2027: No evidence Jonathan is running for president, says aide Imagwa

Jude Imagwe, Special Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan, has stated that there is no evidence that his former principal has purchased presidential nomination forms.

Imagwe made the remark on Wednesday during an interview on News Central Television.

He was responding to speculation about the former president’s 2027 ambitions, noting that the claims remain unofficial.

Recall that a senior member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Umar Sani, claimed that Jonathan had bought a presidential nomination form ahead of the 2027 general election.

Imagwe dismissed the story, saying, “There is no suggested evidence that shows that my boss (Goodluck Jonathan) purchased or obtained the form.”

“Some people said they granted him a waiver. If they have done that in the circuit, I as an individual do not know that they granted him a waiver. They are trying to make all this ceremony out of it.”

“I find it relatively difficult to suggest right now that my boss, the former president, is actually contesting an election and if he’s contesting an election, it shouldn’t be announced to people by Prozy.”

“He’s a strong man of strong character and strong personality having served in respective capacities, so, people should not announce for him whether he’s contesting an election or he’s not contesting. It’s a decision that he has to take.”