2027: Jonathan Will Want Overdose Of Good Luck To Win – APC

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a swipe at former President Goodluck Jonathan and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following claims by Professor Jerry Gana that Jonathan will contest the 2027 presidential election.

In a press release on Tuesday by its spokesman, Seye Oladejo, the Lagos APC mocked the PDP’s alleged plan to return Jonathan to Aso Rock, describing it as a determined political transfer rooted in nostalgia quite than competence.

Reacting to Gana’s declaration that Jonathan will contest and return to the Villa in 2027, the APC stated the previous president would want “an overdose of excellent luck” to face any life like probability of profitable the presidency once more.

“Elections are contests of concepts, competence and supply – not nostalgia or recycled rhetoric,” the APC stated.

“Prof. Gana’s certainty {that a} explicit particular person ‘will’ be the PDP candidate or that Nigerians are clamouring for a return to the previous is untimely and political theatre.”

The occasion criticised Gana’s feedback as each presumptuous and undemocratic, accusing the PDP of sidelining inner democratic processes in favour of imposed candidatures. It additionally questioned Gana’s political relevance, stating that regardless of many years within the corridors of energy, he has little legacy to indicate.

“The likes of Prof. Gana might be suggested to not unnecessarily warmth the polity by embarking on lawless campaigns earlier than the official ban on electioneering is lifted, thereby underscoring as soon as once more their undemocratic credentials and disrespect for due course of,” the assertion continued.

The APC urged the PDP and its “cheerleaders” to permit Jonathan to get pleasure from his retirement, warning {that a} political comeback might injury the legacy he earned for peacefully conceding defeat in 2015.

“If he chooses to run, President Jonathan will want greater than an overdose of excellent luck to face an opportunity. The landmines earlier than him are quite a few – authorized, information, and basic questions of capability,” the occasion stated, including that any try and return him to workplace would face severe scrutiny from Nigerians.

The assertion additionally reaffirmed the APC’s help for President Bola Tinubu’s administration, citing ongoing financial reforms, infrastructure growth, and social intervention programmes as proof of a authorities centered on the long run quite than the previous.

“Lagos APC stands firmly behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s agenda to repair the economic system and construct infrastructure that creates jobs and improves lives. We’ll proceed to defend insurance policies that prioritise the long run over the previous,” Oladejo famous.

The occasion challenged the PDP to current clear, detailed coverage proposals quite than counting on emotional appeals and “divisive nostalgia”, urging Nigerians to evaluate political events primarily based on their information and plans.

In the meantime, Prof. Gana had over the weekend said in the course of the PDP Congress in Minna, Niger State, that Jonathan would contest the 2027 election and reclaim energy on the energy of his previous management and present public sentiment.

“In 2015, former President Goodluck Jonathan stated his ambition was not well worth the blood of Nigerians. After him, one other president dominated for eight years, and now one other has dominated for 2 years.

“Nigerians have seen the distinction, and the distinction could be very clear. Nigerians are actually asking us to carry again our buddy, former President Goodluck Jonathan,” Gana stated.