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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>George Agbakahi, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress APC, has said the party is open to former President Goodluck Jonathan contesting in the 2027 presidential election.<\/p>\n

Agbakahi, who is also leader of the South East Tinubu\u2019s Support Group, made the remark on Friday while fielding questions on Arise Television\u2019s Morning Show.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve said it earlier. Politics is very dynamic, and we are looking at a year and a half from today, and we already know that there are about three or four major political parties that will be vying for this presidency,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Jonathan is a good man. He can come to PDP and contest. APC is waiting. Peter Obi is a very good man. He can come to Labour Party or ADC and contest. The same thing is applicable with Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.\u201d<\/p>\n

Agbakahi noted that while the APC is confident in the achievements of President Bola Tinubu\u2019s administration, the party welcomes a competitive election process.<\/p>\n

\u201cAPC is waiting, you know, but you have to understand that in politics, we are talking of the track record of the present commander-in-chief of this great country. He has done a whole lot to improve the well-being of Nigerians. And there are so many variables we have to take into consideration in respect of 2027 general election.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that it remains unclear under which platforms the major contenders will run, but expressed confidence in the strength of the APC.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo that\u2019s why I say it\u2019s too early to tell, President Jonathan, is he coming to PDP, or is he coming to ADC? Peter Obi, is he going to contest under Labour? Or is he going to contest under ADC? The same thing is applicable with Atiku Abubakar.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut me, as a political analyst, I know very well that in ADC, I don\u2019t think there is any of the presidential hopefuls that will take the candidacy away from Atiku Abubakar. ADC is like Atiku Abubakar\u2019s baby, and he will be the presidential candidate of ADC. Peter Obi definitely may go to LP. The more, the merrier.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want Jonathan to come out and contest. We want Peter Obi to come out and contest. We want Atiku to come out and contest. You know, APC is well grounded,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. George Agbakahi, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress APC, has said the party is open to former President Goodluck Jonathan contesting in the 2027 presidential election. Agbakahi, who is also leader of the South East Tinubu\u2019s Support Group, made the remark on Friday while fielding questions on Arise Television\u2019s Morning Show. 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