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Ex-President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has sparked interest in running for the 2027 presidential candidate a source close to the Bayelsa Born politician had confirmed.
According to reports retrieved by Eko Hot Blog the former president could be one of the leading candidate to challenge for the sit come 2027 through the banner of the People Democratic Party (PDP).
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Goodluck’s ally speaking on the possibility said there has been ongoing talks and plans to woo the former president to run for the election within the party.
He said that the main reason would be that he is a right fit to contend especially that the former president was going into the race to find ways of addressing Nigeria’s rising poverty, hardship and the general suffering that had gripped the citizenry in recent years.
According to the associate, the leaders of PDP believe that with previous success as the leader of Nigeria, Goodluck pose a strong opposition to the ruling party during his six year administration.
There are those who believe that giving him the opportunity to run for a single term of four years remained the clearest pathway for power to return to the north in 2031 and remain there for eight years without a serious struggle by the south.
The ally said Jonathan had already met behind the scene with some top leaders within and outside the PDP to consult them and seek their support for the 2027 presidential race.
According to the politician, Jonathan met with former Nigerian military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, retd., last weekend in his Hilltop Mansion in Minna, Niger State.
Although the source did not say what General IBB’s response to Jonathan was, he, however, expressed optimism that the idea had been properly sold to the north.
The official also disclosed that Jonathan was currently in the South-South consulting and meeting with critical stakeholders, with a view to selling the project to them and soliciting their unflinching support.
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It was, however, not clear at press time who the GEJ team was meeting with in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Tuesday and yesterday but it is believed that his support base in the region would not be a problem to him.
