Arise News anchor, Oseni Rufai, has advised former President Goodluck Jonathan to shelve the idea of running for president in the next year’s general election.

Rufai gave this advice on Wednesday during Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’, noting that the same people asking Jonathan to contest were the ones that disgraced him out of office in 2015.

Recall that the Taminu Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Tuesday cleared Jonathan by waiver ahead of the party’s presidential primary.

Speaking on the show, Rufai said, “I walked through the phone lines, and I got some messages from my sources. They are saying the plot is actually thickening, that some people are pushing you.

“But I’ve got word for President Jonathan today. Those that are pushing you were those that disgraced you in 2015. They were those that used the media arsenal against you. Those that are behind you now and are pushing you to run were the same that did not find you worthy in 2015.

“I know the pressure is much on you to run. They are pushing, they are doing everything, but please be careful. Don’t listen to them. They’ll lead you astray.”