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My cabinet members feared being jailed by Buhari – Jonathan

May 30, 2023 No Comments

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that members of his cabinet feared being jailed after immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari, won the 2015 presidential election.

Jonathan who revealed during an interview with Arise TV on Monday, May 29, said he remained in the country even though some of those that served in his cabinet felt he would run away.

He added that the “tense atmosphere” his team faced during the transition period in 2015 was not faced by Buhari’s government.

Jonathan said;

“In my own time especially in the 2015 elections, my ministers, my senior officers, people who worked with me; there was this fear that having lost the election, what would be our fate? Would the new government just throw all of us into jail without giving a fair hearing? Because government is next to the court and can decide to do anything.“By this time, I already conceded defeat. And I knew why I conceded defeat, because I was more interested in the country than myself.”

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Jonathan conceding defeat in 2015 unprecedented and Un-Nigerian – Buhari

May 19, 2023 No Comments

President Muhammadu Buhari, has stated that the act of his predecessor, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, to concede defeat, even before the formal announcement of the election result, was unprecedented and, definitely, not Nigerian.

Buhari made the assertion at a farewell meeting with his media support group, Buhari Media Organisation (BMO), at the State House, Abuja on Thursday, May 18.

Jonathan called me at 5:25 that evening to say congratulations. I said pardon me Mr. President? He said yes, I called to concede and congratulate you. That was equally very un-Nigerian.”

While calling on Nigerians to walk on the path of duty if they really wanted to see the country achieve new heights, the president showered praises on members of BMO for volunteering their time and energy throughout the eight years of his administration “without salary, letter of appointment or any formal rewards, describing their sacrifices as ‘very un-Nigerian.”

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Goodluck Jonathan says uncertainty after retirement is fuelling corruption in civil service

December 7, 2022 No Comments

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has blamed the corruption in Nigeria’s civil service on uncertainty in the welfare of public officeholders.

Speaking at the book launch of the former Chaplain of the Aso Rock Villa Chapel, Obioma Onwuzurumba, on Tuesday December 6, Jonathan rued the lack of care for civil servants.

He added that civil servants are not allowed to own businesses, and are still not taken care of after retiring from service.

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Jonathan, Okonjo-Iweala, Amaechi Celebrate With Elumelus On National Awards

October 12, 2022 No Comments

Former president, Goodluck Jonathan, Director General, World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former transportation minister, Rotimi Amaechi, were among dignitaries who attended the reception organised by businessman, Tony Elumelu, on Tuesday.

The reception was to celebrate the conferment of national honours on him and his brother and federal lawmaker, Ndudi Elumelu.

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Peter Obi visits ex-president Goodluck Jonathan

September 15, 2022 No Comments

The presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, visited former president, Goodluck Jonathan, today September 15.

Obi who shared photos from the visit on his official page, said he had a meeting with Jonathan on ”serious national interest questions.”

“I recently visited my senior brother, H.E. @GEJonathan to exchange views on an array of serious national interest questions,” he wrote

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‘We need restructuring of the mind, not just the country’ – Jonathan

January 22, 2021 No Comments

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says restructuring of the country alone will not help solve the numerous problems bedeviling the country like nepotism, ethnic and religious crisis if Nigerians do not restructure their minds.

Jonathan, who was a guest speaker at the 18th Daily Trust Dialogue held in Abuja on Thursday, with the theme: “Restructuring: Why? How?”, said:

“We cannot restructure without solving issues that polarize us; nepotism, ethnic and religious differences and lack of patriotism.”

Jonathan added that the country must develop specific solutions to her problems adding that Nigerians have mutual suspicion towards one another which must be nipped in the bud before Nigerians can have a better country to live in.

According to the ex-president, “discussion on restructuring will not help except we restructure our minds. Some of the challenges faced at the national level are still there at the state and local government levels, and sometimes even in our communities,” he said.

Continuing, he said:

“We cannot restructure without solving issues that polarize us; nepotism, ethnic and religious differences and lack of patriotism.”

He said that the regional government before the civil war was restructured to 12 states by the then Military Head of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon.

“It was a great decision to save the country from disintegration after coming out of the civil war. Going forward, Nigeria must design a solution in line with her peculiar issues.

“Let’s do our little best in our little corner to make the country great. The leaders and citizens should not lose hope in the nation as the future is bright.”