Renowned legal expert, Monday Ubani, SAN, has stated that former President Goodluck Jonathan is legally eligible to contest the 2027 presidential election under the provisions of the 1999 Constitution.
Ubani made this assertion during an interview on Arise Television on Tuesday, while responding to questions regarding Jonathan’s eligibility.
He clarified that his position is grounded purely in constitutional interpretation and judicial rulings, emphasizing that it is not influenced by political bias or personal preference.
Monday Ubani said, “I want to say this, that my personal opinion, the legal interpretation of the eligibility of the former president clearly is not a validation. Whatever opinion that I express is not a validation of whether I want him to run for the presidency of Nigeria 2027.”
The senior lawyer further maintained that previous court rulings had affirmed Jonathan’s eligibility, stressing that the constitution does not restrict him from contesting.
While recalling Jonathan’s emergence as president following the death of former President Musa Yar’Adua in 2010, Monday Ubani clarified that his initial assumption of office was not through an election but by constitutional operation.
The legal luminary further noted that Jonathan’s first elected term began in 2011 and that court judgments had consistently upheld his right to seek re-election.
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