Former President Goodluck Jonathan has been cleared by an Abuja Federal High Court to contest in the 2027 presidential election.
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, under the
leadership of Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, last week offered a waiver to Jonathan as
the only presidential candidate of the party.
But one Johnmary Jideobi had instituted a suit seeking an
order restraining Jonathan from presenting himself to any political party as a
candidate for the 2027 presidential election.
The plaintiff had earlier asked the court to stop INEC from
accepting, processing or publishing Jonathan’s name as a presidential
candidate.
He asked the court to determine whether, having regard to
Sections 1(1), (2), (3) and 137(3) of the 1999 Constitution, Jonathan remains
eligible to seek the office of president again.
But in his ruling on Tuesday, Justice Peter Lifu held that
Jonathan could participate in the election as a contestant.
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