Former President Goodluck Jonathan says if he decides not to contest the 2027 presidential election, it’s not because of the discouragement by Festus Keyamo, the minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development and Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, a former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC.
The duo has cited some constitutional constraints for Jonathan, who left power in 2015 not to run for the presidency again,
saying his return bid would face legal challenge as Jonathan had already been sworn in as president twice.
But his brother, Azibola Robert, in a statement on Monday urged both Keyamo and Odinkalu to keep their advise to themselves as Jonathan does not need them to decide whether he would run or not, adding that the former president is as eligible as other presidential aspirants, to run for the nation’s highest office.
He said Jonathan has many competent lawyers, including Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, to advise him on the issue, saying he doesn’t need unsolicited advise from any quarter.
Part of the statement: “Rule No. 1: Do not offer legal advice where none is solicited. GEJ (PDP) has numerous, more cerebral, more experienced SANs at his disposal who give him sound, unblemished professional legal advice.
“Please note: GEJ is 100% constitutionally and legally qualified to contest, if he chooses to. If he decides not to yield to the overwhelming calls to run, it will not be because he is unqualified.
“Your unsolicited legal view is not of any concern to him and will never be. Don’t waste your precious time dwelling on this.
“Or should I schedule a meeting so you can be properly educated on the subsisting court judgments on the matter — one of which your party, APC, was a party to?”
Recall that Robert had last week said Jonathan cannot be blackmailed from contesting the next presidential election.
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