Former presidential candidate of the Zenith Labour Party, Dan Nwanyanwu, has advised former President Goodluck Jonathan to exercise caution regarding calls for him to contest the 2027 presidential election.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, Nwanyanwu said those urging Jonathan to re-enter the race were the same political actors who, according to him, “betrayed” the former president in the past.
He argued that the individuals pushing for Jonathan’s return only want to “use him to clean their mess,” adding that the situation has not yet reached a point where they fully understand the consequences of their actions.
When asked if he thinks former President Goodluck Jonathan should throw his hat in the ring again, Nwanyanwu said: “I have not spoken with President Jonathan. I intend to see him very soon, but I think he should tarry for a while. Because the same people that are calling him were the same people that betrayed an honest man, betrayed a good man. A man who had a good conscience, they betrayed him.
“They want to use him now to clean their mess. The thing has not gotten to a point. When it gets to a point they realise what they have done, alright?
“Political parties have their problems. You see, the issue is that we have all refused, most of us don’t obey the rules. And this one I said, you have something in the Constitution, by rules that power will come here, go there. As I’m talking to you now, I believe that the South should have another four years. If I say it now, they will say I am supporting President Tinubu.”