Tag: Jonathan
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Jonathan speaks ahead of Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo governorship elections
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has charged politicians and their followers to eschew violence and conduct themselves in a peaceful and lawful manner, in Saturday’s governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states. Jonathan made the call in a statement by his Media Aide, Ikechukwu Eze, in Abuja on Friday.
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Jonathan and Naval Yacht: Ignore mischief makers, says Niboro
Former Presidential Spokesman, Ima Niboro, has dismissed a rehashed 2010 report detailing how former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan rejected the presidential yacht from the navy, and directed them to use the funds to refurbish their aging fleet. In a statement, Niboro pointed out that this was a Daily Trust news report published in 2010, a…
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My ministers scared of going to jail after losing election – Jonathan
Former president, Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that members of his cabinet were scared of going to jail after the immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari, won the election in 2015. Jonathan stated this while speaking in an interview aired by Arise TV on Monday.
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Tinubu’s inauguration different from my time – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has said that Buhari handing over to President-elect, Bola Tinubu was a different situation from his time. He disclosed this during an interview with Arise Television on Monday.
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Insecurity gave me sleepless nights – Ex-president, Jonathan recalls
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has recalled how the insecurity of the nation gave him sleepless nights during his administration. Jonathan made the disclosure this weekend during the commissioning of a 22-kilometre road project, the Yola-Wukari roadin Taraba State. The dualised Yola-Wukari road encompasses six pedestrian bridges and a flyover bridge.
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‘The death of a spouse is quite disheartening’ – Jonathan condoles Kalu over wife’s death
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with former Governor of Abia, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, over the demise of his wife, Ifeoma, who passed on at the age of 61. This is contained in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, a
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Jonathan debunks reports linking him with aggrieved PDP governors
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has debunked a purported media report that the aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors were loyal to him. Mr Ikechukwu Eze, the Media Adviser to Jonathan, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said the office’s attention had been drawn to media reports linking his name to the current troubles in…
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Flood sacks ex-president, Jonathan from his Otuoke home in Bayelsa
The immediate past president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan’s Otuoke home in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa state has been overtaken by rampaging flood. The governor of the state Duoye Diri during a visit to Otuoke on Friday, lamented the level of destruction caused by what he described as an “attack by the natural disaster”…
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Politicians playing kind of politics Solomon Lar detested – Jonathan
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has urged politicians to emulate the political attributes of inclusion, sacrifice and selflessness, for which Plateau’s first civilian governor, the late Chief Solomon Lar was renowned. Jonathan made the call at the public presentation of a book titled, ‘Chronicles of the Rainbow,’ and the inauguration of the Solomon and Mary Lar…
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2023: Don’t vote murderers into elective offices, Ex-President Jonathan begs Nigerians
As the 2023 general elections approaches , ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has charged Nigerians not to make the mistake of voting those he described as killers into elective positions. He gave the charge on Sunday in Uyo during a special interdenominational service to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the creation of Akwa Ibom State. “In…