The Federal High Court Abuja yesterday adjourned a suit seeking to restrain former President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2027 presidential election, until May 8 for hearing.

The matter, which was scheduled for mention on the day’s cause list, was fixed for hearing by Justice Peter Life. Justice Life also ordered that hearing notices be issued and served on the defendants, who were yet to file their counter affidavits, before the hearing date. A lawyer, Johnmary Jideobi, had filed the case, praying the court to bar Jonathan from contesting in the 2027 poll.

Citing constitutional grounds, Jideobi urged the court to issue an order of perpetual injunction, restraining Jonathan from presenting himself to any political party in the country for the purpose of contesting in the poll.

He also asked the court to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from accepting from any political party, Jonathan’s name or publishing same as a duly nominated candidate for the election. Jideobi sued the former president as 1st defendant.

In the suit dated and filed on October 6, 2025, the lawyer joined INEC and the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, as 2nd and 3rd defendants respectively. He sought one question for determination, which is: “Whether in view of the combined provisions of the entirety Sections 1(1), (2) & (3) and 137(3) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and their conflated interpretation