Nigeria's ex-leader Jonathan rejects nomination to contest for president

STORY: Nigeria's ex-leader Jonathan rejects nomination to contest for president DATELINE: May 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathancampaign poster of political parties in Nigeriavarious of supporters of Goodluck Jonathan purchasing the nomination forms for the ex-president STORYLINE: Former Nigerian leader Goodluck Jonathan has rejected a nomination to contest for president in 2023, according to his media office. The presidential nomination and expression of interest forms were purchased Monday on the platform of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) party which defeated him in the presidential election of 2015 after five years in office. The form was purchased and donated to Jonathan by a supporters' group in the country, creating a puzzle about when and how the former Nigerian leader jumped ship from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling APC. His media office said in a statem