Politics
Shehu Sani Warns Jonathan Against 2027 Presidential Return
Shehu Sani warns Goodluck Jonathan against 2027 return, saying PDP is fractured and coalitions mirror APC policies without alternative vision
Shehu Sani, a former Kaduna Central Senator, has urged ex-President Goodluck Jonathan not to consider a return bid for Nigeria’s presidency in 2027.
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Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Sani addressed growing speculation around Jonathan’s possible comeback, stressing that the political terrain has changed drastically since his time in power.
“Each time there is an election, Jonathan’s name resurfaces. While it’s his right to contest, I advise him not to. The PDP he once knew no longer exists in that form,” Sani said.
The former lawmaker noted that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), which carried Jonathan to victory in 2011, is now fractured with key members aligning with rival interests.
“The PDP in the South-West is endorsing the president. Some of its members are part of the new coalition. He shouldn’t waste his time,” he added.
Turning to the emerging coalition involving the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Sani questioned its credibility and ideological base, describing its members as no different from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
“We are in a democracy, and it’s within our rights to have an opposition. But if the only goal is to unseat President Tinubu without offering an alternative vision, then there is no real agenda,” he warned.
According to Sani, the policies of the coalition closely mirror those of the Tinubu administration, including subsidy removal and currency devaluation.
“There’s no ideological difference. It’s not a battle between opposing philosophies. Their track records and campaign messages show alignment with the status quo,” he argued.
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By his assessment, Jonathan’s possible re-entry into politics would face not only structural challenges within the PDP but also an opposition bloc lacking clarity of vision and purpose.
A group, the Imo First Group (IFG) has described the purported Magistrate court order to arrest Senator Ifeanyi Araraume and the former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, over alleged criminal conspiracy and forgery, as a ruse and fake news
The group stated this in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja.
IFG challenged those peddling the fake news to make the court order public.
The statement reads ” The fabricated and concocted story was first posted on social media by Hon. Ambrose Nwaogwugwu, a media aide to Governor Hope Uzodimma, before it was picked up by other media outfits, including Arise TV.
According to the statement, those behind the report claimed that a Senior Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja issued a Bench Warrant dated September 9, 2026, following a petition written by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Imo State, Barr. Chukwuemeka Ibejiako, to the Police and DSS on October 8, 2026, over alleged presentation of fake APC primary results.
The Group debunked the existence of any such order.
“We want to state categorically and unequivocally that no jSenior Magistrate ordered or issued any bench warrant for the arrest of Araraume”
IFG however challenged anyone in possession of the purported court order to publish it.
“If you claim to have a court order present same for the public to see,
“This fabricated bench warrant contain in the report is filled with inconsistencies, the bench warrant was dated September 9, 2026, while the REC’s petition that supposedly triggered it was dated October 8, 2026, with case number CR/M/084/2026.
The statement further stated that the purveyors and harbinger of the fake news tried to trick the magistrate via exparte order but was rebuked
“The magistrate bluntly refused to grant their exparte and threatened to arrest them, yet they carried their falsehood about. What’s the problem of occupants of office that never won free and fair elections and tried to destroy reputable Imo sons that have won elections. We challenge anyone in this macabre surugede dance to show the court order or warrant of arrest. It’s preposterous to blackmail decent Imo sons on the altar of dirty politics.”
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