Fresh Update Emerges On Goodluck Jonathan Contesting 2027 Presidency

The South East Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ray Nnaji, has disclosed that former President Goodluck Jonathan, has not picked the party’s presidential nomination form for the 2027 elections.

According to him, those pushing Jonathan’s name are only using the pedigree of the former President to play political games.

Naija News understands that the PDP leader made the disclosure on Wednesday while speaking on a radio programme on Enugu-based DreamFm.

He alleged that some people insisting that Jonathan is contesting are profiting from the situation and called on security agencies to investigate their activities.

According to him, those pushing the narrative that Jonathan purchased the PDP form and would contest the 2027 presidency “are just trying to use him to play a game.”

Nnaji acknowledged that the former President once said that he was consulting, but added that he has not joined the race.

“Jonathan has not said that he is running, only for them to say that they have screened him. All these things are gimmicks. The suit in court is just for people to know that he is capable of running. All these things are what at the end of the day police or the EFCC will investigate. Some people are making some financial gains out of the situation. It is a crime. Go to the website of INEC; you will know the people who are there,” he said.

The PDP chieftain also cautioned Jonathan against contesting the 2027 presidency, saying it would be a big mistake.

“It will be a big mistake on the part of the former president to run. He is going to rubbish a good name he made by handing power over to somebody who has defeated him as an incumbent,” he said.

No PDP Faction In Enugu

Speaking further, Nnaji debunked the existence of a PDP faction in Enugu State.

He spoke against the backdrop of the news that the party has two parallel governorship candidates in the state in the persons of Samson Nnamani and a former Minister for Science, Innovations and Technology, Uche Nnaji.

According to him, Nnamani has been suspended from the PDP.

The regional leader clarified that, “PDP has no faction in Enugu State. Samson Chukwu Nnamani obtained a form, alongside Chief Uche Nnaji. They went for screening. They were to face the primary elections of the party. The National Working Committee of the party, which I am a member, cleared them to contest. As they were preparing for the contest, Nnamani violated certain provisions of the constitution by making some publications, indicting the party and saying certain things that are against the party.”

He said a petition was written against Nnamani, and when he was summoned to defend himself, he failed to do so and was suspended.

“The party suspended him; only for him to organise certain individuals to say they have suspended the other person. Notwithstanding that, the national office of the PDP came from Abuja, and elections were held; Samson Nnamani failed. Instead of him to appeal his suspension, he went into more anti-party activities, and he will face a panel. We saw some publications by him that he has emerged as the candidate. One Wisdom Okoye was the head of the group. He is not known by PDP.”

He said the Abuja team that conducted the primaries in the state was headed by one Austin Nwachukwu, from Imo State.

“When I confronted the national organising secretary of PDP, he said Wisdom Okoye was not sent from Abuja. Names of those elected have been sent to INEC, including Uche Nnaji.”