A lawyer, Johnmary Jideobi, on Monday, urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to bar ex-President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2027 presidential election.
Citing constitutional grounds, Mr Jideobi urged the court to issue an order of perpetual injunction, restraining Mr Jonathan from presenting himself to any political party in the country for the purpose of participating in the poll.
He also urged the court to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from accepting from any political party MrJonathan’s name or publishing same as a duly nominated candidate for the election.
Th News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Jideobi sued the former president in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/2102/2025.
In the suit filed on Monday (6 October), the lawyer joined INEC and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) as co-defendants.
He sou
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