Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday held a closed-door meeting in Abuja with Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, a presidential aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Sources familiar with the meeting said discussions focused on the state of the nation and political developments leading to the 2027 presidential election.
The meeting also rekindled a long-standing relationship between the two figures, who previously worked together during Jonathan’s time in office.
Hayatu-Deen had served as a member of the National Council on Privatisation and later chaired the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) while Jonathan was Vice President.
He also served on the Presidential Advisory Committee during Jonathan’s tenure as Acting President and later President.
Speaking after the meeting, Hayatu-Deen said he visited the former president to formally inform him of his decision to contest the presidency on the platform of the ADC.
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Hayatu-Deen also praised Jonathan for his contributions to democracy and electoral reforms across Africa, describing the former president as a statesman committed to democratic stability on the continent.
The presidential hopeful recently obtained his N90 million expression of interest and nomination forms from the ADC national secretariat in Abuja.
