A former presidential aspirant of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Mathias Tsado, has asserted that many Nigerian politicians are aspiring for the position that ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan, has attained.

Naijaonpoint reports that Tsado made this known during an interview on Channels Television’s breakfast show, Sunrise Daily.

He said, “You see, the position that President Goodluck, former President Goodluck Jonathan, finds himself today is a position that most politicians are yearning for.”

Tsado also stated that Jonathan demonstrated statesmanship by conceding defeat to the late former President, Muhammadu Buhari, noting it was a sign that he was not desperate for power.

He said, “In fact, he demonstrated he’s not somebody who is desperate to be in government.

“You remember when he said his ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian, and someone said recently that President Goodluck Jonathan lost the election in 2015 but gained the people. And at the moment, I think that is what is working for him.

Tsado further urged Jonathan’s associates to persuade him to run for the 2027 presidential election, arguing that the former Bayelsa governor possesses the qualities needed to reposition the country.

He added, “Yes, he has not declared that he wants to run for election, but for somebody like me, I am praying for a day that will come when President Goodluck Jonathan will declare and say, ‘I want to run’.

“Those who have his contacts, those who have access to him, should speak to him. They should point out the other rumors around in 2023 that he was going to run and all that. There were rumours, but this time around, [they should tell him], ‘Please come around, sir, because Nigerian people today need you’.”