Breaking: PDP Takes Action on Jonathan's 2027 Ambition
- PDP has cleared former President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate for the 2027 election
- Controversies arose over Jonathan's candidacy amidst mixed reactions from Nigerians
- Different PDP factions have challenged Jonathan's readiness and strategic alignment for the upcoming race
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reportedly cleared former President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate in the 2027 general elections.
Reports indicated that the former president was cleared by the screening committee of the Governor Seyi Makinde-backed Turaki PDP group.
Source: Twitter
There have been controversies about the former president's return to the presidential race. Currently, his candidature is being challenged at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Nigerians react as PDP clears Jonathan in absentia
However, his clearance by the PDP for the 202y presidential elections has started generating mixed reactions from Nigerians. Below are some of their comments:
Ossana said Peter Obi supporters would curse the former president if his entry into the 2027 elections led to their candidate's defeat:
"The curse he'll receive if he causes Obi and Kwankwaso to lose the election ehn. 2015 will be child's play. Very incompetent fellow who allowed the likes of the petroleum minister and Alison to do whatever they like with our oil revenue. She ran to the UK, and she's facing trial there."
Solopenja posited that Peter Obi should step down for the former president to run the race:
"Why are so many proponents of 'it is the turn of the South' so pained that Goodluck Jonathan (who is by far a better southern candidate than Obi) is also vying for the Presidency? If Obi has sense, he would step down his candidacy and endorse his oga, Jonathan."
Source: Twitter
AmiDazz expressed doubt over the readiness of the former president to contest the election and raised questions about the fate of the PDP:
"The question is: Is Goodluck Jonathan ready to contest? Let’s even assume he is, which PDP faction is he contesting under? The one controlled by Wike, who is a minister in this administration and a die-hard follower of BAT? Or the Makinde faction that is clearly also a proxy of the APC? What does he intend to achieve?"
Latecomer summarised the report:
"A PDP faction backed by Oyo Gov. Seyi Makinde had scheduled Jonathan for screening as the party’s sole presidential aspirant. Reports said Jonathan didn’t show up to submit his nomination form on Monday, but the committee still granted the waiver. The Turaki-led faction calls him the sole 2027 candidate and says it’s giving Nigerians 'a credible alternative'."
Itelewa said the factional PDP's action was against the ex-president's intent:
"They cut his hair in his absence, which means it's dead on arrival."
See the video of the moment on X here:
Shehu Sani explains Jonathan's mistakes
Legit.ng earlier reported that former President Goodluck Jonathan has been faulted for being the architect of his own defeat in the 2015 presidential election.
Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna Central senator in the Eighth Senate, made the claim while speaking in an interview recently.
According to Senator Sani, there are three things that former President Jonathan did that President Bola Tinubu or any other president cannot do, and he mentioned them.
Source: Legit.ng
