"How I was betrayed in 2015": Jonathan opens up amid call to join 2027 race
- Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that he experienced several betrayals from Nigerian politicians during his re-election bid in 2015
- Jonathan explained that the nature of Nigerian politics is all about betrayal, and it was difficult to see a dependable politician in Nigeria
- The ex-president's comment came amid several calls from Nigerian politicians, asking him to join the 2027 presidential race
Goodluck Jonathan, the former president of Nigeria, has disclosed that he had a lot of betrayal experience during his re-election campaign in 2015. Jonathan made the comment while speaking at the 70th birthday celebration of Chief Mike Aiyegbeni Oghiadomhe in Benin, the capital of Edo state, on Thursday, September 4.
The former president also claimed that Nigerian politicians cannot be depended upon. Jonathan explained that Oghiadomhe was one of the few politicians who could give out "their neck" for him.
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His statement reads in part:
“Politics in the Nigerian standard is about betrayals. I have witnessed a lot of betrayal during the 2015 election.”
He added that it is difficult to find any Nigerian politician who will keep to his or her words. He stressed that their promise in the morning would change in the afternoon and evening.
PDP bigwigs gun for Jonathan
Jonathan made the comment after several Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) bigwigs, particularly in the northern blocs, had tipped Jonathan as the party's flagbearer in the 2027 election. For instance, Sule Lamido, the former governor of Jigawa, recently said Jonathan would be the best bet for the PDP to sack President Tinubu and the ruling APC in the 2027 general election.
He had called on the leading opposition party to make a deliberate push to ensure that the ex-president returns to the PDP, stating that no current PDP member from the southern bloc has the kind of experience of Jonathan.
Lamido made the call while speaking on Channels TV's Politics Today, adding that Nigerians would support anyone that the PDP put forward in the 2027 presidential election. Days later, the former governor denied being nominated by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to be Jonathan's running mate in the 2027 election.
Also, the spokesperson of the PDP, Debo Ologunagba, declared that Jonathan remained a member of the party. Ologunagba made this known on Wednesday morning, August 27, while addressing the rumours surrounding the ex-president's membership of the PDP while speaking on the party's choice candidate in the 2027 presidential election after it zoned its presidential ticket to the south.
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2027 election: Wike speaks on Jonathan's return
Legit.ng earlier reported that FCT minister Nyesom Wike urged Jonathan to remain a respected statesman, dismissing rumours of a 2027 comeback on the PDP platform
The former Rivers governor warned that allowing Peter Obi of the Labour Party back into the PDP would further harm the party
Wike ruled out contesting against President Tinubu, stressing his loyalty and integrity. This, the former Rivers governor urged him to continue in his role as an international statesman.
Source: Legit.ng
