Jonathan ‘ll Contest 2027 Election On PDP Platform, Prof Jerry Gana Claims

A erstwhile curate and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disclosed that erstwhile President Goodluck Jonathan volition contention the 2027 Presidential predetermination connected the PDP platform.

Gana, who disclosed this to Journalists connected the sidelines of the PDP Congress successful Niger State, said the enactment was acceptable to instrumentality Jonathan arsenic president of Nigeria successful 2027.

He dismissed the interior wranglings successful the party, saying the consultative league held by the party’s founding fathers successful Abuja had addressed each the issues.

Jonathan’s spokesman, Ikechukwu Eze, could not beryllium reached during property time.

But Gana’s assertion comes hardly 48 hours aft Jonathan met with Senator David Mark, the nationalist president of the conjugation enactment African Democratic Congress (ADC), successful Abuja.

Weeks earlier, a PDP founding begetter and erstwhile Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, had said Jonathan is the party’s champion bet. The Senate number leader, Senator Abba Moro, besides said the enactment has reached retired to Jonathan to return.

Sources successful the enactment told LEADERSHIP that the zoning of the party’s summons to the South was portion of efforts to woo Jonathan and erstwhile Labour Party statesmanlike candidate, Peter Obi, who besides held a closed-door gathering with Jonathan immoderate weeks ago.

However, the campy wrong PDP, loyal to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, is opposed to Jonathan’s return, having pledged to enactment President Bola Tinubu’s second-term ambition.

His enactment leaders person since endorsed Tinubu arsenic the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) statesmanlike campaigner for the 2027 election.

However, Gana, portion speaking with journalists during the PDP legislature successful Niger State, said, “In 2015, Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan said his ambition is not worthy the humor of Nigerians.

After him, different President ruled for 8 years, and present different has ruled for 2 years. Nigerians person seen the difference, and the quality is noticeable. Nigerians are present asking america to bring backmost our friend, Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.

“I tin corroborate that Goodluck Ebele Jonathan volition contention the Presidential predetermination successful 2027 arsenic PDP campaigner and you volition ballot for him to instrumentality arsenic President again,” helium said.

Responding to whether the PDP’s rift puts the enactment successful bully lasting for the 2027 election, Gana said, “The PDP has a tremendous accidental successful 2027 due to the fact that it is genuinely a grassroots party. The founding fathers convened a consultative league successful Abuja and addressed each the issues.”

The erstwhile curate claimed that Nigerians emotion the PDP due to the fact that the enactment has people-oriented programmes.

“That is wherefore they retrieve PDP immensely, and they are urging america to travel back”, helium added.

Gana said astir the authorities of the economy: “This authorities has respective evil gatekeepers, keeping distant overseas investors. That’s their large problem. Nigeria is the champion mode to turn your money.”