President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, said former President Goodluck Jonathan was never desperate for power, but got there by providence.<\/p>\n
He stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the unveiling of a book titled \u201cOn a Platter of Gold\u201c written by Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n
Saraki, who was the chief host of the occasion, said \u201ca country produces the kind of leadership it gets\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it is us Nigerians, that produce the kind of leaders we get; no matter what you say about Jonathan, I don\u2019t think he was someone who was desperate for power,\u201c he said.<\/p>\n
*** IMAGINE!!! HALF BAKED SEMI ILLETRATES GOVERNOR RUNNING HIS MOUTH.<\/p>\n
WHAT DOES CHIBOK GIRLS GOVERNOR \u00a0KNOW ABOUT SOPHISTICATION?<\/p>\n
Shetima spoke extensively on the Peoples` Democratic Party and President Goodluck Jonathan`s administration, saying that though Jonathan was a \u201cdecent person\u201c, he was surrounded by wrong people.<\/p>\n
\u201cSadly, Borno was the epicentre of the crisis that engulfed the Jonathan administration; I think President Jonathan is essentially a decent person, an unsophisticated country politician caught up in the vortex of power politics in Nigeria.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the Chibok girls saga started, they made the president to believe that there was no abduction, that the Chibok girls were kidnapped by the governor of Borno,\u201c he said.<\/p>\n
Shettima said that Jonathan believed the story, which was meant to embarrass his administration.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was in Chibok, my wife was in Chibok and there was a global outcry on the issue, but Jonathan was in a world of his own created by the clowns and also the misfits around him,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
He added that in spite of the situation, Jonathan was an honest man.<\/p>\n
According to the governor, sheer display of bad governance, lack of political sagacity and will-power squandered the enormous goodwill the Jonathan administration commanded.<\/p>\n
He said that such situation consequently got him voted out of office in 2015.<\/p>\n
Shettima disclosed that because of Jonathan`s honesty, \u201che recently confided in Sen. Ben Bruce that his major undoing was his poor relationship with the Borno governor\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n
He wished Jonathan luck in his retirement, saying \u201c he can redeem himself by serving God, humanity and Africa\u201d.<\/p>\n
The governor insisted that rather than emphasising issues of restructuring the country, efforts should be made to improve governance.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet us work for the people, invest in education and create jobs for our people,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
On his part, Kwara Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, said that the book would serve Nigerians and help review the country`s political history.<\/p>\n
He also said that the book would be important to politicians and history students across the country.<\/p>\n
Mr Dele Momodu, while presenting the book to the public, said that the intrigues and the behind-the-scenes in the Jonathan`s administration captured in it, were mind-bugling.<\/p>\n
He added that the book was bound to stir lots of debate and controversies, saying that it was a painstaking piece that must be read by all.<\/p>\n
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the occasion was attended by APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and members of the party\u2019s National Working Committee.<\/p>\n
Also in attendance were some ministers, representative of Emir of Ilorin and members of Kwara House of Assembly.<\/p>\n
The book chronicled the ascension of Jonathan, the power play, and the intrigues that led to his loss of power in the 2015 presidential election.<\/p>\n
(NAN)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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