- Safiu Kehinde
Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has reignited speculations over his possible return to active politics and contest for the 2027 Presidential election as he was spotted at Abuja residence of the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, for a closed-door meeting.
Jonathan was paid a visit to Mark on Thursday in what many political observers and netizens considered to be ongoing consultations ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Recall that former President lost his re-election bid in 2015 to the late Muhammadu Buhari.
While he had since shied away from active politics, his latest engagement with the leadership of the ADC has heightened rumours of possible return and eventual rerun for the seat.
No official statement has been released by Jonathan or the ADC chairman as regards the outcome of the meeting.
However, netizens and political observers were quick to commence the guess and presumption games as the raised speculations of Jonathan’s likelihood of going at loggerhead against President Bola Tinubu at the 2027 General election.
Mixed reactions have flooded the social media space with some labelling Jonathan as Tinubu’s biggest threat while others talked down the threat the former President poise against the incumbent.
“The ONLY candidate that can defeat Tinubu with ease in 2027 is Atiku Abubakar, and any other person chances require a quadratic equation to determine winability”@Daddy_B2023
“A can of worms will be opened if Jonathan decides to run. Many things happened under Jonathan, including high-level corruption, etc. Buhari chose not to probe Jonathan but if he decides to run, that book will be revisited.”@Alparani28
“Na lie, nothing fit come out of that “meeting” of two free Nigerians. Why them Atiku, Obi and other noise makers no come join the Dreamers Club now? Fear don catch them well, well already!”@sukuura
“They will all fall as usual. The same set of people who have brought Nigeria to where it is today.”@Kayode81lawal
“He remains the strongest force from the south to defeat Tinubu”@Charleszing
“Failure from the beginning”@GokeAjayi
“Mr. Man, no hurdle anywhere, ok? It’s just a meeting or a gathering of expired, confused, paper-weight and rudderless old and disjointed politicians. Please, take note, ok?”@DMedoye
“If Goodluck declare today, he has my total support”@ikpeteboghaWG
“Goodluck Jonathan is statute barred, so he can not contest for the presidency again. And even if the law permits, he can not contest under ADC because of Atiku presidential ambition. The meeting is just showmanship. It has mo electoral or political value.”@thoughtsfromUSA
“Lol tension fire, person wey him beat when e no dey govt, he go beat am stupor”@dyablohamed1