A close ally of former President Goodluck Jonathan has reportedly disclosed that the ex-Nigerian leader is ready to contest against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.

Legit.ng reports that Jonathan served as the president of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. He lost the 2015 presidential election to former military head of state, now-late Muhammadu Buhari, and was said to be the first incumbent president in Nigerian history to concede defeat in an election, thus allowing for a peaceful transition of power.

According to Vanguard in a report on Thursday, August 7, the alleged Jonathan's ally who claimed the ex-President is ready to throw his hat into the ring once again, is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The newspaper claimed the alleged source disclosed that the plan to draft Jonathan into the 2027 presidential race "had gone far".

It is alleged that Jonathan is now a symbol of hope for many disenchanted citizens.

If Jonathan were to return, the law only permits him to serve one more term.

This, some individuals in the opposition, said makes him a transitional figure, offering the country a period of political cooling and stability.

For those in the north clamouring for the presidency in 2031, a Jonathan presidency allegedly offers a strategic middle ground.

There are those who believe that giving him the opportunity to run for a single term of four years remained the clearest pathway for power to return to the north in 2031 and remain there for eight years without a serious struggle by the south.

There are those who believe that giving him the opportunity to run for a single term of four years remained the clearest pathway for power to return to the north in 2031 and remain there for eight years without a serious struggle by the south.

Going by the fact that Jonathan had already served out a term of four years, he cannot run for more than another four years in office if he wins the election in 2027, just like Tinubu if he gets re-elected.

The source who Vanguard claimed to have spoken to said it was in a bid to rescue the country and restore the dwindling economy and Nigeria to its pride of place that key PDP leaders and elders started ‘pleading with him’ to consider running against Tinubu in 2027.

Jonathan’s purported ally who is Vanguard's source reportedly said the Otuoke-born politician had already met behind the scene with some top leaders within and outside the PDP to consult them 'and seek their support for the 2027 presidential race'.

According to the politician, Jonathan met with former military president, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, recently in his residence in Niger state, and allegedly briefed him on his desire to run for one term in 2027.