Tag: Jonathan
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Jonathan warns international communities against taking sides in Israel, Palestine conflict
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has warned the international community against taking sides in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. In total, 197 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, including at least 58 children, and more than 1,200 wounded since Israel launched its air campaign against Hamas, a terrorist organisation on May 10 after the…
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I never believed in using power, positions to cause death, punish people – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan said in Benin on Sunday that he never believed in the use of temporary political office to punish people. “My belief, particularly when I joined politics is not to use a temporary privilege, a temporary position God has given to me to punish people,’’ he said. He was delivering an address…
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Buhari, Jonathan paid ransom but denied it- Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has averred that the federal government, including the past administration of Goodluck Jonathan paid ransom to liberate kidnapped persons. Obasanjo made this known while speaking on Wednesday when he hosted members of the Tiv Professionals Group (TPG) in Abeokuta, Ogun state. He, however noted that the issue of abduction must be…
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May Day: Jonathan hails workers, calls them major pillars for survival
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said workers are major pillars for the development and survival of Nigeria. Jonathan said their sacrifices have been the major reason the nation still exists. He said this on his official Facebook page on Saturday while celebrating international workers day. His words: “I celebrate all Nigerian workers on this year’s…
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Ex-Gov Aliyu remains suspended for betraying Jonathan in 2015 – Niger PDP
The Niger State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday said former Governor Babangida Aliyu, remains suspended over alleged anti-party activities. Party spokesman in the state, Yahaya Usman, told newsmen in Minna that Aliyu was suspended over his alleged role in truncating former President Goodluck Jonathan’s chance of winning the 2015 presidential election.…
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I could never have supported Buhari against Jonathan in 2015, Jonah Jang counters Babangida Aliyu
Former Plateau Governor Senator Jonah Jang has described the claim by former Niger Governor Babangida Aliyu that the then 19 northern Governors worked against the second term bid of former President Goodluck Jonathan as a blatant liar. Jang said he was not part of the northern conspiracy against Jonathan’s reelection bid in 2015. He said…
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Ex-Gov Aliyu confirms all 19 Northern Governors worked against Jonathan in 2015, gives reasons
Former governor of Niger State, Dr Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu on Friday said that northern governors rose against former President Goodluck Jonathan’s second term bid in 2015 because of the perceived threat of his victory to the north. Aliyu said in Minna that the northern governors felt at the time that their part of the country…
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Why ballot papers, not courts should decide election winners in Nigeria – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has advocated the need for legislation that will prevent the courts from declaring a winner in an election. Speaking with journalists on Monday in Abuja, Jonathan insisted that the situation where the judiciary is allowed to declare winners in an election, because of electoral fraud should not be abhorred, as it…
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My last meeting with Prince Philip before his death – Jonathan
Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has recounted his last meeting with the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip. Jonathan, who commiserated with Queen Elizabeth and Great Britain over the death of Prince Philip, said he last met with him in 2011 during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth, Australia. He described him as…
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Why Buhari is in love with Ijaw people – Sylva
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says President Muhammadu Buhari has an exceptional love for the people of Ogbia, an Ijaw subgroup in Bayelsa State, because of their son, former President Goodluck Jonathan, who peacefully relinquished power to him in 2015. Sylva revealed this on Friday while inspecting the ongoing construction…