Former Pesident Goodluck Jonathan, has revealed those behind his defeat
in the 2015 presidential election.In his newly released book, titled:
“My Transition Hours” which is being launched today Tuesday November
20th to commemorate his 61st birthday, Jonathan stated that former
governors of his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who defected to the
then opposition All Progressive Congress (APC) because they were
“blinded by ambition” and a barrage of “fake news,” cost him his bid to
be reelected for a second term in office.“This time around, there were
governors who were rounding off their eight years tenure and were
blinded by ambition,” he wrote about his re-election bid in 2015 having
been overwhelmingly voted for in the 2011 election. Some governors
wanted to be Vice President whilst others strived to be the President.
If I contested none could realise his ambition. This muffled implosion
would fully manifest in the buildup to the 2015, which each ship-jumper
calculating how much he or she would take from the PDP or the most
opportune moment to cause maximum damage and based on that, plot their
exit.“As they jumped ship in preparation for the 2015 elections, only
very few of this lots, if any at all, bothered about what the PDP did or
did not do in terms of delivering our campaign promises. Their
opposition to my re-election was principally driven by personal
ambition. They therefore played up the issue of where I come from and
the faith, I professed to fuel their burning ambition. My performance
mattered quite little, if it mattered at all,” he wrote.The Former
president said that in a twist of fate, most of the governors and other
prominent members of the former ruling party who plotted against him are
now being victimised in the APC.The Former president in his book,
accused ex-US President, Barack Obama, of interfering in Nigeria’s 2015
presidential election. According to Jonathan, Obama during the heat of
the election, sent his secretary of state, John Kerry, and made a video
broadcast to Nigerians in ways designed to influence the outcome of the
election against him. He described the actions of Obama as
“humiliating”.“I can recall that President Obama sent his Secretary of
State to Nigeria, a sovereign nation, to protest the rescheduling of the
election. John Kerry arrived in Nigeria on Sunday January 25, 2015 and
said ‘it’s imperative that these elections happen on time as scheduled’.
How can the US Secretary of State know what is more important for
Nigeria than Nigeria’s own government? How could they have expected us
to conduct elections when Boko Haram controlled part of the North East
and were killing and maiming Nigerians? Not even the assurance of the
sanctity of the May 29, 2015 handover date could calm them down. In
Nigeria, the constitution is very clear. No President can extend his
tenure by one day.“On March 23, 2015, President Obama himself took the
unusual step of releasing a video message directly to Nigerians all but
telling them how to vote. In that video, Obama urged Nigerians to open
the ‘next chapter’ by their votes. Those who understood subliminal
language deciphered that he was prodding the electorate to vote for the
opposition to form a new government. The message was so condescending,
it was as if Nigerians did not know what to do and needed an Obama to
direct them.“In his message, he said ‘all Nigerians must be able to cast
their votes without intimidation or fear,’ yet his government was
vehemently and publicly against the postponement of the elections to
enable our military defeat Boko Haram and prevent them from intimidating
voters. This was the height of hypocrisy!” The post Goodluck Jonathan reveals those behind his defeat In 2015, accuses Obama of meddling in the election.Goodluck Jonathan reveals those behind his defeat In 2015, accuses Obama of meddling in the election
Former Pesident Goodluck Jonathan, has revealed those behind his defeat
in the 2015 presidential election.In his newly released book, titled:
“My Transition Hours” which is being launched today Tuesday November
20th to commemorate his 61st birthday, Jonathan stated that former
governors of his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who defected to the
then opposition All Progressive Congress (APC) because they were
“blinded by ambition” and a barrage of “fake news,” cost him his bid to
be reelected for a second term in office.“This time around, there were
governors who were rounding off their eight years tenure and were
blinded by ambition,” he wrote about his re-election bid in 2015 having
been overwhelmingly voted for in the 2011 election. Some governors
wanted to be Vice President whilst others strived to be the President.
If I contested none could realise his ambition. This muffled implosion
would fully manifest in the buildup to the 2015, which each ship-jumper
calculating how much he or she would take from the PDP or the most
opportune moment to cause maximum damage and based on that, plot their
exit.“As they jumped ship in preparation for the 2015 elections, only
very few of this lots, if any at all, bothered about what the PDP did or
did not do in terms of delivering our campaign promises. Their
opposition to my re-election was principally driven by personal
ambition. They therefore played up the issue of where I come from and
the faith, I professed to fuel their burning ambition. My performance
mattered quite little, if it mattered at all,” he wrote.The Former
president said that in a twist of fate, most of the governors and other
prominent members of the former ruling party who plotted against him are
now being victimised in the APC.The Former president in his book,
accused ex-US President, Barack Obama, of interfering in Nigeria’s 2015
presidential election. According to Jonathan, Obama during the heat of
the election, sent his secretary of state, John Kerry, and made a video
broadcast to Nigerians in ways designed to influence the outcome of the
election against him. He described the actions of Obama as
“humiliating”.“I can recall that President Obama sent his Secretary of
State to Nigeria, a sovereign nation, to protest the rescheduling of the
election. John Kerry arrived in Nigeria on Sunday January 25, 2015 and
said ‘it’s imperative that these elections happen on time as scheduled’.
How can the US Secretary of State know what is more important for
Nigeria than Nigeria’s own government? How could they have expected us
to conduct elections when Boko Haram controlled part of the North East
and were killing and maiming Nigerians? Not even the assurance of the
sanctity of the May 29, 2015 handover date could calm them down. In
Nigeria, the constitution is very clear. No President can extend his
tenure by one day.“On March 23, 2015, President Obama himself took the
unusual step of releasing a video message directly to Nigerians all but
telling them how to vote. In that video, Obama urged Nigerians to open
the ‘next chapter’ by their votes. Those who understood subliminal
language deciphered that he was prodding the electorate to vote for the
opposition to form a new government. The message was so condescending,
it was as if Nigerians did not know what to do and needed an Obama to
direct them.“In his message, he said ‘all Nigerians must be able to cast
their votes without intimidation or fear,’ yet his government was
vehemently and publicly against the postponement of the elections to
enable our military defeat Boko Haram and prevent them from intimidating
voters. This was the height of hypocrisy!” The post Goodluck Jonathan reveals those behind his defeat In 2015, accuses Obama of meddling in the election.
