2027: Jonathan will contest presidential election – Rep Agbedi

Fred Agbedi, a subordinate of the House of Representatives, has announced that erstwhile President Goodluck Jonathan will contention the 2027 statesmanlike election.

Agbedi disclosed this portion appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday.

He said: “Former President Goodluck Jonathan is moving for predetermination with the Peoples Democratic Party, whichever mode you privation to enactment it.

“The PDAPC is promoting definite professors and INEC officials arsenic observers for their election. However, the PDAPC is not recognised by law, and it seems that INEC is intentionally keeping them involved.

“You callback the decisions made by the Appeal Court and Supreme Court. The enactment has contacted INEC and sent reminders stating that the PDAPC is not recognised based connected the court’s ruling, yet INEC is inactive holding onto them.”

This comes aft an Abuja Federal High Court allowed Jonathan to tally successful the 2027 statesmanlike election.

Last week, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP-led faction of Kabiru Tanimu Turaki gave Jonathan a waiver to tally for the presidency.

However, Johnmary Jideobi filed a suit seeking a tribunal bid to halt Jonathan from emerging arsenic a campaigner for immoderate governmental enactment successful the 2027 statesmanlike election.

On Tuesday, Justice Peter Lifu ruled that Jonathan is eligible to enactment successful the predetermination arsenic a candidate....