From John Silas
The Goodluck Nigeria Movement has commenced large-scale grassroots mobilisation across Northern Nigeria following a Federal High Court ruling that struck out a suit seeking to stop former President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2027 presidential election.
The development is being viewed by supporters of the former president as a major legal breakthrough that has effectively removed one of the key obstacles surrounding his potential return to national politics ahead of the next general election.
Barely hours after the court decision, the movement announced the activation of ward-level coordination structures across 12 Northern states, saying attention would now shift from legal debates to grassroots organisation and nationwide mobilisation.
Speaking on the development, the Kano State Coordinator of the Goodluck Nigeria Movement, Mallam Isa, said many Nigerians, particularly in the North, were already expressing support for the former president based on his perceived record in office.
“The court has spoken. The question now is what Nigerians want,” he said. “Across the North, people are saying they want stability, experience and leadership that delivered before.”
According to the group’s Media Coordinator, John Akpan, the movement has witnessed a rapid increase in support and online participation since the court ruling.
Akpan disclosed that the organisation’s WhatsApp and Telegram coordination platforms gained over 3,000 new members within 24 hours, while physical mobilisation meetings were simultaneously held across several local government areas in Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Bauchi, Niger and Plateau states during the weekend.
He explained that the movement’s strategy was centred on building a bottom-up structure capable of mobilising ordinary Nigerians at the grassroots level ahead of 2027.
“We are organizing to make that voice visible,” Akpan stated.
Also speaking, the Niger State Coordinator of the movement, Suleiman, said supporters were determined to establish strong ward structures without waiting for directives from political elites in Abuja.
“We are not waiting for Abuja. The people on the ground are building structures from the ward up,” he said.
The movement maintained that although political parties, particularly the People’s Democratic Party, may continue internal discussions on zoning and candidate selection, many Nigerians were already prioritising competence, national unity and leadership experience.
