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Goodluck Jonathan reportedly complains of neglect by PDP

Ihesiulo Grace 22 February 2021 0

Goodluck Jonathan is reportedly not happy with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former president made this known when he met the Reconciliation and Strategy Committee of the PDP. The committee was led by a former president of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki. Jonathan was reported to have

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Former President Jonathan and 2015 Election: How Nigerians failed a true democratic leader

Ihesiulo Grace 19 February 2021 0

Democracy is said to be the government of the people by the people and for the people. In order words, democratically elected leaders are mere representatives who are to ensure that the will of the people are done. In a democratic society, it is often said that majority will have their way, while minority will […]

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2023: That Uche Secondus commentary on Goodluck Jonathan

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2021 0

Bonaventure Melah I read with disbelief and shock, an article obviously written by the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus which carried the byline of his media adviser, Ike Abonyi and published recently. I waited for these few days before responding to the publication to see whether Secondus would reprimand […]

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APC denies wooing former President Jonathan for 2023

Ihesiulo Grace 4 February 2021 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied wooing former President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2023 presidential race on its platform. Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe and Chairman, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee, said this in a statement by Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, his Director-General, Press and Media Affairs on Thursday in Abuja. “It […]

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I sacrificed myself despite being labelled corrupt – Goodluck Jonathan

Ihesiulo Grace 16 December 2020 0

On Tuesday, December 15, in Abuja during a book launch titled “Dear President Goodluck Jonathan.”The book, which was written by a veteran journalist, Bonaventure Melah, captures the former president’s life in the office. Jonathan has opened up on how he was labelled corrupt, with the former president saying he almost went into political oblivion if […]

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Jonathan mourns Nda-Isaiah

Ihesiulo Grace 14 December 2020 0

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has condoled the family of Mr Sam Nda-Isaiah and the management of Leadership newspapers over his demise on Friday. Jonathan in his condolence message on Saturday in Abuja, said that Nda-Isaiah, the founder and chairman of the Leadership Media Group was an erudite journalist and columnist, who deployed his creativity towards […]

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2023 presidency: Jonathan has a bright chance in PDP — Secondus

Ihesiulo Grace 11 December 2020 0

On Thursday, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP ,Mr Uche Secondus while briefing newsmen in Abuja, saying the party is yet to decide on the zoning for 2023 election, saying it will only take the decision after reviewing the 2019 general election performance. Daily Times reports. he was asked if PDP were making […]

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You left a legacy in Nigerian politics — Ndume apologises to Jonathan days after being released from Prison

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2020 0

Senator Ali Ndume, a representative of Borno South in the Senate, has apologised to former President Goodluck Jonathan for “criticising and ganging up” against his administration. He stated that the ex-leader had left an enduring legacy in Nigerians Politics. The lawmaker explained that many people who were skeptical of Jonathan’s vision for the country, now […]

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“Nigerians don’t value what they have until they lose it,” Ndume lauds Jonathan

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2020 0

The senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has lauded former President Goodluck Jonathan, saying he left behind great value and landmarks in Nigeria which shaped the political landscape of the country, Daily Times gathered. The lawmaker made this statement at Apo Legislative Quarters In Abuja, during the opening of Dr PhysiQ Specialist Centre for Wellness […]

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A society where thugs become role models is doomed to fail — Jonathan

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2020 0

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, writing as a guest columnist on THISDAY on Friday, said it is unfortunate that in some areas, miscreants are praised for the roles they play during elections. Daily Times gathered that in the article entitled, ‘COVID-19, democracy and task of nation-building’, the former president said he is convinced that […]

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Jonathan should be blamed for fuel scarcity — Lai Mohammed

Ihesiulo Grace 14 September 2020 0

As Nigerians continue to endure unprecedented misery due to the country’s current fuel scarcity, the Federal Government has blamed the crisis on the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. As gathered by Daily Times, the government said Jonathan was to blame because his government never included sufficient fuel subsidy provision in the budget for 2015.

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The Only Way To Credible Elections is electronic voting — Jonathan

Ihesiulo Grace 10 September 2020 0

Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan said the only way to achieve free and fair elections in Nigeria is through electronic voting. READ ALSO: Buhari has achieved more than OBJ, Yar’Adua, Jonathan – Femi Adesina Goodluck Jonathan at  the presidential panel of The Osasu Show Symposium 2020, expressed that the outcome of elections

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Coup: Jonathan, other West African leaders to visit Mali

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2020 0

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, will be going to Mali with other West African leaders on Saturday, in a bid to seek solutions to the crisis ravaging the country Recall, Daily Times Nigeria reported that Mali’s elected President, Ibrahim Keita, was overthrown on Tuesday by military troops, who took him as well as Prime Minister Boubou Cisse […]

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Goodluck Jonathan’s Twitter impostor regains freedom

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2020 0

A final year student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Babatunde Olusola, has regained freedom after being held for two months at the Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department in Abuja for creating a parody Twitter account of former President, Goodluck Jonathan. READ ALSO: Alarm over dozens of trafficked Nigerians in Saudi Arabia

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What all Nigerian politicians must learn from Jonathan – Idohosa

Ihesiulo Grace 10 August 2020 0

Capt. Hosa Okunbo, Edo Business mogul and Chief Executive Officer of Ocean Marine Solutions, has advised politicians in the state to emulate former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan who said that “no blood of any citizen is worth the ambition of any politician”. He gave the advice in a statement he issued to sue for peace […]

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Former president Goodluck jonathan remember’s President Umar Musa Yar’Adua

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2020 0

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday, wrote a glowing tribute to mark the tenth anniversary since the demise of his boss and former President, Umar Musa Yar’Adua. Jonathan, who was vice president to Yar’Adua from May 2007 to May 2010, said the late President left enduring legacies for Nigeria’s democracy. Yar’Adua, a two-term governor of […]

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Jonathan commends Igbinedion for naming college after him

Ihesiulo Grace 23 February 2020 0

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday showered encomiums on the Esama of Benin and the Chancellor of Igbinedion University, Okada, Chief Gabriel gbinedion for pioneering private universities education in the country. Jonathan gave the commendation in Benin while performing the formalisation ceremony of the naming of the College of Arts and Social Sciences of the

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Just In: [Photos] Jonathan meets with Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 30 January 2020 0

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday met behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa, Abuja. Jonathan visited this afternoon but no information on the agenda of the meeting was gathered. Buhari presides over National Security Council meeting After a brief meeting which lasted for about 10 minutes, President Buhari saw him […]

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Lyon commiserates with Army over death of soldier, attack on Jonathan’s home

Ihesiulo Grace 25 December 2019 0

Bayelsa State Governor-elect, Chief David Lyon, has commiserated with the family members of the deceased as well as officers and men of the Nigerian Army over the loss of one soldier during the Tuesday attack on the residence of the former President Goodluck Jonathan at his country home in Otuoke, Bayelsa State. Lyon, who condemned […]

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As opposition party, we have a responsibility to salvage democracy -PDP

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2019 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has nothing against former President Goodluck Jonathan over the just concluded Bayelsa governorship election. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday after a meeting of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) in Abuja. READ ALSO: Prince Andrew stripped of