Adediran, the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023, gave this advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos.

He said Jonathan would be taking a political risk by contesting, predicting he would be reduced to a minnow by President Bola Tinubu at the polls.

Adediran urged Jonathan to stay in retirement, saying those telling him to run against Tinubu were deceiving him.

He said Tinubu is ‘a master in the game of politics’ who, according to him, cannot be defeated by Jonathan or any other figure in 2027.

“I disagree with people calling on Jonathan to re-contest, people saying Jonathan is the only person who can challenge Tinubu,citing his popularity and experience.

“It was this same man (Tinubu) who defeated him (Jonathan) from the outside. So, they are not the same.

“If you accidentally found yourself at the Aso Villa as President, it is different from somebody who gave his all to get there.

“It is different from somebody who, against all odds, got there. They did all sorts for him not to get there, and he got there.

“Such a man, cannot be put side by side with somebody who just slept and woke up and found himself on the seat of President.,” he said.

According to him, it will amount to a waste of time for Jonathan to attempt to  dislodge Tinubu in 2027.

Adediran urged Jonathan to listen to his wife, Patience, who had also urged him not to contest the 2027 Presidency.

He said that Tinubu’s personality, popularity and experience were ” intimidating” ,and that  Jonathan  should not risk ” a humiliating defeat” in 2027.

He said the President had done well for Nigeria and would be  re-elected in 2027.

Applauding Tinubu for his economic reforms, Adediran called for continued support for the President.