Youths and civil society groups on Wednesday stormed the Abuja office of former President Goodluck Jonathan, urging him to contest in the 2027 presidential election.
The crowd took over parts of the capital, chanting and holding up placards begging the ex-president to return to power. Some messages read, “GEJ: Nigeria is dying, save it!” and “GEJ, Nigerian youths break the medicine wey dem do you.”
One placard even threatened, “GEJ, if you don’t run, we quench.”
Speaking at the scene, public analyst and ex-Kogi State Commissioner for Information, Tom Ohikere, said the group had waited over three hours hoping to see Jonathan, but he never showed.
“Everywhere that we have visited in the course of our nationwide consultation over a period of six months, the clamor for his return to power to rescue our country has been loud and unmistakable,” he said.
By the time of filing this report, Jonathan had not made any official response to the calls.
The Wednesday protest adds to growing pressure from groups in Nigeria and abroad pushing the former president to join the 2027 contest.
This comes as the African Democratic Congress, ADC, faces a leadership crisis. Party members and supporters had earlier protested at the Independent National Electoral Commission office, demanding the reversal of the delisting of the David Mark-led leadership.
All these moves show political tension is heating up as the 2027 general elections draw closer.
