- Warns other aspirant not to contest against Jonathan

A Cleric at the Convener of Abuja Ministers Prayer Outreach, AMPO, Prize Aluko, has warned the All Progressives Congress to adopt former President Goodluck Jonathan as its consensus candidate or risk losing the 2023 general election.

Pastor Aluko of The Resurrected Assembly Abuja, maintained that since God has anointed Jonathan to be president of the country on the platform of the APC, come May 29, 2023, other aspirants for the presidency should step down for him.

Speaking in Abuja, the cleric warned that whoever desires to pick his nomination and expression of interest form for the presidency or has already purchased it, in other to contest against Jonathan "is wasting his time, resources and energy as they will be disgraced at the party primary".

While calling on the former president to publicly announce his decamping to the APC, the cleric said, "Jonathan should not be afraid of any man, because it is a mandate that God has already set for Nigeria. Once he takes the bold steps every other person in the APC with presidential ambition will step down for him.

"God has engraced Jonathan to become the president of this country come May 29, 2023 under the platform of the APC. So, whoever desires to pick his nomination and expression of interest form or has already purchased it is wasting his time resources and energy, because God cannot lie.

"On his part, Jonathan must as a matter of urgency make his defection to the APC public so that all his supporters will be aware of his position,” the cleric said.

Few days ago, a Fulani group, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Rearers bought his nomination and expression of interest form at N100m, the gesture which was rejected by the former President describing it as insulting.

On the religious front, Pastor Aluko has since 2020, prophesied that God will return Goodluck Jonathan to Aso Rock as president on the platform of the APC.

Only recently, Aluko decalred that Jonathan will never be president again if he declined God's divine mandate to contest the 2023 presidential election under the APC.

Pastor said, “This is the only opportunity left for Jonathan”, warning that, "After this one, he should forget about ever becoming the president of this country.”

He therefore urged Jonathan not to allow confusion or doubts to becloud his state of mind on the clear message of God, but to muster the bravery and step into the presidential ring under the platform of the APC.