Tinubu vs Jonathan: List of Top Nigerians Who Have Told Ex-president Not to Join 2027 Race
- President Bola Tinubu's chances of facing a major contest with former president Goodluck Jonathan in the 2027 election have remained a public debate
- This was as some opposition bigwigs, particularly from the northern bloc, have urged him to join the race and the zoning of the PDP presidential ticket would favour him
- However, despite the call, some prominent Nigerians, including his wife, Patience, have urged him not to join the race and maintain his status as an elder statesman
Former president Goodluck Jonathan has been urged to stay out of the 2027 presidential race and not contest against President Bola Tinubu, despite calls from bigwigs, particularly from the northern blocs, in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The PDP has recently zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to the south, and publicly expressed its willingness to field the former president as its presidential candidate, considering the fact that he would not be running for two terms.
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While reports suggest Jonathan’s camp has been meeting to pave the way for him to secure the PDP ticket, the former president has remained silent on the calls. Meanwhile, some influential Nigerians have urged him to maintain his current status as a statesman.
Below is the list of those who have urged him to remain a statesman:
Patience Jonathan
The former first lady has publicly called on her husband to stay out of the race, while lamenting the pressure that comes with holding public office, when she received the Women Icon Leader of the Year Award in Abuja in May.
She added that the current peace she enjoys is enough for her and subsequently endorsed the administration of President Bola Tinubu. She also promised to campaign for Tinubu's second term in office.
Her statement reads in part:
"The distress of Nigeria is so much that if God manages to bring you out of it, you should glorify Him. Why do you want to go back there?"
Nyesom Wike
The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, recently cautioned the former president against returning to the presidential race in 2027. Though Wike now serves as minister under Tinubu, he was one of those die-hard supporters of Jonathan in the 2015 saga, when the ex-president was defeated.
The former Rivers governor urged him to continue in his role as an international statesman. Speaking at a media parley in Abuja on Monday, September 1, Wike further dismissed claims about Jonathan’s possible comeback on the PDP platform.
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Adams Oshiomhole
In a covert message to Jonathan against being Tinubu's opposition in the 2027 presidential election, the Edo North senator, Oshiomhole, made a subtle warning to the former president and urged him to remain an elder statesman.
Oshiomhole, a two-term governor of Edo and former national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), made the call while speaking at the 70th birthday celebration of Chief Mike Aiyegbeni Oghiadomhe in Benin, the Edo state capital.
Primate Ayodele warns Tinubu of 'APC crisis'
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu had been warned of a crisis in his ruling party, which may affect his second-term ambition.
Primate Elijah Ayodele made the proclamation about the ruling APC in a latest prophetic revelation heading into the 2027 general election.
According to the cleric, the real problem in the ruling party would start after conducting its national convention, drawing reactions on social media.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
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