As political gladiators have started preparation for 2027 Presidential Election in Nigeria with alignment and re- alignment. the media space wakes up with the news that former President Goodluck Jonathan will be contesting 2027 election.

CEOAFRICA gathered that With the 2018 bill signed into law by former President Buhari, former president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, who ran for second term in 2015 and lost to Buhari is not qualified to run because of of 2018 Bill of the National Assembly signed into law by President Buhari.

The bill, which limits tenures of vice presidents, and deputy governors who succeed principals, was signed into law on June 8, 2018.

Specifically, the Constitution amendment Act Number 16, provides that a vice President or a deputy governor who succeeds and completes the tenure of a president or governor can only run for the office one more time.

By the provisions of the law, no one can take the oath of office as president or governor more than twice.

Before this amendment, vice presidents or deputy governors, after completion of their predecessors’ term could run for office for another two terms.

This was the case with former President Jonathan, who succeeded President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua in 2010, contested and won the presidential election in 2011 and still contested same office in 2015.

The new law prohibits this, hence Jonathan is not eligible to run as president in 2027.