A pro-Jonathan pressure group, Bring Back Our Goodluck, has called on former president Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2027 presidential election.
The group said Nigerians were “misled in 2015” into voting out Jonathan’s administration.
Speaking at a press conference in Kano on Sunday, Grema Kyari, national coordinator of the group, said Jonathan remained the “surest path to rescue Nigeria” from hardship and insecurity under the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government.
Kyari argued that Jonathan’s return was not only desirable but necessary.
He cited the political comebacks of Donald Trump in the United States and John Mahama in Ghana as global examples.
His words: “We were misled in 2015 by the APC under the late Muhammadu Buhari, Bola Tinubu, Yemi Osinbajo, and Bisi Akande.
“They sold Nigerians deceitful promises which they never fulfilled. Instead of progress, the country has been plunged into hunger, poverty, and frustration.”
The group said Jonathan presided over Nigeria’s “last era of economic stability” and pointed to food prices, agricultural reforms, and youth empowerment programmes such as YouWin! and SURE-P.
Kyari contrasted Jonathan’s era with today’s “biting hardship”, noting that a bag of rice, which sold for N7,800 then, now costs up to N100,000.
He said Jonathan’s record as a unifying leader who appointed officials across ethnic and religious lines made him the right candidate to heal Nigeria’s divisions.
Kyari also appealed to other opposition leaders, including Atiku Abubakar, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Peter Obi, Rotimi Amaechi, and Nasir El-Rufai, to shelve personal ambition and rally behind Jonathan.
“2027 will not be just another election year but a rescue mission to stop the APC’s erosion of democracy,” he said.
The campaign, which began in the north-east, has now moved to the north-west, described by Kyari as “the heartbeat of commerce and political influence in northern Nigeria.”
He ended the press conference with a direct appeal to Jonathan.
“In 2015, you chose peace over power. In 2027, Nigeria needs you to choose the people again. Let us chase out bad luck, poverty, and hunger. Let us bring back our Goodluck.”
