Goodluck Jonathan, former president of Nigeria.
Goodluck Jonathan, former president, has denied allegations that he was offered N500 billion to contest the 2027 presidential election against Peter Obi, describing the claim as false, malicious and part of a growing wave of political misinformation ahead of the next general election.
Jonathan, through his Special Adviser on Media, Ikechukwu Eze, dismissed the report on Sunday after it gained traction on social media, where it alleged that the former president rejected a massive financial inducement intended to persuade him to challenge Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), and split votes in the South-South region.
In a statement, Eze said the report was “entirely false and baseless” and urged Nigerians to disregard what he described as a fabricated publication designed to mislead the public and drag the former president into unnecessary political controversy.
“The report failed to state where or when Jonathan allegedly made such a claim, who was present or who purportedly made the alleged offer,” Eze said.
