A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has cleared former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2027 presidential election.
The court, in a ruling delivered on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, held that Jonathan remained eligible to participate in the election as a presidential contestant.
The ruling followed a suit filed by one Johnmary Jideobi, who had asked the court to stop Jonathan from presenting himself to any political party as a candidate for the 2027 presidential poll.
Jideobi had also urged the court to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission from accepting, processing or publishing Jonathan’s name as a presidential candidate in the next general election.
The plaintiff asked the court to determine whether, considering Sections 1(1), (2), (3), and 137(3) of the 1999 Constitution, the former president was still qualified to seek election into the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Newsextra24 reports that Jonathan, who served as President between 2010 and 2015, has repeatedly been linked with a possible return to the presidential race ahead of the 2027 general elections.
