2027: Jonathan Needs Overdose Of Goodluck To Win Tinubu — Lagos APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) successful Lagos State has dismissed a declaration by a chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Professor Jerry Gana that erstwhile President Goodluck Jonathan would contention for the presidency successful 2027.

The ruling enactment said the erstwhile president would necessitate much than overdose of goodluck to basal a accidental successful the statesmanlike predetermination against the incumbent, President Bola Tinubu.

The party’s spokesman, Seye Oladejo, who stated this successful a connection connected Tuesday successful Lagos, urged the PDP to let the erstwhile president to bask his status from nationalist bureau successful peace, alternatively than pushing him into the 2027 statesmanlike race.

He said alternatively of pushing Jonathan into, “a last creation whose effect is each excessively predictable”, those luring him into the contention should let the erstwhile Nigerian person to relax.

“Indeed, if helium chooses to run, President Jonathan volition request much than an overdose of bully luck to basal a chance.

“The landmines earlier him are galore – legal, past records, and cardinal questions of capacity,” helium said.

Harping connected Gana’s nationalist remark astatine the PDP Niger State Congress successful Minna, Oladejo said that elections remained contests of ideas, competence and transportation – not nostalgia oregon recycled rhetoric.

He said, ”Prof. Gana’s certainty that a peculiar idiosyncratic volition beryllium the PDP campaigner oregon that Nigerians are clamouring for a instrumentality to the past is premature and governmental theatre.

“We admit and admit Prof. Gana’s consciousness of humour, which whitethorn beryllium entertaining but is retired of spot successful superior governmental discourse.

“It whitethorn besides beryllium absorbing to interrogate his continued relevance, having been astir the corridors of powerfulness everlastingly without leaving down immoderate singular bequest of translation oregon notable accomplishments.”

He said that Gana arrogated to himself the sole powerfulness to find the statesmanlike campaigner of a full governmental enactment has exposed the PDP’s disdain for interior democracy.

“The PDP and different absorption parties look to beryllium moving towards already pre-determined ends arsenic acold arsenic their statesmanlike candidates are concerned,” helium said.

Oladejo advised Gana not to unnecessarily vigor up the polity by embarking connected campaigns earlier the authoritative prohibition connected electioneering is lifted by the electoral body.

He described the declaration arsenic a full disregard for owed process.

According to him, since 2023, Nigerians person been witnessing large argumentation shifts and bold reforms aimed astatine revitalising the economy, attracting investment, and expanding societal interventions.

Oladejo said, “Lagos APC stands firmly down President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s docket to hole the system and physique infrastructure that creates jobs and improves lives.

“We volition proceed to support policies that prioritise the aboriginal implicit the past.

“The APC successful Lagos calls connected each governmental actors – including the PDP and its chieftains – to desist from divisive nostalgia and alternatively contiguous clear, implementable programmes for the challenges Nigerians really face.

“If the PDP genuinely believes Mr Jonathan is the solution, they should laic retired specific, elaborate argumentation proposals and taxable them for nationalist scrutiny alternatively than making pronouncements that dependable similar run hype.”

Oladejo who urged voters to justice parties by records and plans assured that, “We volition proceed to enactment crossed Lagos and Nigeria to beforehand pragmatic governance, improvement and inclusion – and to clasp each parties to relationship for promises made to Nigerians.”