SHOCKING: President Jonathan BLOWS it open!!! EXPOSED his ministers,
aides corruption scandals, expect Buhari administration to persecute
them… Shocking details
President Jonathan BLOWS it open on Sunday at a thanksgiving service organized in his honour at the Anglican Church, Life Camp, Abuja.
He said he believes he lost some allies as well as the presidential election because of “certain decisions,” he took.
President Jonathan BLOWS it open on Sunday at a thanksgiving service organized in his honour at the Anglican Church, Life Camp, Abuja.
He said he believes he lost some allies as well as the presidential election because of “certain decisions,” he took.
“It (the decisions) might be good for the generality of the people but
it might affect some people differently,” the president said. “So for
ministers and aides who served with me, I sympathize with them, they
will be persecuted. And they must be ready for that persecution.”
Mr. Jonathan said he expected that he and his ministers would have a hard time after he leaves office.
“To my ministers, I wish you what I wish myself,” he said. “They will
have hard times, we will all have hard times. Our ways will be rough.”
Indications that some officials of the Jonathan administration would be
investigated for corrupt activities emerged after the president-elect,
Muhammadu Buhari- vowed to probe the ‘missing’ $20 billion in the state
oil firm, NNPC. The money, which was first made public by the immediate
past Central Bank governor, Lamido Sanusi, remained an albatross on the
neck of the Jonathan administration which repeatedly claimed its
officials did nothing wrong.
However, an audit commissioned by the government and released after much
pressure by the public and after Mr. Buhari’s statement showed that
officials of the highly secretive NNPC and other relevant authorities
frustrated the work of the international auditors, PWC. One of those
expected to face a major probe is the petroleum minister, Diezani
Alison-Madueke, whose tenure witnessed several scandals in the oil
sector, apart from the $20 billion.
Mr. Jonathan, who became the first incumbent to lose an election in
Nigeria, also said the “hard decisions” he took probably cost him his
re-election.
“Some hard decisions have their own cost, no doubt about that,” he said.
“That I have ran the government this way that stabilized certain
things, the electoral process and other things that brought stability
into this country. They were very costly decisions which I myself must
be ready to pay for.”
“Some people come to me and say this or that person, is he not your
friend that benefited. Is it not your government that this person
benefited from? But this is what the person is saying?
“But I used to say worse statements will come. If you take certain
decisions, you should know that those close to you will even abandon you
at some point. And I tell them that more of my so-called friends will
disappear.”
The president compared his unpopularity based on his ‘decisions’ to that of the last apartheid ruler of South Africa.
“When F.W. De clerk took the decision to abolish minority rule in South
Africa, even his wife divorced him. I hope my wife will not divorce me.
But that is the only decision that has made South Africa to still remain
a global player by this time. If we still had that minority rule there,
by this time, nobody will be talking about South Africa,” he said.
Mr. Jonathan, then said he hoped his wife, Patience Jonathan, would not
desert him for accepting defeat in the election, to which she replied
“Nooooo” which evoked an applause from worshippers at the church. The
event was the first public one for the first lady since her husband lost
and accepted defeat in the elections.
Despite expecting to lose friends and to be persecuted, Mr. Jonathan, however, said he is leaving office a fulfilled man.
He thanked Nigerians and Bayelsa residents for granting him the opportunity to serve in elective positions.
“When I look at the whole picture of my life up to when I became the
President of this country. And I say that if soldiers and police
officers that have not received 0. 5 per cent of the benefits that I
have received from the state can lay their lives for this country, I
should do anything in the interest of Nigeria including paying the
supreme price.
“As long as live, I will continue to do my best for the state because the state has helped me as a person.
“I have to thank Nigerians especially my state for giving me the
opportunity to serve as deputy governor and the whole country gave me
the opportunity to serve as Vice President and then President , first
was to complete the tenure of the late President and later serve as
President from which I am exiting now as a very happy and fulfilled
man,” he said.
The President thanked Nigerians for their support and urged the church
and other religious groups to pray for the success of the incoming
administration, stating that what matters is not the person in charge of
government, but the dividends of democracy.
Mr. Jonathan said he believed majority of Nigerians still support the actions he took while in office.
“We are happy the ordinary people appreciate what we did and that is
most important,” he said. “It’s not what the elite or the privileged few
talk or say about you but what the majority of the Nigerian public
think about your actions and inactions that matter. We came to Abuja
peacefully and we are returning peacefully.
“I thank the church and Nigerians because they stood by us at our most difficult times.
“Even for the election, we had people who supported us all over the
country but things went the way they did because God wanted it that way
for a purpose.”
The president called for more prayers for Nigeria saying “we will
continue to pray for the peace of the country and for the success of the
incoming administration. When the country is in good shape, people
benefit. When things are going well, people are happy.
“You don’t need to know Mr. President or Mr. Governor. The issue is not
about Jonathan or Buhari or any other person. The issue is how the
government functions. Stability, buoyant economy that will enable
Nigeria to move forward and live happily is all I am interested in. That
is our interest, that is my prayer point. All religious groups should
pray for the country.”
Speaking earlier, former Minister of Information, Jerry Gana described
Mr. Jonathan as man who is “favoured by God” in many ways.
“We thank God for what He has done for Nigeria through the man. Despite
the big positions he occupied in the country, he has remained humble and
he has succeeded in deepening democracy in the country. He revived the
rail system of transportation. He brought back hope to Nigeria and to
cap it all he conceded defeat to his opponent in a heroic manner,” the
former minister said.
The Minister of Power, Chinedu Nebo, also praised the president while reeling out some of his achievements in office.
“He is humane, gentle and unassuming. He has transformed Nigeria. He is
not vindictive. He loved the youth. He empowered, mentored and motivated
youth and women. He is a listening leader. He listens to everyone in
Council before making judgement. He fixed the electoral process and
brought credibility into it. He is Nigeria’s greatest leader,” Mr. Nebo
said.
