* Goodluck Jonathan
By Ibidapo Olowolayemo, Ibadan
Saturday August 9, 2025
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has reportedly outlined three key conditions before accepting the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general elections.
According to sources, Jonathan would want two former presidential contenders, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and former Governor Peter Obi, to return to the PDP.
Atiku, the PDP’s standard-bearer in the 2019 and 2023 elections, and Obi, the Labour Party (LP) candidate in 2023, left the PDP after internal disputes.
Jonathan was said to have expressed the belief that their return would significantly strengthen the PDP’s chances against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The third condition reportedly involves the expulsion of the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and former Rivers State governor, Barrister Nyesom Wike, from the PDP.
Wike, who led the PDP’s rebel G5 faction during the 2023 elections, is being accused of undermining the party’s unity by working against its presidential candidate.
Thus, political analysts have observed that meeting Jonathan’s demands could unify the PDP’s top power brokers ahead of 2027.
However, expelling Wike, they opined, might trigger fresh political tensions, particularly in Rivers State where he commands a strong political base.
“If Jonathan’s conditions are fulfilled, the PDP could mount its strongest challenge yet to reclaim power from the APC in the next presidential race,” said an analyst.
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