Monday, September 22, 2025 - Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party (LP) candidate in the 2023 Lagos State governorship election, has reacted to speculations suggesting that former President Goodluck Jonathan may return to active politics in 2027.
There have been reports that some members of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) are wooing Jonathan to contest the 2027 election on its
platform.
Rhodes-Vivour, during an interview with Punch, stated that
northerners who are behind Jonathan are very comfortable with his single term,
which makes him a force.
However, Rhodes-Vivour expressed doubt about Jonathan’s
possibility of becoming president, especially after swearing the oath of office
twice.
He said, “It is a major consideration because a lot of
people feel it is the southerner’s time to rule. Considering that the country
just had eight years of a northern president who was extremely divisive.
Unfortunately, President Tinubu’s coming has been even more divisive and has
literally created a government that does not reflect the Nigerian nation.
“That said, it is still time for the South, and the thing
about Jonathan is that he cannot do more than one term. The northerners who are
behind him are very comfortable with that, so that makes him a force. Whether
he comes out or not will be an entirely different topic because he has a lot to
lose if he does not win the presidency.
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