OPINION: IS JONATHAN THE MOST ATTACKED NIGERIAN PRESIDENT?
NEWS9NAIJA
The Nigerian Political sphere has been dominated by few "major" political parties with different political characters.
Politics in Nigeria is more dramatic than Nollywood. Citizens watch in bewilderment as politicians take swipe at each other during and after electioneering campaigns.
Since the return to civilian rule, Nigeria has had her fair share of good and bad leaders with many facing series of unending criticism.
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan remained unarguably Nigeria's most insulted and criticised President in by Nigeria's political elites and highly placed personalities ranging from religious leaders to celebrities.
News9naija brings to you the attacks on the personality of the former President Goodluck Jonathan.
1. Jonathan is training snipers-OBASANJO
2. I will make your Govt ungovernable-ATIKU
3. Jonathan is the most corrupt in the history of nigeria-DINO MELAYE.
4. One million match protest against insecurity-ADEBOYE.
5. 'Jonathan govt stole so much money’ – Apostle Johnson Suleiman
6. Jonathan is a bad luck- FR MBAKA
7. Monkey and baboon will soaked in blood if Jonathan Continues in 2015-Buhari.
8.We will form a parallel govt, if Jonathan won - - - Ameachi
9. You Have Declared War On Northern Nigeria- Northen Elders
10. Jonathan is a kindergarten president-EL RUFAI
11. Jonathan bring back our girls - OBY EZEKWESILI
12. The government that failed to restore power in six months is a failure-FASHOLA
13. Finally we used Almajiris to vote out Jonathan
Jonathan is training snipers-OBASANJO
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo in a 18-page letter written to Jonathan as published by times alleged that President Goodluck Jonathan was keeping over 1000 people on his political watch list while also secretly training snipers and other armed personnel as well as acquiring weapons for political purposes Times
I will make your Govt ungovernable-ATIKU
A now deleted publication by Tribune newspapers alleged that Atiku Abubakar on December 15, 2010 at a stakeholders’ forum , was reported to have issued a threat that was unbecoming of a man of his status in the society. “...Let me again send another message to the leadership of our great country, especially the political leadership that those who make peaceful change impossible make violent change inevitable...” he was quoted saying Here is the deleted link
Jonathan is the most corrupt in the history of nigeria-DINO MELAYE.
Sen Dino Malaye during an interview with Times alleged that Goodluck Jonathan is a promoter of corruption.
“Jonathan is the promoter of corruption. I am telling you that the Government of Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan is the most corrupt in Nigerian history but (who) we have as president-elect of this country today (Muhammadu Buhari); the man I see as the nemesis of corruption,” Melaye said [url=https://www.google.com.ng/amp/s/www.timesng.com/news/top-news/182979-jonathans-government-%25E2%2580%258B%25E2%2580%258Bmost-corrupt-in-nigerian-history%25E2%2580%258B%25E2%2580%258B-%25E2%2580%258B-senator-elect%25E2%2580%258B-melaye.html/amp/] Times [/url]
One million match protest against insecurity-ADEBOYE.
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye called for a million man match against the state of insecurity under the istration of Good Jonathan in 2010.
In the petition wrote to the then president, he expressed worry over the state of kidnapping and other vices. He also expressed his readiness to "pull" of the church for a protest.
He wrote'
“As we mark our 50th anniversary as an independent nation, we are faced with the emergence of kidnapping as the latest Nigerian night mare and one of the most serious threats to our common well being, no one is safe.” Vanguard Newspapers
'Jonathan govt stole so much money’ – Apostle Johnson Suleiman
Apostle Suleman in a tweet on the 8th of Match 2019 wrote,
“Someone asked me why I’m against the present government and I screamed God forbid.
“I asked him why he didn’t say same when I was seriously speaking out against the activities of the previous government that stole so much money.
“I am not political; I speak truth to power,” Suleman tweeted DailyPost
Jonathan is a bad luck- FR MBAKA
Catholic priest and spiritual director, Adoration Ministry Enugu, Ejike Mbaka on January 1, 2015 criticised Goodluck Jonathan's government asking him to step down since he cannot lead Nigerians to their promise land.
He spoke while delivering a sermon tagged, “From Good luck to Bad luck,” during the end-of-year mass Wednesday night at the Adoration Ground, Emene, Enugu.
Monkey and baboon will soaked in blood if Jonathan Continues in 2015-Buhari.
Presidential candidate of the defunt Congress for Progressive Change, C, in the 2011 election, General Mohammadu Buhari allleged that Jonathan rigged the 2011 presidential election which C lost to the PDP.
He was quoted saying,
“If what happened in 2011 (alleged rigging) should again happen in 2015, by the grace of God, the dog and the baboon would all be soaked in blood.’’ Vanguard Newspapers
We will form a parallel govt, if Jonathan won - - - Ameachi
Rotimi Amechi threatened that APC would form a parallel government if the 2015 Elections didn't favour the APC.
This statement was condemned by the PDP as it was tagged treasonable.
Lai Mohammed, on behalf of the APC defended this statement.
He was quoted saying,
“Those who are fretting about this statement are those who are planning to rig the elections and they should be warned that Nigerians will no longer accept the outcome of any fraudulent polls..." Times
You Have Declared War On Northern Nigeria- Northen Elders
During the fallout of amnesty talks between the Jonathan's Govt and the subsequent declaration of state of Emergency in some northen states, the spokesman of Northern Elders Forum, Ango Abdullahi accused Jonathan of decaring war on the northern parts of the country.
“It is very sad for us to see that the President has easily changed direction from dialogue and reconciliation to war in his bid to end the cycle of violence in the north,” Abdullahi said. Vanguard Newspapers
Jonathan is a kindergarten president-EL RUFAI
Gov Nasir El Rufi wasn't left out in the narcissist attacks on the former president.
During some heated media exchanges, El Rufi was was quoted saying, "Unfortunately, he has a lot of people to insult, because his boss has nothing to offer Nigerians, which is why he is using ethnic and religious sentiments to play politics. A thinking president would know that stoking ethnicity and religious affiliation is not only unpatriotic, but dangerous in a country like Nigeria, but as desperate as he is to remain in office, nothing seems too low for this president. No wonder Chief Bisi Akande referred to him as a kindergarten president, while Lagos state governor called him a roadside mechanic that cannot be trusted with any vehicle." Times
Jonathan bring back our girls - OBY EZEKWESILI
The likes of Oby Ezekwesili, Hadiza Bala Usman, Maryam Uwais, Saudatu Mahdi, took it upon themselves to call for release of the abducted chibok girls.
According to Oby, the government inability to bring back the Chibok girls was the former president's greatest undoing. The Guardian Newspapers
The government that failed to restore power in six months is a failure-FASHOLA
Fashola in 2014 was quoted saying “A serious Government will fix the power problem in six months”.
However, things took a different turn as he became the minister of power in 2016.
Denying the statement He said, “I have heard that I said that electricity problem will be solved in six months. I have never made the statement. Anybody who has a video of where I said this should please make it public. The point I made was when I was handing over the Lekki IPP because we had about 10 megawatts of power there.” Punch Newspapers
Finally we used Almajiris to vote out Jonathan
Speaking on Channel TV, Kwankwaso expressed his delight on how the almajiris were used to kick out the former president.
He was quoted saying, "we hope that people around him should be people who are experienced, who should not be talking of Hausas who are thrown away as Almajiris. That is completely wrong, and it has gone a long way in galvanising people in the north to ensure that this Almajiri votes were used to kick them out of the villa.” The CableNg
Yes. Jonathan was the most insulted, but he had class.
Even when he acted with good intentions like removal of subsidy.
He tolerated every bullshit without going after anyone.
Not like some classless vagabonds at Aso Rock now.
I will forever blame Jonathan for what we have now. He lost the 2015 election when he couldn't grow the balls to sack a compromised Jega.
But I'm happy he keeps walking with shoulders high.
Looming large all over the globe.
He gave up small victory for the bigger victory.
Until further notice, GEJ remains my president.
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OPINION: IS JONATHAN THE MOST ATTACKED NIGERIAN PRESIDENT?
NEWS9NAIJA
The Nigerian Political sphere has been dominated by few "major" political parties with different political characters.
Politics in Nigeria is more dramatic than Nollywood. Citizens watch in bewilderment as politicians take swipe at each other during and after electioneering campaigns.
Since the return to civilian rule, Nigeria has had her fair share of good and bad leaders with many facing series of unending criticism.
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan remained unarguably Nigeria's most insulted and criticised President in by Nigeria's political elites and highly placed personalities ranging from religious leaders to celebrities.
News9naija brings to you the attacks on the personality of the former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Jonathan is training snipers-OBASANJO
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo in a 18-page letter written to Jonathan as published by times alleged that President Goodluck Jonathan was keeping over 1000 people on his political watch list while also secretly training snipers and other armed personnel as well as acquiring weapons for political purposes.
A now deleted publication by Tribune newspapers alleged that Atiku Abubakar on December 15, 2010 at a stakeholders’ forum , was reported to have issued a threat that was unbecoming of a man of his status in the society. “...Let me again send another message to the leadership of our great country, especially the political leadership that those who make peaceful change impossible make violent change inevitable...” he was quoted saying
Jonathan is the most corrupt in the history of nigeria-DINO MELAYE.
Sen Dino Malaye during an interview with Times alleged that Goodluck Jonathan is a promoter of corruption.
“Jonathan is the promoter of corruption. I am telling you that the Government of Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan is the most corrupt in Nigerian history but (who) we have as president-elect of this country today (Muhammadu Buhari); the man I see as the nemesis of corruption,” Melaye said.
One million match protest against insecurity-ADEBOYE.
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye called for a million man match against the state of insecurity under the istration of Good Jonathan in 2010.
In the petition wrote to the then president, he expressed worry over the state of kidnapping and other vices. He also expressed his readiness to "pull" of the church for a protest.
He wrote'
“As we mark our 50th anniversary as an independent nation, we are faced with the emergence of kidnapping as the latest Nigerian night mare and one of the most serious threats to our common well being, no one is safe.”
Catholic priest and spiritual director, Adoration Ministry Enugu, Ejike Mbaka on January 1, 2015 criticised Goodluck Jonathan's government asking him to step down since he cannot lead Nigerians to their promise land.
He spoke while delivering a sermon tagged, “From Good luck to Bad luck,” during the end-of-year mass Wednesday night at the Adoration Ground, Emene, Enugu.
Monkey and baboon will soaked in blood if Jonathan Continues in 2015-Buhari.
Presidential candidate of the defunt Congress for Progressive Change, C, in the 2011 election, General Mohammadu Buhari allleged that Jonathan rigged the 2011 presidential election which C lost to the PDP.
He was quoted saying,
“If what happened in 2011 (alleged rigging) should again happen in 2015, by the grace of God, the dog and the baboon would all be soaked in blood.’’
We will form a parallel govt, if Jonathan won - - - Ameachi
Rotimi Amechi threatened that APC would form a parallel government if the 2015 Elections didn't favour the APC.
This statement was condemned by the PDP as it was tagged treasonable.
Lai Mohammed, on behalf of the APC defended this statement.
He was quoted saying,
“Those who are fretting about this statement are those who are planning to rig the elections and they should be warned that Nigerians will no longer accept the outcome of any fraudulent polls..."
You Have Declared War On Northern Nigeria- Northen Elders
During the fallout of amnesty talks between the Jonathan's Govt and the subsequent declaration of state of Emergency in some northen states, the spokesman of Northern Elders Forum, Ango Abdullahi accused Jonathan of decaring war on the northern parts of the country.
“It is very sad for us to see that the President has easily changed direction from dialogue and reconciliation to war in his bid to end the cycle of violence in the north,” Abdullahi said.
Gov Nasir El Rufi wasn't left out in the narcissist attacks on the former president.
During some heated media exchanges, El Rufi was was quoted saying, "Unfortunately, he has a lot of people to insult, because his boss has nothing to offer Nigerians, which is why he is using ethnic and religious sentiments to play politics. A thinking president would know that stoking ethnicity and religious affiliation is not only unpatriotic, but dangerous in a country like Nigeria, but as desperate as he is to remain in office, nothing seems too low for this president. No wonder Chief Bisi Akande referred to him as a kindergarten president, while Lagos state governor called him a roadside mechanic that cannot be trusted with any vehicle."
Jonathan bring back our girls - OBY EZEKWESILI
The likes of Oby Ezekwesili, Hadiza Bala Usman, Maryam Uwais, Saudatu Mahdi, took it upon themselves to call for release of the abducted chibok girls.
According to Oby, the government inability to bring back the Chibok girls was the former president's greatest undoing.
The government that failed to restore power in six months is a failure-FASHOLA
Fashola in 2014 was quoted saying “A serious Government will fix the power problem in six months”.
However, things took a different turn as he became the minister of power in 2016.
Denying the statement He said, “I have heard that I said that electricity problem will be solved in six months. I have never made the statement. Anybody who has a video of where I said this should please make it public. The point I made was when I was handing over the Lekki IPP because we had about 10 megawatts of power there.”
Speaking on Channel TV, Kwankwaso expressed his delight on how the almajiris were used to kick out the former president.
He was quoted saying, "we hope that people around him should be people who are experienced, who should not be talking of Hausas who are thrown away as Almajiris. That is completely wrong, and it has gone a long way in galvanising people in the north to ensure that this Almajiri votes were used to kick them out of the villa.” Published by The CableNg
The fact that his emergence came at the time when most Nigerians were taking to social media made it so.
Everyone just wanted to take a bite out of him.
The fact that he didn't jail critics and dissidents under true or trumped up charges as Buhari is doing right now made it worse.
Everyone got away with everything they said under the cover of free speech.
Jonathan preferred a strategy of keeping mute about controversies and later denying them when people demanded for answers.
Buhari prefers the strategy of coming up with unintelligent lies and harassing anyone that insists on answers.
Buhari infamous strategy is the deployment of government powers, the so-called federal might, against dissidents.
That doesn't mean Buhari and Jonathan are any different though.
They both belong to the same group of clueless folks who got power drunk after they somehow ended up in power.
Jonathan ended up in power by luck. What was good luck to him was bad luck to everyone else.
He became governor after his predecessor was impeached and president after the president died.
I don't know how true this is, but people used to say he was the deputy head boy in his secondary school but became head boy after the head boy was expelled.
Buhari got into power by tribalism and hate speech.
He is the only president who spent 12 years running for office only to become useless once he got there.
I mean, twelve years is more than enough to draft a masterplan to turn the country around. He didn't!
Instead, he was more interested in getting in then trying to determine what to do after he got in.
God knows how Nigeria always ends up with these people.
Yes truth be told he was the most attacked, but I have made up my to stop siding for him online especially nairaland.
Because our south south brothers are fools and unintelligent.
All Igbos do is defend and take insults for Jonathan but the s/s doesn't appreciate.
Definitely he was. Jonathan performed below par, but the barrage of criticism directed at him had religious, ethnic and political undertone. The Boko haram issue itself, the biggest blight on his tenure, was weaponized to discredit him further.
The guys in the opposition then really set a cold, low mark; the same they do not have a stomach for presently.
Tinubu deceived Yorubas into hating Goodluck Jonathan for no reason, just because Jonathan refused to make Wale Tinubu the Minister of Petroleum to enable Tinubu allocate Niger Delta Oil blocs to himself and cronies, that is the only reason Tinubu hated Jonathan, no other reason, so he used Sowore and his Saharareporters to mobilize all Yorubas against Jonathan, making them hate Jonathan for no justifiable reason.
They said Jonathan looted Nigeria dry, and I laugh because I know Jonathan beyond politics, he is a simple man, a contented man who is not after becoming a billionaire or world richest man like Tinubu and co....Jonathan is a listening man, if you had the opportunity to meet Jonathan when he was president and presented your case to him, he would listen to you like an ordinary man.....though some people took advantage of his gentlemanness and his being a kind-hearted man, but Jonathan never looted Nigeria's money yet Yorubas mobilized the rest of gullible Nigerians to hate Jonathan but they hail and celebrate a known looter like Tinubu who has single handedly pocketed Lagos and destroyed Lagos.
If not for Tinubu, Lagos will be measuring with top cities like Johannesburg, Madrid, even London but look at Lagos today, no roads, all connecting roads are dead traps....everywhere is smelling and looking like a total slum yet to Yorubas, Tinubu is the best politician in the world but Jonathan deserved to be killed, its okay
If you want to know how bias, how unreasonable, how hypocritical a Yoruba Muslim is, just ask him why he feel Jonathan was a bad President
Then ask the same Yoruba Muslim why he believes Tinubu is the best Yoruba politician and best person to be elected as Nigeria's President, then sit back and hear him talk
I punctured your claim on number 10, it wasn't El-Rufai that called Jonathan government a kindergarten government it was Bisi Akande.
Beside how do you think that Aps Suleman that open campaigned for Jonathan and predicted his re-election could have said Jonathan stole so much money?
But that is your opinion though, no president has been attacked and have false stories run about him like Buhari, to the point of claiming he was dead, a pastor at ota even dedicated some Sundays to falsify story against Buhari.
