He claims that Jonathan is eligible to run.
This occurred on the same day that Mr. Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), warned that giving former Anambra State Governor Mr. Peter Obi a presidential ticket would spell disaster for the PDP and claimed that former President Jonathan was being duped into running.
Wike boasted about President Bola Tinubu’s chances of winning reelection and declared that he was prepared to wager. He also rejected Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, who claimed that Tinubu would finish far behind in the 2027 presidential election, calling the claim flawed and mathematically incorrect.
Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president, has stated that Nigerians will decide the fate of the 2027 presidential election, not the APC or the opposition PDP.
In the same vein ,Yesterday, Azibaola posted the following on his verified Facebook page: “Dear Festus Keyamo, SAN, Chidi Odinkalu (Prof.) I greet you both.
Just so you know, three of us are solicitors. In the 1990s, we were all pro-democracy campaigners, and I was more effective than you two put together.
Rule No. I: Never provide legal counsel when no one asks for it. Only sound, impeccable, professional legal counsel is provided by the many smarter, more seasoned SANs that GEJ (PDP) has at his disposal. Please take note that GEJ is fully qualified to contest, if he so desires, under the constitution and the law. He is not unqualified if he decides not to give in to the enormous pressure to run.
His bucket list does not and will never include your screwed, unsolicited legal opinion. Don’t waste any more of your valuable time thinking about this.
Or should we arrange a meeting so that you may learn more about the court rulings that are currently in effect on this, one of which your party, the APC, was a party to?
“Please, Una, don’t put too much water in Belle for someone else to disco dance with, and don’t make a long queue for the latrine door.” However, this does not prove that GEJ is running,” Azibaola noted.
Jonathan has not formally announced his intention to run for office in 2027, although rivals in various political
Political parties have already started to criticise his candidature, claiming that he shouldn’t go back to avoid endangering the South’s prospects of winning the president again.
Given what seem to be early moves by some forces to crush his ambition before he even makes a formal announcement, it is still unclear whether the former president, who is being courted by some PDP officials, will run or not.
