2027 Election: Is Jonathan Still in PDP? Opposition Finally Opens Up
- The PDP has clarified the membership status of former President Goodluck Jonathan in the party amid talks about the 2027 elections
- Debo Ologunagba, the PDP spokesperson, made the clarification while speaking on the chances of Peter Obi, the Labour Party 2023 presidential candidate, in the party
- The PDP spokesperson's comment came days after the leading opposition party zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to the south
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that former President Goodluck Jonathan remains a member of the party.
Debo Ologunagba, the PDP spokesperson, made this known on Wednesday morning, August 27.
Ologunagba addressed 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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PDP speaks on Jonathan's membership
The PDP chieftain reiterated Jonathan's membership in the party but kept mum on Peter Obi, the former Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, whom he said has not decided whether to join the PDP or not.
Ologunagba's comment reads in part:
“President Jonathan is still a member of this party because he has not resigned. And Mr. Obi is a presidential candidate in the last election for another political party. He has not indicated that he’s joining the party."
He said he can only comment on the PDP and that, as things stand, the leading opposition party has several qualified candidates to contest against President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 election.
PDP bigwigs gun for Jonathan
Several PDP bigwigs, particularly in the northern blocs, have 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.
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PDP chieftain speaks on coalition
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu's chances in the 2027 general elections were said to be under threat with the emergence of an opposition coalition.
However, Sule Lamido, a PDP chieftain and former Jigawa governor, said the coalition may get it wrong in the 2027 election if it picks the wrong presidential candidate.
Lamido explained that the ADC coalition was a coming together of individuals, while that of 2014 was a coalition of organic, cohesive and organised political institutions.
Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
