2027 Election: “Why Jonathan can’t run for President”, Former Appeal Court President Explains
by Adekunle Dada, https://www.facebook.com/legitngnews · Legit.ng News · Join- President Goodluck Jonathan cannot run for the office of the president in the 2027 general election
- Former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami, said Jonathan is not qualified to contest for the 2027 presidential election
- Justice Salami explained the reason Jonathan cannot fly the flag of any political party in the 2027 general election
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FCT, Abuja - Former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami, said ex-President Goodluck Jonathan cannot run for the 2027 presidential election.
Salami explained that the Nigerian Constitution explicitly bars any individual from holding the office of President for more than eight years.
As reported by the Nigerian Tribune, the constitution makes Jonathan ineligible to run again in 2027.
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He explained that Jonathan completed the tenure of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua before serving his own full term.
According to Salami, this constitutionally disqualifies Jonathan from seeking another.
The former Court of Appeal made this known in an opinion piece.
Salami argued that any attempt by Jonathan to contest and win in 2027 would amount to a violation of the law.
He stressed that such a victory would be nullified by the courts.
“It is painstakingly and dispassionately demonstrated that the ambition of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to contest for the office of the president in the 2027 general election is effectively and undoubtedly shot down.”
Jonathan's path to the presidency
Jonathan was vice president in 2007 to late Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and then Acting President in February 2010 after President Yar'Adua fell ill.
The former Bayelsa state governor assumed the presidency permanently following Yar'Adua's death in May 2010 and won a full term in the 2011 election.
2027 presidency: Jonathan reportedly considering ADC
Recall that ahead of the 2027 presidential election, the ADC had a series of meetings with many eminent Nigerians, and more meetings are expected to take place soon.
Leaders and key stakeholders in the ADC and PDP have reportedly intensified moves to win Jonathan into their respective parties.
Meetings in Abuja have been held between Jonathan and ADC coalition leaders, which sources said were all about the ex-Nigerian leader’s 2027 ambition.
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Jonathan Told Not to Contest in 2027 Presidential Election
Legit.ng earlier reported that former Labour Party chieftain Kenneth Okonkwo advised Jonathan against joining the 2027 presidential race.
Okonkwo insisted that the ex-president should continue enjoying his role as an internationally respected statesman.
The actor-turned-politician warned that some individuals are bent on destroying Jonathan “so much that he will regret he ever even contemplated” returning.