaahooJournalist reports that Jonathan made the clarification in a statement signed by Reno Omokri, his spokesperson, where he maintained that he has been a member of one political party all his life and he has no intention of leaving the PDP.

The statement reads as thus; “Former President Goodluck Jonathan is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party. Throughout his sojourn on Earth, he has been a member of only one political party,” the statement read.

“Dr. Jonathan is known for his stability and loyalty. These are character traits that have been lifelong companions of his. He is also an elder statesman and that role requires that he accepts all Nigerian citizens, and indeed all the world’s peoples, in the spirit of the brotherhood of man.

“As an elder statesman and chairman of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, Dr. Jonathan will receive people of goodwill who apply to pay him a courtesy visit, irrespective of their political or religious leanings. Though a Christian, he has received Muslim groups and diverse other visitors.

“Dr. Jonathan intends to devote the rest of his life on Earth to building unity, and engendering opportunity for Nigerians and Africans and he has no desire, or reason to engage in partisan politics beyond being a loyal member of the Peoples Democratic Party.

“His being a member of the Peoples Democratic Party is institutional. In fact, it is more accurate to state that his eternal party is Nigeria, for which he reminds all Nigerians that they are brothers and sisters born from the womb of one Nigeria,” the statement added.

Meanwhile, the statement is coming amid speculations that Jonathan had dumped the PDP following the major upset of his party by David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just concluded governorship poll in the oil-rich state of Bayelsa,  where Jonathan hails.