A pro-Jonathan pressure group, Bring Back Our Goodluck, has urged former President Goodluck Jonathan to return to active politics and contest the 2027 presidential election, insisting he remains the “best option” to rescue Nigeria from the current socio-economic and security challenges.
At a press conference held on Sunday at the Aminu Kano Centre for Democracy, Research and Training, Mambayya House, Kano, the group’s National Coordinator, Dr. Grema Kyari, said Jonathan’s comeback was both “desirable and necessary,” arguing that Nigerians were misled into voting out his government in 2015.
“We were misled in 2015 by the APC under the late Muhammadu Buhari, Bola Tinubu, Yemi Osinbajo, and Chief Bisi Akande. They sold Nigerians deceitful promises, which they never fulfilled. Instead of progress, the country has been plunged into hunger, poverty, and frustration,” Kyari declared.
He maintained that Jonathan’s presidency marked the country’s last era of relative stability, pointing to affordable fuel, stable food prices, agricultural reforms, and youth empowerment initiatives such as YouWin! and SURE-P.
“Under Jonathan, a bag of rice sold for about N7,800; today the same bag costs between N80,000 and N100,000. Millions have been pushed into hunger,” he lamented.
Kyari further described Jonathan as a unifying leader whose inclusive appointments across ethnic and religious divides made him best positioned to heal Nigeria’s widening fractures.
Citing examples of political comebacks like Donald Trump in the United States and John Mahama in Ghana, the coordinator argued that Jonathan’s return in 2027 would mirror a global trend of leaders reclaiming power in critical times.
Beyond Jonathan’s candidacy, the group appealed to opposition figures such as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Peter Obi, Rotimi Amaechi, and Nasir El-Rufai to drop their individual ambitions and rally behind Jonathan as a consensus candidate.
“2027 is not just another election year. It is a rescue mission to halt the APC government’s erosion of democracy,” Kyari stressed.
The movement, which began in the North-East, has now expanded to the North-West, described by Kyari as “the heartbeat of commerce and political influence in Northern Nigeria.”
Ending his remarks with a direct appeal, he said, “In 2015, you chose peace over power. In 2027, Nigeria needs you to choose the people again. Let us chase out bad luck, poverty, and hunger. Let us bring back our Goodluck.”
