Nigeria, Sept. 30 -- The presidency on Monday attacked the record of the Goodluck Jonathan presidency, saying the former president's performance in office was "disastrous."

Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga stated this in a statement wherein he challenged the former president to contest against incumbent President Bola Tinubu in 2027.

Mr Onanuga said his statement was partly in response to the effort by former minister Jerry Gana to "draft former President Goodluck Jonathan into the 2027 presidential race" on the platform of the former ruling party, PDP.

PREMIUM TIMES reports that Mr Jonathan has not declared his intention to run for a second term in office but some politicians including Mr Gana have called on him to do so.

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