adsA Federal High Court’s ruling clearing former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2027 Presidential poll is reshaping political calculations ahead of the next electoral cycle with analysts and political actors saying the judgment could significantly alter what many had previously seen as a relatively straightforward path to re-election for President Bola Tinubu.
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed a suit filed by a lawyer, Johnmary Jideobi, seeking to stop Jonathan from contesting on the grounds that he had previously taken the Presidential oath of office twice.
The ruling came days after Tinubu secured the Presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) with about 10.9 million votes in the party’s primary, reinforcing expectations among supporters that the President remains firmly positioned ahead of 2027.
Before the judgment, political observers had largely predicted a replay of the 2023 contest involving Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, who are both expected to remain major opposition figures under different political platforms.
But Jonathan’s potential entry into the race is now injecting fresh uncertainty into the political landscape, particularly within opposition circles struggling with internal divisions and leadership disputes.adsads
