Defeating him will be a walkover” – APC reacts to calls for Jonathan to contest in 2027
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the rumoured pressure on former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest for the presidency in 2027. The National Director of Publicity for the party, Bala Ibrahim, warned that should Jonathan accept to run against President Bola Tinubu on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the next election, he would taste the bitter pill of defeat again. He said, “For us to start talking about 2027 is not only premature, but a calculation that is doomed. Less than 40 per cent of the mandate given to the President under the APC has not even been consumed. There is just no way the APC as a party will be jittery, if at all, there is such a plan to enrol former President Goodluck Jonathan into the race. “The APC defeated him when he was in power. Defeating him when he’s out of power will be a walkover. It is something that cannot even give the party a sleepless night. So, whoever is making this permutation, if the intention is to scare t...