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Amid claims of his returning to power, former President Goodluck Jonathan has opened up on why he would not contest for the Presidency again.<\/div>\n
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\nJonathan said he can\u2019t run for the Presidency again because he was pursued out of office in 2015.<\/p>\n

The former President said he would be diminishing himself by opting to pick a form and start lobbying people and campaigning for elections again.<\/p>\n

He stated this in a book, \u2018My Time As Chaplain In Aso Rock,\u201d written by Nathaniel Bivan, which detailed the accounts of the Chaplain of the Aso Rock Villa Chapel during Jonathan\u2019s era, Obioma Onwuzurumba.<\/p>\n

The book was presented to the public on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

But, commenting on the group that purchased the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential nomination form for N100 million, Jonathan said he enjoyed the drama because he can never become President again.<\/p>\n

A group, the Nomadic Pastoralists and Almajirai community had purchased the N100 million APC nomination forms for Jonathan ahead of the party\u2019s primary election.<\/p>\n

Jonathan said, \u201cI was enjoying the drama. At least they are not insulting me. After all, I was pursued out of the office that I was not good enough. So, if now, Nigerians are saying, \u2018Oh, this man should come,\u2019 that means they are cleaning me up. So, let me enjoy the drama.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you wake up tomorrow and see that I\u2019m President again, that means there may have been circumstances beyond my control. But not to go and pick one form and go and start lobbying people and running for campaigns, be it PDP power or APC broom and moving across Nigeria. I can\u2019t do that again; if I do that, I will diminish myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

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