Calls for Jonathan’s 2027 Re-election Bid Could Trigger Crisis – Wike

[Newsman]

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has warned that urging former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2027 presidential election could provoke chaos in Nigeria

Speaking on Politics Today on Channels Television Thursday night, Wike described the act as hypocritical, saying those behind it abandoned Jonathan in 2015 during his failed re-election bid.

“Anybody saying Jonathan should return because he will only do one term is only looking for a crisis,” he said. “These are the same people who frustrated him in 2015.”

Wike also criticised the idea of a “one-term presidency” for southern candidates, calling it insincere and a threat to national unity.

Wike’s remarks follow rumours that former President Goodluck Jonathan may contest the 2027 election, with the prospect of being constitutionally limited to a single term, having already served four years, and his wide acceptance across the country seen as an advantage. The article was originally published on Politics Nigeria.

Source: https://politicsnigeria.com/calls-for-j ... isis-wike/