Abuja, Nigeria – Omo, e don happen again! Lawyer Johnmary Jideobi don carry former President Goodluck Jonathan waka enter Federal High Court for Abuja as he dey try stop am from contesting 2027 presidential election. According to the lawyer, Jonathan no suppose show face for any political party for nomination again, because him don already do plenty time for di presidency.
Jideobi don serve court papers wey dey request dem make dem issue perpetual injunction wey go prevent Jonathan from even trying to run again. As e dey be now, INEC sef dey include for di matter as dem dey ask di court to stop dem from accepting Jonathan’s name if any party wan nominate am.
Dis suit, wey dem don mark as FHC/ABJ/CS/2102/2025, dey raise some serious constitutional gbege. Di lawyer dey argue sey Jonathan don exhaust di limit of two terms wey di Nigerian constitution talk say pesin fit serve as president. E mention sey na for 2010 Jonathan first take oath after di late President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua die, and later him win di election wey follow for 2011. Wetin mean say, according to di constitution, Jonathan no fit take di presidential oath again, otherwise na wah for di country.
Jideobi came with serious legal gist, talk sey if court no intervene, na him go face di result when political party present Jonathan as candidate for election. “Imagine if Jonathan win di election again in 2027! E go don take di oath as president for di third time!” di lawyer dey shout (as if dem no sabi sey dem no fit wear one cloth too many times).
For di affidavit wey Emmanuel Agida file to support dis suit, Jideobi dey hammer di point sey as a lawyer wey sabi di constitution well well, im go fit stop any violation wey fit occur if Jonathan allow any party to carry am enter election. He talk sey di provisions dey clear, say no be joke matter. “Dem no fit just use Jonathan like di rain wey just dey fall,” e talk (e be like sey some people no dey fear wahala at all).
As e dey stand, di constitution get wetin dem call Sections 1(1), (2), (3) and 137(3) wey talk sey person wey don serve to complete di term of anoda president fit only do one full term after. Some people dey argue sey dis matter fit change di narrative for Jonathan wey still dey waka around di political circle since him leave office in 2015 after Muhammadu Buhari carry di presidency from am. But wetin we dey talk now? Di matter don land for court, and we go wait see wetin go happen next before we go start to dash our time for campaign waka.
Di court staff never assign judge for di case yet, but no worry, we go dey carry di gists come give una anytime we get updates. As di political atmosphere dey waka hot as we dey move closer to di 2027 elections, dis one go be matter wey plenty people go dey watch closely. No be small palava o!
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