Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday emerged as the presidential candidate of a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2027 general election.
Jonathan’s endorsement came during a Special National Convention convened in Abuja by a faction of the PDP led by former Minister of Special Duties, Tanimu Turaki, SAN, despite opposition from the party’s mainstream leadership and heavy security presence around the original venue of the gathering.
The development came as former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi formally accepted his nomination as the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Coalition, while Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde clinched the presidential ticket of the Allied People’s Movement and unveiled what he described as a “Reset Nigeria Agenda.”
Sunday PUNCH gathered that suspected thugs invaded the original venue for the ratification of Jonathan’s candidature, the A-Class Event Centre, and attacked some participants.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the attack occurred shortly after the factional leaders relocated from the venue to engage with police personnel deployed to the area.
