Oshiomhole Claims Calls for Jonathan’s 2027 Bid Come from His Opponents

Former Edo State governor Adams Oshiomhole has cautioned former president Goodluck Jonathan against running for president again in 2027, claiming that doing so would harm his reputation.

On “Sunday Politics” on Channels Television, Oshiomhole stated that only people who have bad intentions for Jonathan would encourage him to return to politics.

If Jonathan were to run for office, the All Progressives Congress (APC) would easily defeat him, according to the senator from Edo North.

“How is Jonathan a danger? When the PDP was actually PDP, we beat him earlier,” Oshiomhole remarked.

“I think only his adversary will pressure a man to run for office if he had the PDP at its height and he lost.”

The former APC national chairman counseled Jonathan to maintain his reputation as a respected statesman, pointing out that his 2015 decision to accept loss won him praise from all around the world.

If I could give him advice, I would tell him to keep this status, sir. “You don’t need to govern for nine years; you governed for eight,” he added.

Jonathan, Oshiomhole continued, had “managed to demonstrate that out of power, you can be relevant and at peace.”

He also hailed Jonathan’s well-known surrender address, calling it one of the most noble things a Nigerian leader has ever done.

Observing his ascent to that position. If I were him, I would live out my days seeking meaning, which he has already discovered, and talking because he should just let those legacies alone after he conceded defeat and stated, “That famous quote about the blood of a Nigerian not being worth my ambition.”

The former labor leader also claimed that since Jonathan left office, his support base in the south-south region had diminished.

Since the South-South is no longer the PDP, we will defeat him if he comes out very flat. “So where will he begin?” he inquired.

In 2015, Muhammadu Buhari of the APC defeated Jonathan, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

APPLICATIONS FOR JONATHAN’S RETURN

Jonathan, who led Nigeria from 2010 to 2015, has been rumored to run in the 2027 election. Regarding his upcoming political move, the former president has remained silent.

Prior to the upcoming general election, Jonathan has also been the target of the main opposition party.

Some PDP leaders, including as Abba Moro, the senator for Benue South, and Bala Mohammed, the governor of Bauchi, revealed that the opposition party has been courting Jonathan to run for its presidential ticket.

Having completed the four-year term of Umaru Yar’Adua, who passed away on May 5, 2010, Jonathan is eligible for another term in office.

Jonathan is invited to run, but Nigerians would remember his “dismal record in office,” according to Bayo Onanuga, President Bola Tinubu’s special adviser on media and strategy.

Jonathan has the right to run, but the former president might have to deal with doubts regarding his eligibility because he has been sworn in twice, the presidential spokeswoman continued.