Nigeria, Sept. 19 -- The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has criticised those pushing Goodluck Jonathan to contest in the 2027 presidential election.

Mr Wike spoke on Thursday night when he appeared as a guest on Channels TV's Politics Today.

Mr Jonathan served as Nigerian president under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from 2010 to 2015 before he was defeated by the then APC candidate, Muhammadu Buhari.

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, in August, said Mr Jonathan was among those being considered by the PDP for the party's 2027 presidential ticket.

Apart from Mr Mohammed, the chairperson of the PDP Governors Forum, other party chieftains have hinted that the former president would likely become the...