A North-East group, Bring Back Our Goodluck, publicly apologized to former President Goodluck Jonathan on August 14, 2025, in Maiduguri, retracting past allegations that he sponsored Boko Haram terrorism. The group’s National Chairman, Dr. Grema Kyari, admitted they were misled by a “damaging narrative” orchestrated by the Obama/Biden U.S. administration and desperate Nigerian politicians to oust Jonathan in 2015. Kyari, speaking at a press conference, said, “We now recognize that he was a leader with integrity, compassion, and a national vision,” expressing regret for believing false claims that thrived in an environment of limited information.
The group highlighted Jonathan’s democratic credentials, noting his historic concession to Muhammadu Buhari before the 2015 election results were finalized, a move that prevented post-election violence. They also praised his resistance to international pressure to legalize same-sex relationships and his partial reversal of the 2012 fuel subsidy removal after protests, contrasting these with current governance challenges. Bring Back Our Goodluck plans a one-million-man march to Jonathan’s Bayelsa home to urge him to contest the 2027 presidential election, believing his leadership could address Nigeria’s economic hardship and insecurity.
