Goodluck Jonathan

==Post-presidency (2015–present)==
Since leaving office, Jonathan has continued to defend his administration. In 2019, he was appointed as the honorary special advisor to the Bayelsa Education Trust Fund board.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2019/05/24/goodluck-jonathan-gets-new-appointment/|title=Goodluck Jonathan gets new appointment|date=24 May 2019|work=P.M. News|access-date=7 September 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526212843/https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2019/05/24/goodluck-jonathan-gets-new-appointment/|archive-date=26 May 2019|language=en-US}}</ref> In June 2019, Goodluck Jonathan was named chairperson of the newly inaugurated International Summit Council for Peace.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legit.ng/1242326-goodluck-jonathan-international-appointment.html|title=Goodluck Jonathan emerges chairperson of International Summit Council for Peace|last=Yusuf|first=Omotayo|date=7 June 2019|website=Legit.ng|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607231212/https://www.legit.ng/1242326-goodluck-jonathan-international-appointment.html|archive-date=7 June 2019|access-date=7 September 2019}}</ref> In July 2020, Jonathan was appointed [[special envoy]] of the [[Economic Community of West African States]] (ECOWAS)<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 July 2020|title=ECOWAS names ex-president Jonathan special envoy for Mali|url=https://guardian.ng/news/ecowas-names-ex-president-jonathan-special-envoy-for-mali/|website=The Guardian}}</ref> to lead mediation talks during the [[2020 Malian protests]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 July 2020|title=Ex-Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan in Mali to mediate crisis|url=https://www.africanews.com/2020/07/16/ex-nigerian-president-goodluck-jonathan-in-mali-to-mediate-crisis//|website=Africanews}}</ref>

===2023 election===
It was alleged that Jonathan had expressed interest to stand for the [[2023 Nigerian presidential election]] under the [[All Progressives Congress]] (APC). To achieve this, the APC primary nomination form was picked up for him by his supporters, which was debunked by his media aide Ikechukwu Eze.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-11 |title=2023 PRESIDENCY: Jonathan makes U-turn on APC ticket |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/05/2023-presidency-jonathan-makes-u-turn-on-apc-ticket/ |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

===2023 Zimbabwean general election===
In 2023, Jonathan was appointed head of delegation for the [[African Union]] and [[Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa|COMESA]] in the [[2023 Zimbabwean general election]]. On Friday, 25 August 2023, he addressed a press briefing giving [[Zimbabwe Electoral Commission|Zimbabwe's electoral authority]] poor ratings.<ref>{{cite web |title=Final AU, COMESA, EOM preliminary statement on 2023 harmonised elections |url=https://www.peaceau.org/uploads/final-au-comesa-eom-preliminary-statement-on-2023-harmonised-elections.pdf |website=African Union |access-date=26 August 2023}}</ref> This was in harmony with similar findings by the [[Southern African Development Community|SADC]], SEAM delivered earlier in the same press briefing.