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2027 Presidency: We’re not considering Jonathan, party not lacking good candidates – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ruled out former President Goodluck Jonathan among its options for the contest of the 2027 presidential election on its platform.
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Ibrahim Abdullahi, spoke in an interview with BBC Hausa, denying the report that the party had issued its presidential ticket to Jonathan.
He said the PDP did not invite to the former President, adding that the PDP has done enough for Jonathan and there was no way they would woo him.
He also recalled that the wife of the former President, Patience Jonathan, had vowed that her husband will not return to the Presidential Villa.
He said the PDP was not lacking competent people to contest for the presidency, adding that the party has 12 governors and many other prominent politicians eligible and competent to contest the presidential election.
According to him, “The report that PDP has issued its presidential ticket to former President Goodluck Jonathan or invited him to contest the 2027 presidential election is not true.
“What happened is this: I had an interview with a journalist where we discussed some issues. But in the course of the interview, he mentioned President Jonathan, asking about our opinion of him, because there are reports that he is being urged to run for the presidency.
“I responded by saying that he (Jonathan) is eligible to contest the election, because he is a Nigerian and has the right to do that by the provision of the law, and he still has one more term left. So, there is nothing wrong about him contesting the presidential election because he is eligible in the face of the law.
“It wasn’t long ago that his wife said nothing would make her husband run for the presidency, that he didn’t leave behind or forget anything in the Villa for people to think that he’d come back to contest the position again. How then can we consider him. Ticket is given to someone who has shown interest.”