Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju has argued that former President Goodluck Jonathan remains the only Southerner capable of defeating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential race.
Despite this stance, Adeyanju expressed doubt that Jonathan would contest.
On X, he wrote: “GEJ is the only southern candidate that can defeat Tinubu but I don’t think he will run against Tinubu.”
Adeyanju pointed out that the constitution permits Jonathan to seek another four-year term.
He stated: “GEJ is not constitutionally barred from contesting. Our laws forbid a situation where any law would be made targeting a particular individual.
“If I try to explain this to you now, headache might worry you but have a great day sir.”
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The lawyer also claimed that former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi leveraged the church to secure six million votes in 2023, insisting such a strategy would not work in 2027.
He contrasted Obi’s campaign style with Tinubu’s, stating that although Tinubu ran on a Muslim-Muslim ticket, he did not seek votes in mosques.
Adeyanju wrote: “This was how the church secured 6 million votes for Obi in 2023. We will not be alive and watch you religious bigots rewrite history.
I can never respect a man who used religion to campaign in a multi-religious country. At least the Muslim-Muslim guys didn’t go round mosques to campaign, Obi did despite my warnings.”