Former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami, has stated that former President Goodluck Jonathan cannot contest in the 2027 presidential election under the Nigerian Constitution.
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Justice Salami explained that the constitutional provision limits any individual to a maximum of eight years in office as president, a condition Jonathan has already met.
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He noted that Jonathan first completed the remaining term of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua before serving a full four-year tenure of his own, making him ineligible to seek another term.
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In a detailed opinion piece, the retired jurist warned that any attempt by Jonathan to contest or win in 2027 would violate constitutional provisions and could be overturned by the judiciary.
Salami stressed that the case was not one of political debate but a matter of legal clarity, as the Constitution’s framers intended to prevent any leader from exceeding the two-term limit, regardless of the circumstances of their initial ascension to power.
Jonathan, who lost his reelection bid in 2015, has been repeatedly linked to speculations about a possible political comeback ahead of the 2027 elections. However, legal experts, including Justice Salami, maintain that the constitutional term limit makes such a return impossible.
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