2027 Presidential Race: Goodluck Jonathan Torn Between PDP and ADC, APC Voices Doubts on Viability

Former President Goodluck Jonathan is reportedly considering running for the 2027 presidential election, with the African Democratic Congress (ADC) expressing interest in him as their candidate. However, Jonathan is said to be torn between his loyalty to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which made him president, and the ADC, which he believes has the potential to win the election.

Key Takeaways:

• A source close to both Jonathan and the ADC revealed that the former president is seriously considering running in the 2027 presidential polls.
• Key figures in the ADC are comfortable with having Jonathan as their presidential candidate and have reached out to him.
• Jonathan is torn between his loyalty to the PDP and the ADC, citing concerns about his potential return to the PDP and the possibility of facing Peter Obi as a candidate.
• The ADC has hinted that if Jonathan joins their party, they will zone the presidency to the South.
• The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed doubts about Jonathan's viability in the 2027 presidential election, saying he cannot defeat its candidate, Bola Tinubu.
• APC's Lagos State chapter noted that Goodluck's political relevance has been complicated by his recent engagements across party lines.

Statistics:

• 2015: The year Goodluck Jonathan lost his re-election bid to President Muhammadu Buhari (NAN)
• 2027: The year of the upcoming presidential election (multiple sources)
• 2010-2015: The period during which Goodluck Jonathan served as president (APC's spokesman, Mr Seye Oladejo)
• 2027: The year the APC believes Nigeria needs "capable, accountable and transformative leadership" (APC's spokesman, Mr Seye Oladejo)

Sources:

*_source close to both the former president and the ADC"_ (Saturday Tribune on Friday)

• Seye Oladejo, APC's spokesman in Lagos State (News Agency of Nigeria (NAN))
• Multiple unnamed sources (Saturday Tribune on Friday)