Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, Senior Special Assistant (Print media) to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has downplayed talks about former President Goodluck Jonathan making a political comeback, saying there is nothing to fear if he decides to contest again.
Speaking in an interview in Kano, AbdulAziz said Jonathan’s previous defeat as a sitting president shows he poses no political threat.
“Somebody who was defeated while he was a sitting President, there is nothing he can do now. Maybe he can come and try his luck. It is the beauty of democracy. Anybody can decide to contest.”
AbdulAziz, however, insisted that Jonathan’s possible return does not bother anyone, including President Bola Tinubu.
“But Jonathan is not a threat at all. No one is scared of him. Certainly, not the President,” he said.
“As I said, someone who could not win his election while he was president, why will he be a threat now that he is far away from the stool, aside other constraints?”
He also cautioned Jonathan against allowing himself to be misled by people. urging him to re-enter the race.
“I am sure that some people will want to mislead him,” AbdulAziz warned.
“Personally I will say that he should not listen to people who want to destroy him or who want to demystify him by urging him on to a contest that is a no contest in the reality—because I don’t see where Jonathan will make an in-road or get any substantial vote in that election.”
