- PDP said Jonathan remains a registered and committed party member
- Party described viral 2027 campaign posters as fake and misleading
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The Peoples Democratic Party has cautioned Nigerians against circulating campaign posters portraying former President Goodluck Jonathan as a presidential aspirant for the 2027 election under other political parties.
The PDP said Jonathan remains a loyal and fully committed member of the party.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that in a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, the PDP described the posters circulating on social media as fake and misleading.
According to the statement, the posters featured Jonathan either alone or alongside other prominent Nigerians as running mates under the logos of different political parties.
The party warned that such representations were false and capable of misleading members of the public.
Ememobong also reminded Nigerians that double political party registration is prohibited under the Electoral Act and carries legal consequences.
He alleged that mischief makers were behind the circulation of the fake posters and urged the public to disregard them.
The PDP spokesman further disclosed that Jonathan personally reaffirmed his membership of the PDP during a meeting with party leaders on Friday.
“Campaign posters bearing the photographs of President Goodluck Jonathan, either alone or paired with other notable Nigerians as running mate, have emerged and are being circulated widely on social media platforms,” the statement read.
“These posters also falsely portray him as a member of the various political parties whose logos appear on them.
“We state categorically that President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is a registered member of the Peoples Democratic Party under the capable leadership of Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN. He duly registered personally in his ward during the recently concluded digital membership registration exercise, a fact he personally confirmed to members of the Interim National Working Committee during a meeting with him yesterday.”
The party said the clarification became necessary because of concerns over possible attempts to falsely associate Jonathan with other political parties.
“This clarification has become necessary in view of the provisions of the extant Electoral Act, under which double registration is not only prohibited but also punishable,” the statement added.
The PDP also alleged that some individuals could attempt to input Jonathan’s details and those of other opposition figures into the databases of different political parties.
“We are aware that mischief makers may not only design and circulate fake campaign posters, but may also, in concert with highly placed collaborators, attempt to input the details of President Jonathan and other prominent members of our party and the opposition movement into the databases of different political parties.
“We therefore put the public, especially the Independent National Electoral Commission, on notice of this malfeasance and urge them to discountenance any such fraudulent activity.”
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