• Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

PDP Denies Inviting Jonathan To Contest In 2027 Presidency

by Kamal Ibrahim
6 months ago
in Cover Stories
jonathan
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has debunked claims that it has offered former President Goodluck Jonathan its ticket to vie for the 2027 presidential election.

In 2007, late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Jonathan won the presidential election as the PDP candidate. However, in 2010, Jonathan was sworn in as president following Yar’Adua’s death. Jonathan subsequently won the 2011 presidential election under PDP but lost a return bid to President

Advertisement

Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015. That loss sent PDP in opposition status after serving as ruling party since 1999.

Considering PDP’s ongoing internal divisions and problems, many believe that the former president could be a useful candidate for the party.

Recently, groups have called on the former president to contest the presidency in 2027. However, there is no official expression of interest from Jonathan to run for the presidency again yet.

But deputy national publicity secretary of PDP, Ibrahim Abdullahi, in an interview with BBC Hausa yesterday, the party has not reserved its 2027 ticket for Jonathan.

RELATED

ABU To Honour Uwais, Fika, Chihombori-Quao

JUST-IN: Ex-CJN Uwais Dies At 89

13 hours ago
Tinubu, Northern Governors Mourn As Prof Jibril Aminu Dies At 85

Tinubu, Northern Governors Mourn As Prof Jibril Aminu Dies At 85

20 hours ago

He said, “It is not true that the PDP is wooing former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest for the presidency in 2027.”

Abdullahi said although Jonathan has rights to vie for the presidency again under relevant Nigerian laws, the party has not requested him to run for the election.

“He could contest the presidency and he deserves it. He is still allowed to serve the nation as president for another tenure,” he explained.

He argued that the former president is a bonafide member of the PDP, hence it is pointless for the party to run after him to contest any elective position under the party.

Abdullahi said the PDP did not talk to Jonathan about the need for him to run, adding that the party does not think he was the only one who could contest the presidency for the PDP.

He said the PDP has 12 governors, and they have many potential presidential aspirants, who are prominent politicians as well.

To him, the party will not keep on waiting for one person. He said it should be recalled that Jonathan is the same person that APC attempted to convince to contest for it when President Muhammadu Buhari completed his tenure in 2019.


We’ve got the edge. Get real-time reports, breaking scoops, and exclusive angles delivered straight to your phone. Don’t settle for stale news. Join LEADERSHIP NEWS on WhatsApp for 24/7 updates →

Join Our WhatsApp Channel

START EARNING US DOLLARS as a Nigerian ($35,000) monthly. Companies are sacking their workers due to AI (artificial intelligence), business owners are in panic mode. Only the smart will make it. Click here


Tags: Goodluck JonathanPeoples Democratic Party (PDP)
SendShareTweetShare
Previous Post

Tenants Lament As Year-end Rush Compounds Rent Hike

Next Post

TINUBU TO ECOWAS LEADERS…We Must Learn From Ghana’s Democratic Example

Kamal Ibrahim

Kamal Ibrahim

You May Like

ABU To Honour Uwais, Fika, Chihombori-Quao
News

JUST-IN: Ex-CJN Uwais Dies At 89

2025/06/06
Tinubu, Northern Governors Mourn As Prof Jibril Aminu Dies At 85
Cover Stories

Tinubu, Northern Governors Mourn As Prof Jibril Aminu Dies At 85

2025/06/06
Oko Town Union Dissolved Over Controversial Appointment
Cover Stories

Anambra Guber: INEC Clears Soludo, Ukachukwu, Moghalu, 13 Others

2025/06/05
How 15 People Were Killed In Jigawa Communal Clash – Residents
Cover Stories

Don’t Ignore US Terror Alert, Experts Warn Federal Gov’t

2025/06/05
meter
Cover Stories

Faulty Meters: Angst As DisCos Migrate Consumers To Estimated Billing

2025/06/05
2027: APC Rules Out Automatic Tickets For Akpabio, Abbas, Other Lawmakers
Cover Stories

2027: APC Rules Out Automatic Tickets For Akpabio, Abbas, Other Lawmakers

2025/06/04
Leadership Conference advertisement

LATEST

ACF Mourns Uwais, Describes Ex-CJN Jurist Of Repute

Tolu Arokodare On Target As Super Eagles Share Spoils Against Russia

Godly Parenting Summit To Empower Parents For Brighter Future

Eid-al-Adha: No Nation Rises Without Unity, Sacrifice — Shettima

Makinde Advocates 6-year Single-term For Political Office Holders

Fire Guts Section Of Kano Phone Market On Eid Day

Hardship: El-Rufai, Amaechi Owe Nigerians Apology — Shehu Sani

Raphinha Named 2024/2025 La Liga Player Of The Season

Benue Gov’t Directs Residents To Vacate Flood-prone Areas

Gabriel Signs New Long-term Deal At Arsenal 

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.