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Information from the Nigerian presidency
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has indicated that there is a plan by
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President Bola Ahmed Tonubu to begin
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legal action against the country. Former
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president Good Luck Jonathan over
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sustained and continuous rumors in
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certain quarters that ex-president
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Jonathan may have indicated interest to
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recontest as Nigeria president in 2027.
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This the special adviser to President
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Bola Ahmed Tonugu on information and
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strategy. Beo Onuga said Jonathan is
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welcome to join the 2027 presidential
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electoral race, but Jonathan will have
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his date in the court of the land.
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Indeed, the jury will determine whether
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Jonathan, who was sworn in twice as
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president, satisfies the constitutional
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requirements and is eligible to contest
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the presidency and be sworn in, if
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successful, for a third term in office.
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It would be recalled that ex-president
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Jonathan was one of the most criticized
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presidents in Nigeria with politicians
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including president Bola Ahmed Tonubu
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who was then a chieftain of the action
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congress of Nigeria ACN forming a
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coalition of all progressives congress
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APC to defeat the incumbent president in
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Currently, there is also a coalition
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formed by politicians in Nigeria, the
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African Democratic Congress, ADC, to
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defeat and remove President Tonubu from
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office in 2027. And lately, reports
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indicated that the former president,
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Good Luck Jonathan, is considering
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joining the African Democratic Congress,
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ADC, but no official announcement has
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been made. The speculation intensified
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after Jonathan met with ADC National
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Chairman David Mark in late September
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2025 amidst ongoing discussions about
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the 2027 presidential election. And
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Jonathan's closed door meeting with ADC
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leaders on September 25th, 2025 fueled
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widespread speculation about his
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potential run for the presidency on
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their platform. In a statement issued on
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Monday, Beao Onuga, the spokesperson to
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President Bola Ahmed Tanubu said, "As we
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begin the march towards the 2027
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elections prematurely foisted on the
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nation by the desperation of the
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opposition ganging up against President
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Boler Tanubu, despite his glaring giant
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economic strides, we are once again
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regailed with a cacophony of voices,
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most of them full of sound and fury,
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signifying nothing to paraphrase an
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imitable Williams Shakespeare in one of
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his classic works, McBth. One recent
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statement that stands out in its
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absurdity is Professor Jerry Garner's
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the former minister of information and
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national orientation moving to draft
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former president Good Luck Jonathan into
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the 2007 presidential
