JONATHAN FAILS TO APPEAR FOR PDP NOMINATION FORM SUBMISSION

May 19, 2026 • Dons Eze • 1 min read

Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, former President Goodluck Jonathan has failed to show up for the submission of his nomination form as announced by a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Recall that a faction of the PDP backed by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had announced that Jonathan would be screened as the party’s presidential aspirant on Tuesday.

Ahead of the planned screening, Jonathan, who was expected to submit his nomination form on Monday, reportedly failed to appear.

A PDP chieftain and member of the second faction, Lere Olayinka, disclosed this in a post on his official Facebook page.

According to him, the Turaki-led PDP “waited from morning till 4pm today for President Goodluck Jonathan to come and submit a nomination form to contest for president.

“As at 4pm, they didn’t see Jonathan. They had to announce that the submission was postponed indefinitely.”

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.