The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential aspirant, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, on Friday met with former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in Abuja, where both men held discussions on the state of the nation and the outlook for Nigeria’s 2027 general elections.
The meeting, which held behind closed doors, was a reunion of two men with a long history of collaboration in public service. When Jonathan served as Vice President, Hayatu-Deen was a member of the National Council on Privatization and chaired the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE). He subsequently served on the Presidential Advisory Committee during Jonathan’s tenure as Acting President and later as President. The two men have held each other in the highest regard since those years of working together.
According to a statement made available to NewsWatch Nigeria by the Mohammed Hayatu-Deen Media Office, the presidential aspirant visited the former President to formally inform him of his decision to seek the 2027 presidency on the platform of the ADC.
L-R: ADC presidential aspirant, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen and former President Goodluck Jonathan
During the visit, Hayatu-Deen saluted ex-President Jonathan’s statesmanly role across the African continent, where the former President continues to be a prominent voice for the deepening of democracy and the strengthening of electoral integrity. Jonathan warmly received him and extended his best wishes for his interest in the presidential race.
The statement added that Hayatu-Deen, with his 40-year experience in both public and private sector service, if elected, would bring his experience to bear on the presidency by creating jobs and turning around organisations, ending insecurity, reducing the cost of living, and creating new employment opportunities for all Nigerians.
