Just weeks before the presidential elections in
Nigeria, a 24 year-old man, Ibime Belema-
Jonathan, has announced that he is
the illegitimate son of incumbent President
Goodluck Jonathan.


This revelation emerged at the weekend from
an online blogger, Chukwudi Iwuchukwu,
saying Belema-Jonathan, who claims to be
a native of Nembe, Baylesa State, had made
the announcement on his Twitter handle.

The report from the blogger said: “According
to Belema-Jonathan, his mother was a
receptionist in a Port Harcourt hotel (which
shall remain undisclosed) when she met
Goodluck nearly 25 years ago.

“Their relationship was made private
because of the risks it posed to Goodluck’s
then fledgling political career.”

The blogger added that Belema-Jonathan
stated that, “He has decided to disclose this
information after recently being informed
by his mother, who had just passed away.
It is his desire for his father to assume and
fulfil his fatherly duties after a lifetime of
absence”, that led to the revelation.

Iwuchukwu, who claims the Nigerian Law
School, Lagos, as his address, concluded by
admitting that, “we are in a season of
political campaign and anything can come
up, but the resemblance is striking.”
Below are photos of President Jonathan and
Belema-Jonathan:

However, Dr Reuben Abati, the Special
Adviser to President Jonathan on media, has
denied the claim, saying that the President
does not have any illegitimate sons by
whatever name.

According to Abati, the report is cheap
propaganda from the opposition party.
The Special Adviser added that the timing of
the report, coming in the heat of the election
campaign, shows the desperation of some
people.

Dr. Reuben Abati
He said: “It is good for them to know that
propaganda and cheap blackmails do not
win elections.

“Nigerians know who they want and who
they will vote for. Churning out such
blackmail story will not win the election.
“This is also coming at a time that the
opposition parties signed the Abuja Accord
meant to ensure that election campaigns
are issue-based and do not degenerate into
blackmail.”


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