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2027: PDP Faces Risk of Missing Presidential Candidate Entirely if They Nominate Jonathan – Keyamo Warns
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has cautioned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against fielding former President Goodluck Jonathan as its candidate for the 2027 election.
Speaking on Sunday, Keyamo said nominating Jonathan carries a constitutional danger tied to section 137(3) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
The minister suggested the above could bar anyone sworn in twice as president from contesting again.
“If he is fielded, the Party runs the RISK of NOT HAVING A CANDIDATE AT ALL.
“The constitutional amendment was made AFTER the court judgment which cleared him (Jonathan) to run in 2015, so nothing is decided yet on that new amendment, hence I use the word ‘RISK’ advisedly.
“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,” Keyamo stated.
(Daily Sun)
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