Former President Goodluck Jonathan has formally met with the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu to clarify some grey areas regarding his potential candidacy on the platform of the party.
However in a development following his denial, Jonathan was reported to have later met behind closed doors in Adamu’s house.
An inside source revealed that the meeting lasted for an hour between 9pm and 10 pm, and was organized in a bid to sort out some grey issues concerning Jonathan’s bid to fly the party’s presidential flag in next year’s poll, although details of the meeting was not made public.
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According to reports, the confusion that followed the purchase of the presidential form for Jonathan arose because of the spirited efforts by his loyalists in PDP, to dissuade him from joining the APC and running on its platform, saying that such would be belittling of his image.
A reliable source revealed that the former president had met with the APC leadership since Sunday morning and concluded plans to accept the nomination form but was strongly opposed by his ‘inner caucus friends’ to stop the move and remain in the PDP even without being active in the party.
The source said: “These people have been pressurizing Jonathan until the very last minute not to accept to run on the APC ticket no matter how tempting the conditions may be. That was why the former president did not present himself to the APC National chairman on Sunday when the form was to be formally presented to him by the Almajiri who want to show him appreciation for what he did for them during his tenure by building schools and rehabilitating them.
The source speaking on what prompted Jonathan to meet Adamu, continued:
“The main argument of those opposed to Jonathan running on the APC ticket is that it would be belittling to his image and standing in the world for him to do so given where he had been and what he represents as a former president of Nigeria. But the point is that the deadline for picking the form is this week and if he does not accept the form, the window would be closed and the opportunity lost,”
“That was why the former president had to meet Adamu last night and their meeting was very productive as both men came out happily at the end of the one-hour meeting in Adamu’s house in Abuja,” the source explained.
