2027: PDP risks not having presidential candidate if it fields Jonathan – Keyamo

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Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, stated on Sunday that if the PDP names former President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate, it could end up without a candidate in 2027.

The minister claimed in a post on X that there is a serious constitutional risk if the PDP fields Jonathan.

“One of its attractive targets as a Presidential candidate is ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, because of his purported eligibility to run for only one term.

“But, if he is fielded, the Party runs the RISK of NOT HAVING A CANDIDATE AT ALL by virtue of section 137 (3) of the 1999 Constitution (Fourth Amendment).

“All the arguments as to whether the section can be interpreted to affect him will not be decided on social media, but at the Supreme Court.

“If he is barred from running AFTER nominations have closed and the PDP is declared as having no candidate, nobody should scream ‘judiciary is corrupt’ because such a large party saw the judicial danger ahead and deliberately ignored it,” he warned.

The idea that Jonathan should run for president in 2027 has been widely supported.

After former President Musa Yar’Adua passed away, Jonathan assumed power and lasted one term.

Muhammadu Buhari, the late former president, defeated Jonathan.

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