APC Disowns Group Promoting Jonathan’s 2027 Campaign Posters

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday disassociated itself from a splinter group, Team New Nigeria (TNN), following the group’s placement of campaign posters for former President Goodluck Jonathan in Kano.

The posters, which featured slogans such as “Team New Nigeria 2027; The Goodluck Nigeria Needs—Dr. Goodluck Jonathan,” sparked discussions about Jonathan’s potential return to politics in 2027.

However, the APC clarified that neither the group nor its members had any ties to the party.

TNN had recently declared plans to establish a new political party to “rescue Nigeria from poverty, insecurity, and hunger,” claiming to have mobilized over 26 million registered voters.

The group’s national president, Modibbo Farakwai, announced plans to formalize their political registration with the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The former president faced a similar situation before the 2023 elections, when his alleged supporters procured APC nomination forms for him, an action he denied authorizing.

Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, a founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum, commented:
“Jonathan did not have his second mandate, as he lost the race to former President Muhammadu Buhari. This is another opportunity for him to complete his tenure.”

Deputy National Organizing Secretary of APC, Nze Chidi Duru, also weighed in, dismissing the posters as an act by individuals outside the APC.

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He stated,”I will not venture into any conjecture. It is a group I consider to be amorphous that is not known to the APC. If they were genuine members of the APC, it would have been clear to them that former President Goodluck Jonathan was not a member of the party.

“Even when a group purchased a form for him within the APC in the last election, they were immediately discountenanced and Jonathan was not given the ticket. Until he is a card-carrying member of the APC, it is only then we can give him that recognition.

“But following or having an understanding with a non-member of the APC again validates the position that these (splinter group) are not members of our party. If they are members of the party and want to form a different initiative within the APC, they are more than welcome. It is the beauty of democracy.

“In so far as this has not been done and they are now working within the ambit of the APC, they cannot be considered to be members or have any link whatsoever with the APC,” Duru explained.