Nigeria, May 19 -- A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) backed by Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has announced former President Goodluck Jonathan as the party's sole presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections.

A member of the faction's presidential screening committee, Babangida Aliyu, made the announcement on Tuesday during the screening exercise for aspirants in Abuja.

Mr Aliyu said the former president was granted a waiver from appearing before the screening committee because of his previous experience in public office, which, according to him, automatically qualified him for the election.

'The party had already given our presidential aspirant the waiver, like I said in the beginning that he was deputy gover...