Former President Goodluck Jonathan and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, have urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to throw out a suit challenging Jonathan’s eligibility to contest the 2027 presidential election. The case, filed by Abuja-based lawyer Johnmary Jideobi, seeks a judicial interpretation of constitutional provisions relating […] The post Jonathan, AGF move to stop suit seeking to bar ex-president from 2027 presidential race appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Ripples Nigeria .

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday challenged a lawsuit seeking to bar him from the 2027 presidential election. A lawyer, Johnmary Jideobi, had approached the Federal High Court, Abuja, to stop Jonathan from vying for the country’s president in 2027 after taking the oath of office twice in the past. Jonathan, in a preliminary objection […] The post ‘Speculative’ – Jonathan challenges suit seeking his disqualification from 2027 polls appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Ripples Nigeria .