Court clears Goodluck Jonathan to contest 2027 presidential election

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has been cleared by an Abuja Federal High Court to contention successful the 2027 statesmanlike election.

A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, nether the enactment of Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, past week offered a waiver to Jonathan arsenic the lone statesmanlike campaigner of the party.

But 1 Johnmary Jideobi had instituted a suit seeking an bid restraining Jonathan from presenting himself to immoderate governmental enactment arsenic a campaigner for the 2027 statesmanlike election.

The plaintiff had earlier asked the tribunal to halt INEC from accepting, processing oregon publishing Jonathan’s sanction arsenic a statesmanlike candidate.

He asked the tribunal to find whether, having respect to Sections 1(1), (2), (3) and 137(3) of the 1999 Constitution, Jonathan remains eligible to question the bureau of president again.

But successful his ruling on Tuesday, Justice Peter Lifu held that Jonathan could enactment successful the predetermination arsenic a contestant.

Court clears Goodluck Jonathan to contention 2027 statesmanlike election