{"id":236128,"date":"2025-09-30T09:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T09:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.name.ng\/news\/2027-we-have-qualified-governors-pdp-dismisses-jerry-ganas-comment-on-jonathans-presidential-ambition\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T09:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T09:46:10","slug":"2027-we-have-qualified-governors-pdp-dismisses-jerry-ganas-comment-on-jonathans-presidential-ambition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/2027-we-have-qualified-governors-pdp-dismisses-jerry-ganas-comment-on-jonathans-presidential-ambition\/","title":{"rendered":"2027: \u2018We Have Qualified Governors\u2019 \u2013 PDP Dismisses Jerry Gana\u2019s Comment On Jonathan\u2019s Presidential Ambition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed the comment by former Minister of Information, Jerry Gana, that former President, Goodluck Jonathan, would become its presidential candidate in the 2027 general elections.<\/h2>\n

Abia Radio News<\/strong> reports that Gana made the remark while addressing newsmen shortly after the PDP Niger State Congress in Minna<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

He asserted that Nigerians have seen the difference between Jonathan and other presidents and are now interested in bringing him back.<\/p>\n

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However, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, while addressing journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, stated that Gana does not have the authority to speak on behalf of the opposition party.<\/p>\n

Ologunagba noted that PDP does not lack presidential materials for the 2027 election, emphasising that there were competent and performing governors.<\/p>\n

He added that the party is focused on its national convention.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cProfessor Jerry Gana doesn\u2019t speak for the PDP. I don\u2019t also speak for Professor Jerry Gana.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019I don\u2019t speak for Professor Jerry Gana. People can express their opinion. But I will emphasise this. In this party, as we are on Tuesday, President Jonathan is a member, he has not said he\u2019s not a member.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cBut I can tell you, on Tuesday, this party has eminently qualified Nigerians, particularly at the governors\u2019 level, who have done exceedingly well, that Nigeria can tap on that and say, step up the place and do the right thing, because their performances in their states show their capacity, which is actually the DNA of the PDP.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019So, I don\u2019t speak for President Jonathan. I don\u2019t speak for Jerry Gana, with all due respect. But our party is focused on our convention and when we get to that bridge, we\u2019ll cross it. Those should be semantics.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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