Posted by Samuel on Fri 08th Aug, 2025 - tori.ng
The human rights lawyer noted that the Nigerian constitution allows Jonathan to run for another term of four years.
Activist lawyer Deji Adeyanju has maintained that former President Goodluck Jonathan is the only Southerner capable of defeating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.
Adeyanju, however, noted that Jonathan might not run in the 2027 presidential election.
Posting on X, he wrote: “GEJ is the only southern candidate that can defeat Tinubu but I don’t think he will run against Tinubu.”
The human rights lawyer noted that the Nigerian constitution allows Jonathan to run for another term of four years.
“GEJ is not constitutionally barred from contesting. Our laws forbid a situation where any law would be made targeting a particular individual.
“If I try to explain this to you now, headache might worry you but have a great day sir,” he wrote.
Adeyanju also maintained that former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi used the Nigerian church to secure six million votes.
He further stressed that Obi would not be allowed to replicate the same feat in 2027.
Adeyanju added that President Bola Tinubu, who rode on the threshold of a Muslim-Muslim ticket, did not go about mosques seeking votes.
He wrote: “This was how the church secured 6 million votes for Obi in 2023. We will not be alive and watch you religious bigots rewrite history.
“I can never respect a man who used religion to campaign in a multi-religious country. At least the Muslim-Muslim guys didn’t go round mosques to campaign, Obi did despite my warnings.”