By Jude Opara
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, yesterday said the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), risks having no presidential candidate in 2027 if it fields former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Posting on X, the minister said the possibility of PDP fielding Jonathan poses a major constitutional risk.
“One of its attractive targets as a Presidential candidate is ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, because of his purported eligibility to run for only one term.
“But, if he is fielded, the Party runs the RISK of NOT HAVING A CANDIDATE AT ALL by virtue of section 137 (3) of the 1999 Constitution (Fourth Amendment).
“All the arguments as to whether the section can be interpreted to affect him will not be decided on social media, but at the Supreme Court.
“If he is barred from running AFTER nominations have closed and the PDP is declared as having no candidate, nobody should scream ‘judiciary is corrupt’ because such a large party saw the judicial danger ahead and deliberately ignored it,” he warned.
There has been clamour for Jonathan to run for the presidency in 2027.
Jonathan served one term after he took over power following the death of former President Musa Yar’Adua.
Jonathan was defeated by the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.
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