The Labour Party (LP) candidate in the 2023 governorship election in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has weighed in on the speculation that former President, Goodluck Jonathan, will return to active politics in 2027.
Naijaonpoint reports that there have been reports that some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are wooing Jonathan to contest the 2027 election on its platform.
Rhodes-Vivour, during an interview with Punch, stated that northerners who are behind Jonathan are very comfortable with his single term, which makes him a force.
However, Rhodes-Vivour expressed doubt about Jonathan’s possibility of becoming president, especially after swearing the oath of office twice.
He said, “It is a major consideration because a lot of people feel it is the southerner’s time to rule. Considering that the country just had eight years of a northern president who was extremely divisive. Unfortunately, President Tinubu’s coming has been even more divisive and has literally created a government that does not reflect the Nigerian nation.
“That said, it is still time for the South, and the thing about Jonathan is that he cannot do more than one term. The northerners who are behind him are very comfortable with that, so that makes him a force. Whether he comes out or not will be an entirely different topic because he has a lot to lose if he does not win the presidency.
“He has been president for six and a half years. That is almost eight years, and there is an issue that he swore an oath of office twice. When you also consider the Supreme Court as it is today, I am not sure if he will get through, given the current setup of our judiciary.”
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