Former member of the Federal House of Representatives from Bayelsa State, Israel Sunny-Goli, has advised former President Goodluck Jonathan to shelve any ambition of contesting the 2027 presidential election.

Sunny-Goli gave the advice on Thursday while responding to questions during an interview on Channels Television's Politics Today.

He was reacting to the recent defection of Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri from the Peoples Democratic Party.

"I think Jonathan will take this in good faith because he's a good man and wants the progress of the state. People have been speculating about him contesting for the next elections. I believe Jonathan will not make the mistake of contesting for the 2027 elections as speculated by political jobbers, because the odds are against him.

"He has not made a move after his exit from the presidency to show that he's still a practical politician or active politician in this country," he said.