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Jonathan Told I And Obasanjo He Never Wanted To Be Vice-president – Donald Duke by dreckocarter(m): 11:03pm On Aug 11, 2015
Former governor of Cross River state Donald Duke has revealed that neither
late President, Alhaji Musa Yar’Adua nor the immediate past President,
Goodluck Jonathan, wanted to be President of the Federation. Duke said
Jonathan told him and former president Obasanjo he never wanted to be
the Vice president of Nigeria when he was selected to be the running mate
to late President Umaru Yar’Adua at the general election back in 2007.
Speaking during an interview with news magazine, The Interviewer, Donald
Duke: “You don’t give authority to an unwilling person, particularly in a
country like Nigeria. Umaru never wanted to be president. He was dealing
with his health issues and wanted to retire and go lecture in a university.
He was really offered an appointment at the Ahmadu Bello University in
Zaria. Jonathan, on the other hand, had just been re-elected to be governor
of Bayelsa and when he was picked, he was not so pleased. He said to
Obasanjo and me, ‘I don’t want this job.”
Donald Duke
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He further said: “If these two men never aspired to the office but were
recruited to take on a responsibility as daunting as the management of
Nigeria without mentally preparing for the office and having a grand vision
of where they wanted to take Nigeria to, then there is a problem.”
Explaining the extent of psycological effect that would have been drenched
of the former Heads of States, Duke said: “The mental preparation is
absolutely important. The vision can be scripted for you, but if you are not
prepared and you have no capable team to help you follow through, it is
grossly unfair. It is like converting a passenger on an aircraft to a pilot,”
the former Governor added.
www.nigerianmonitor.com/2015/08/11/jonathan-told-i-and-obasanjo-he-never-wanted-to-be-vice-president-donald-duke/
Re: Jonathan Told I And Obasanjo He Never Wanted To Be Vice-president – Donald Duke by UrennaNkoli(f): 11:12pm On Aug 11, 2015
So why did he take a u-turn and ruin this country for us?
Re: Jonathan Told I And Obasanjo He Never Wanted To Be Vice-president – Donald Duke by demmy0325(m): 11:18pm On Aug 11, 2015
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Re: Jonathan Told I And Obasanjo He Never Wanted To Be Vice-president – Donald Duke by GJames(m): 11:22pm On Aug 11, 2015
Obasanjo needed puppets
Re: Jonathan Told I And Obasanjo He Never Wanted To Be Vice-president – Donald Duke by ifihearam: 11:23pm On Aug 11, 2015
UrennaNkoli:
So why did he take a u-turn and ruin this country for us?

shut up
Re: Jonathan Told I And Obasanjo He Never Wanted To Be Vice-president – Donald Duke by Jaraworldsms(m): 11:48pm On Aug 11, 2015
There all fail Nigeria.

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