AS the 2027 general elections are drawing closer, fresh speculations have emerged over a potential return of former President Goodluck Jonathan and ex-presidential candidate Peter Obi to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro, revealed this today during an interview today.
He disclosed that discussions are ongoing to convince both men to rejoin the party ahead of the polls.
“In the run-up to 2027, I am aware that some individuals have been speaking with Peter Obi, urging him to come back home, assuring him of strong chances if he returns,” Moro said. He also hinted that overtures were being made to Jonathan, noting: “Some persons are talking to the former president to come and run. It is a possibility.”
Jonathan, who governed under the PDP from 2010 to 2015 after succeeding the late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, lost his re-election bid to Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, becoming the first incumbent president to be defeated since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999.
Despite persistent calls for him to contest again, he has not declared interest.
Obi, a former Anambra State governor, served as PDP’s vice-presidential candidate in 2019 before defecting ahead of the 2023 elections.
He later ran for president on the Labour Party platform, gaining strong support among youths but finishing third behind Bola Tinubu of the APC and Atiku Abubakar of the PDP.
Currently aligned with the opposition coalition African Democratic Congress (ADC) alongside Atiku and other heavyweights, Obi has signaled his intention to run again but remains undecided on which party platform to pursue his ambition.
As the opposition intensifies strategies for 2027, the potential return of Jonathan and Obi to the PDP could significantly reshape Nigeria’s political landscape.