The court cleared him. The question is whether he'll actually run.

Yesterday, a Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed the suit seeking to disqualify former President Goodluck Jonathan from the 2027 presidential race. Justice Peter Lifu threw it out entirely. The plaintiff, a lawyer named Johnmary Jideobi, argued that Jonathan had already taken the presidential oath twice and was therefore constitutionally barred from a third term.

The court disagreed. It held that the issue had already been settled by earlier judgments in Yenagoa and the Court of Appeal. Jonathan is eligible. Case closed.

The plaintiff got fined ₦21 million for the trouble.

Jonathan himself, responding to a group of supporters last week, told them he would consult widely. He hasn't declared. He hasn't ruled it out. He is doing what Goodluck Jonathan has been doing since 2015, which is remaining available without becoming available.

The legal obstacle is gone now. What remains is the question Nigeria has been sitting with for a decade. Is Jonathan actually willing to return to the messy business of running a campaign in a country that has moved significantly since he left? Or is he more valuable as a figure people project their dissatisfaction onto?

His presence as a candidate would scramble the 2027 race in ways that are hard to model. PDP would no longer need to paper over its internal chaos. The APC would have to take him seriously. Atiku would be squeezed.

He said he'd consult widely. So would you, if you had this many people asking.