Former presidential media aide, Bashir Ahmad, has claimed that certain political figures are mounting pressure on ex-President Goodluck Jonathan to return to the political stage and contest the 2027 presidential election.
Ahmad made the revelation on Monday via a post on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, warning that the move appears motivated more by political convenience than by genuine interest in national development.
“From all indications, there are ongoing subtle moves by certain political elements trying to convince former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest again in 2027,” Ahmad wrote.
He further stated that proponents of the idea believe Jonathan’s candidacy would be easier to sell in the North, especially with the suggestion that he would only serve a single term—since he has already served one term between 2011 and 2015.
“They calculate that his candidacy will be easy to market in the North under the guise that he would only serve a single term,” Ahmad noted.
However, the former presidential aide expressed concern about the rationale behind the push, criticising it as being based on power rotation rather than the country’s best interests.
“But the troubling part is that this push is not rooted in what he would offer the North or the country at large, but merely in political convenience and power rotation. The North deserves more than being used as a political ladder.”
Jonathan’s Viability in 2027
Political analysts have weighed in on the growing speculation, suggesting that Goodluck Jonathan remains one of the few Southern politicians capable of mounting a serious challenge to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the next election cycle.
With rising discontent over economic conditions and regional balancing concerns, Jonathan’s name has continued to surface in political discourse, especially in discussions about North-South power dynamics and a potential one-term compromise.
As of now, the former president has not publicly commented on the matter. His participation in 2027 would require a constitutional review of eligibility, as well as political alignment with one of the major parties—likely the All Progressives Congress (APC) or Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
