By Bayo Wahab
Senator Adams Oshiomhole, who represents Edo North Senatorial District, has stated former President Goodluck Jonathan stands no probability in opposition to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) if he decides to contest the 2027 presidential election.
Talking on Channels Tv’s Sunday Politics, Oshiomhole implied that Jonathan’s political base within the South-South area has weakened since 2015, making it tough for him to mount any critical problem to the APC.
“We are going to defeat him flatly if he comes out as a result of now, the South-South is now not PDP, so the place is he going to begin from?” Oshiomhole requested.
The previous Edo State governor stated solely those that don’t want Jonathan properly would encourage him to return to the political enviornment, warning that such a transfer might tarnish the previous president’s hard-earned legacy.
“How can Jonathan be a risk? We defeated him earlier than, when PDP was really PDP. If a person had a PDP at its finest, at its peak, and he was defeated, I feel solely his enemy will push him to enter election,” Oshiomhole stated.
He suggested Jonathan to protect his standing as a revered statesman and never try and return to workplace after already serving eight years.
“If I had been in a position to advise him, I’ll say, Sir, keep this standing. You ruled for eight years; you don’t have to control for 9 years,” Oshiomhole stated. “He has managed to show that out of energy, you might be related and be at peace.”
Oshiomhole recommended Jonathan for his historic concession after the 2015 election, describing it as an act that elevated his stature globally.
Equally, the 2023 governorship candidate of the PDP, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, higher referred to as Jandor, has suggested Jonathan to not heed calls to contest for the presidency in 2027.
Oshiomhole maintained that Jonathan’s quote about his blood not being definitely worth the blood of any Nigerian ought to stay his lasting legacy.
In accordance with him, the ex-president could be taking a political danger by contesting, including that he could be diminished to a minnow by President Bola Tinubu on the polls.
Adediran urged Jonathan to remain in retirement, saying these telling him to run in opposition to Tinubu had been deceiving him.
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