COLUMNS

Why Jonathan Won’t Contest, Whatever the Courts Say

Daily Dispatch September 4, 2025

By Azu Ishiekwene After the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) announced last week that it would zone the presidency to the South in 2027, some names have been widely mentioned as possible frontrunners. Former President Goodluck Jonathan and the Labour Party’s presidential

Politics

Jonathan’s cousin denies report of ex-president stepping aside from 2027 race

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2025

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied reports suggesting he has stepped aside from contesting the 2027 presidential election. The rebuttal follows claims in a news report that the Otuoke-born statesman had opted not to run so as not to disrupt Southern unity. Although Jonathan has not officially declared his candidacy, strong indications suggest he has […]

NEWS

Jonathan Urges Electoral Overhaul to Deepen Democratic Governance

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2025

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for sweeping reforms in Nigeria’s electoral system to strengthen democracy, improve accountability, and ensure the legitimacy of elections. Speaking on Wednesday at the National Action Plan for Electoral Reform Dialogue, Jonathan stressed the urgent need for structural changes to advance the country’s democratic processes.

COLUMNS

Jonathan’s second term bid and the ADC challenge

Daily Dispatch August 13, 2025

By Zainab Suleiman Okino Until last week or so, citizens observing political developments in Nigeria had given up on the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), a party that was in power for the first 16 years of this republic. The party was so decimated that within the last two years, when the ruling APC under the […]

COLUMNS

Constitutional Impediments to Former President Jonathan’s Candidacy

Daily Dispatch August 8, 2025

By Umar Ardo, Ph.D These days it is commonly discussed at virtually every political forum of the need to draft former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2027 presidential elections as a most viable solution to the current political imbroglio facing the country. Vanguard Newspapers carried the issue conspicuously today. Whether this move will be […]

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2027: Bring back Atiku, Obi, sack Wike – Jonathan’s condition to PDP

Daily Dispatch August 8, 2025

The former President, Goodluck Jonathan is reported to have given the Peoples Democratic Party governors stringent conditions that will make him run for presidency come 2027. Sources close to the party informed our correspondent that a team of PDP Governors led by Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed met with Jonathan to convince him to come […]