Professor Jerry Gana, a former Minister of Information says Nigerians are prepared to support Goodluck Jonathan again for the presidency, more than 11 years after he left power.
The former minister made the remark during a congress held by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Minna, Niger’s state capital recently.
Gana spoke amidst suggestions that the former Nigerian leader, who left office in 2015, after being defeated by the late President Muhammadu Buhari, is planning to contest the 2027 presidential election.
Jonathan has yet to make a categorical remark on the issue, but sources close to him insist that there’s serious pressure on him to run again.
Prof. Gana stressed that Nigerians enjoyed better times under the Jonathan’s administration, adding the political and economic dynamic has since changed because the difference is now clear to the people of the country.
According to him, Nigerians are now calling on the former president to contest again in 2027 because of the confidence they have in him leadership, asserting that Jonathan will contest the next presidential election under the PDP.
He said the PDP is a people’s -oriented government and Nigerians are agitating for its return to power in two years time, saying the party is ready for Jonathan’s comeback.
Gana: “I can assure you that Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will be contesting the Presidential election in 2027 as a PDP flagbearer, and we are confident that Nigerians will support his return to the presidency
“The PDP is inherently a grassroots party that has historically championed people-oriented policies. The Nigerian populace remembers our contributions and it’s eager for us to return to governance.
“As the political landscape shifts ahead of the 2027 general elections, the PDP appears to be positioning itself for a significant comeback under Dr Goodluck Jonathan’s leadership.”
Apart from Jonathan, the magazine reports that the PDP, according to close sources is also piling pressure on the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi to fly the party’s flag, against the incumbent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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