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The Digest:

A significant voice within the opposition party has pushed back against the growing narrative of a former leader's political return. According to a statement from the Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement, former President Goodluck Jonathan will not receive a "free ride" to the PDP's presidential ticket

Key Points:
  • The Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement has declared there will be no automatic ticket for Goodluck Jonathan in the PDP.
  • The group stated the party's flagbearer must emerge from an open and transparent primary process.
  • It described Jonathan as representing an "old order" that many Nigerians are ready to consign to history.
  • The group criticized his administration for mismanaging national diversity and foreign policy.
  • It specifically cited the 2011 support for NATO in Libya as a "strategic blunder" that destabilized the Sahel.
  • The movement also revisited corruption allegations, including the Dasukigate arms scandal.
  • It insisted that Jonathan must compete with other aspirants like Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim in a primary.
This internal pushback highlights the brewing ideological and generational battles within the opposition, where the allure of a familiar name is being challenged by calls for a new vision and rigorous internal democracy.

Sources: Vangurad