Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has cautioned ex-President Goodluck Jonathan against joining the 2027 presidential race, saying the current political terrain has dramatically shifted from what it used to be.
Amid renewed speculations that Jonathan may stage a comeback, particularly with debates over a one-term Southern presidency and the birth of a new opposition coalition led by the African Democratic Congress, Sani said it would be unwise for the former leader to throw his hat in the ring.
Appearing on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Sani argued that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), under whose platform Jonathan emerged as president in 2011, has since become a shadow of itself.
“Each time there is an election, Jonathan’s name surfaces. It’s his right to contest, but I advise him not to do that. The PDP he used to know is not the PDP now,” he said.
According to Sani, the party is no longer cohesive, with some members already endorsing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and others aligning with the new opposition movement.
“The PDP in the South-West is endorsing the President; some members are in the coalition. So, it’s not the party he used to know — he shouldn’t waste his time,” he added.
Sani also downplayed the prospects of the emerging coalition, describing its promoters as lacking clear ideological direction and not fundamentally different from Tinubu’s political leaning.
“If their only mission is to remove Tinubu without offering a governance alternative, then they have no agenda,” he said.