Former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani has called out some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who are attempting to draft President Goodluck Jonathan into the 2027 presidential contest.

Sani, a chieftain of the PDP described the move as belated and politically motivated.

In a post on X, he questioned the motives of those individuals promoting Jonathan’s candidacy now that the party is in shambles, stating that the adoption of Jonathan should have come when the party was in a stronger political position in 2023.

“If they actually wanted GEJ, they should have fielded him in 2023 when the party was relatively alive and in good shape,” Sani wrote.

He argued that the current move appears less about giving Jonathan a realistic opportunity to lead the country again and more about using his political stature to revive a struggling political platform.

“They just now want him to help them carry the coffin,” he added.

Sani’s comments come amid growing reactions to the emergence of Jonathan as the presidential candidate of a PDP faction led by Kabiru Turaki.