Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has declared readiness to support President Bola Tinubu for re-election in 2027, foreclosing insinuations that her husband, Goodluck, may be drafted to re-contest under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the next general elections.
The former First Lady ruled out any return to Aso Rock Villa, but said she will campaign alongside Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of the incumbent President, ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Mrs. Jonathan also insisted on the principle of rotational leadership, describing the “turn-by-turn” model as essential for national unity.
She disclosed this while acknowledging the President’s daughter and Iyaloja-General of Nigeria, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, after receiving the Women Icon Leader of the Year Award from Accolade Dynamics Limited in Abuja on Saturday night.
Dame Jonathan said, “I was supposed to call her first, but I saved her for last: the daughter of our wonderful President, the President of Nigeria, the one and only we believe in – President Bola Tinubu.
“Iyaloja, thank you for standing with women because these are your women. Carry them along; they are with you.
“All the way, we are with you. No shaking. We will follow. Direct us, and we will follow.”
She reiterated that rather than return to Aso Rock, she would support the First Lady and her husband.
