The PDP Screening Committee has cleared former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan by waiver ahead of the party’s presidential primary.
According to the committee, the former president has served in different capacities as a political leader, with a record of integrity and patriotism.
BREAKING: The PDP Screening Committee has cleared former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan by waiver ahead of the party’s presidential primary. pic.twitter.com/NOFmBSLKhi
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Meanwhile, a former presidential aide and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Umar Sani says the Tanimu Turaki led PDP is confident in the candidacy of Goodluck Jonathan.
Sani, who served as senior special assistant on media and publicity to former Vice President Namadi Sambo, maintained that the former president’s actions already indicated serious political interest by purchasing nomination forms.
Although Jonathan has not publicly declared his ambition or confirmed the platform on which he may contest, Sani suggested that internal crises within the PDP may have contributed to the former president’s cautious approach.
Goodluck Jonathan has obtained the PDP presidential nomination form and is set to submit it publicly.
—Umar Sani
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He also expressed confidence that the suit challenging Jonathan’s eligibility to contest the presidency again would fail in court, arguing that the matter had already been settled judicially.
According to him, only the Supreme Court could overturn earlier decisions on Jonathan’s eligibility, insisting that the pending matter before Justice Peter Lifu would likely be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction when it comes up on May 26.
The PDP chieftain also dismissed claims that Jonathan’s supporters were merely exploiting his name for political relevance, insisting that many Nigerians remained emotionally attached to the former president due to memories of his administration.
The remarks come amid renewed consultations by Jonathan across political circles, fuelling speculation that the former president may be preparing for a political comeback nearly 12 years after leaving office.
Jonathan served as Nigeria’s president between 2010 and 2015 before losing re-election to former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Since leaving office, he has largely played diplomatic and mediation roles across Africa while avoiding direct involvement in partisan politics
