Evangelist Elliot Ugochukwu- Uko, founder of Igbo Youth Movement (IYM), has noted that if the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) fields former president, Goodluck Jonathan as its candidate in the 2027 presidential election, it could be game over for Bola Tinubu....TAP TO READ THE FULL CONTENT | TAP TO READ THE FULL CONTENT
Uko who is the secretary, Eastern Consultative Assembly (ECA) spoke in an interview with our correspondent published on Sunday.
He, however, maintained that the only to get the country working is to restructure it into a true federal state.
“I concentrate my decades-old activism on fundamental issues holding down this great country. Policians come and go. The country remains. Correcting our structural defects remain the most important thing. But of course elections are very important milestones in our country’s development,” he said .
“But I think Atiku could be a strong candidate against Tinubu in 2027. Aside Atiku, there’s no other real threat. Unless of course the PDP fields Goodluck Jonathan. If that happens, Tinubu will be in real trouble.
“Nigerians from the six regions will greatly mobilise behind Jonathan. They know him. They know he is a good man. Moreover he’ll do only one term. Jonathan is the greatest threat to Tinubu for 2027.
That is if the PDP are wise enough to convince him and draft him. His humble disposition has earned him respect. He endured the insults and vilification without ever fighting back. Even those who attacked him regret fighting him. It will be like a hurricane. Jonathan is the only threat to Tinubu’s 2027 reelection.”
