A group known as Youth Earnestly Demand For Goodluck Ebele Jonathan 2023 (YED 4 GEJ 2023) says 500,000 youths across the country have raised funds for Jonathan’s campaign.
The group said this in a statement issued on Tuesday.
In the statement signed by Prince Teddy Omiloli, its National Chairman, and Fahad Waziri Idris, its National Vice Chairman, the group commended those who bought forms for the former president.
Daily Trust had reported how a Fulani group purchased the expression of interest and nomination forms for Jonathan.
But the immediate past Nigerian president rejected the forms and distanced himself from the APC.
In a statement, YED 4 GEJ said they were ready to commence the campaign.
“We, Nigerian Youths under the auspices of YOUTHS EARNESTLY DEMAND FOR GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN 2023 (YED 4 GEJ 2023), sincerely appreciate the Nomadic Pastoralists and Almajiri communities for purchasing the presidential nomination form of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.”
“This gesture shows the love and acceptance of Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan by Nigerians irrespective of tribe and religion. We are pleased to state here that Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is the unifier that Nigeria needs to bring about peace and stability.
“We want to thank the Fulani groups for this bold step and initiative. We are grateful and happy that the Fulani groups yielded to our call of bringing Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan back to Aso Villa come 2023 to foster a government of national unity in Nigeria.
“The Fulani groups took us by surprise when we Nigerian Youths were already gathering our N500 contributions which over 500,000 youths under our umbrella nationwide have responded to, and we were hoping to purchase Dr. Jonathan’s nomination form on Tuesday the 10th of April. But we were surprised to see the herders purchase it already. This is a sign that Dr. Ebele Jonathan is a divine project to Nigeria.
“We wish to call on President Muhammadu Buhari, religious leaders, respected statesmen, traditional leaders, women groups, youth groups, artisans and famers to join us and the Fulani groups in begging Dr. Jonathan to accept the APC nomination form that was purchased for him by the Fulani groups.
“We are set to kickstart His Excellency’s campaign with the funds raised from the N500 contributions by the over 500,000 Nigerian youths.”
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