FCT, Abuja – A former Edo state governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, has claimed that ex-President Goodluck Jonathan poses no threat to President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
Oshiomhole urged Jonathan not to give in to pressure to contest the 2027 election.
Ex-Edo state governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, asks former president Goodluck Jonathan to ignore those asking him to run against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.
Senator Adams Oshiomhole plays down chances of ex-president Goodluck Jonathan winning against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.
He warned Jonathan that contesting the 2027 election could damage his political legacy.
As reported by The Punch, Oshiomhole stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics on October 5, 2025.
The senator representing Edo North said that only Jonathan’s “enemies” would want him to recontest.
He said Jonathan should focus on preserving the status of being relevant and respected rather than seeking a political comeback.
“I have a lot of respect for him. Now, how can Jonathan be a threat? We defeated him before when PDP was truly PDP. If a man had a PDP at his best, at his peak, and he was defeated, I think only his enemy will push him to go into the race.
“There are other issues that may not be helpful to him. I think he has managed to demonstrate that out of power, you can be relevant and be at peace.”
The former Edo governor said that if Jonathan will be defeated if he finally decides to contest against Tinubu in 2027.
“But we will defeat him if he comes out flatly, very flatly, because now the South is no longer PDP, so where is he going to start from?”
Ex-Edo state governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, warns former president Goodluck Jonathan against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.
Ex-Edo state governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, explains why ex-president Goodluck Jonathan shouldn’t run against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.
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Recall that ahead of the 2027 presidential election, the ADC had a series of meetings with many eminent Nigerians, and more meetings are expected to take place soon.
Leaders and key stakeholders in the ADC and PDP have reportedly intensified moves to win Jonathan into their respective parties.
Meetings in Abuja have been held between Jonathan and ADC coalition leaders, which sources said were all about the ex-Nigerian leader’s 2027 ambition.
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In a previous story, reported that former Labour Party chieftain Kenneth Okonkwo advised Jonathan against joining the 2027 presidential race.
Okonkwo insisted that the ex-president should continue enjoying his role as an internationally respected statesman.
The actor-turned-politician warned that some individuals are bent on destroying Jonathan “so much that he will regret he ever even contemplated” returning.
