A former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Chief Olabode George, said former President Jonathan was eminently qualified to run for office on the platform of the PDP.George said the former President had a track record which would be salable to Nigerians.
He said: “He is very qualified because he did not leave the party. The more the merrier. All those who say they want to contest should wait till 2035. He is the easiest to sell because he has a track record, especially the economic indices Nigeria witnessed during his tenure.”
On whether having been sworn in twice would not knock Jonathan out of the race, George said: “It cannot because he was sworn in when Umar Yar’Adua died to continue his tenure, and it was because of the Doctrine of Necessity.
He did not contest any election; he was sworn in to complete Yar’Adua’s tenure, who died while in office.”
