Against the widely held perception that former President Goodluck Jonathan, was usually hooked on alcohol, during the twilight of his administration, his former spokesperson, Reuben Abati, has clarified that Jonathan doesn’t drink, adding that it’s only one of the myths about the last administration.

Abati, who made the defence of his former boss during a recent interview with Rockcity 101.9 FM, Abeokuta, Ogun State, said he only saw Jonathan drink a glass of wine during special occasions, explaining that the former President never had any episode of drunken to stupor.
Abati said: “President Jonathan does not drink. You see, that’s one of the myths about that administration and you must understand how this thing is, it’s all about perception, communication, it’s all about what goes out and it’s about stereotyping. People just stereotype people from a particular part of the country as drunkards, and they look for justification for one type of behaviour or the other.
“But I can tell you that in my 4 years of working for President Jonathan, I never found him in a bibulous situation. If he ever tasted any drink, maybe a glass of wine during special occasions. All those stories about him drinking, about President Jonathan always being berated, about bibulous situations inside the Villa, those things did not exist.
“The people must find justifications to say this is why we think this situation is this way it is. I tell you and Nigerians will remember that he is a very humble man; he is a very committed person to the Nigerian project. If you look at the results of the elections, you’ll see that he lost the elections with about 2.5 million votes or thereabout, which means that a large number of Nigerians still believed in him and also believed in his ability and his capability of his administration to move Nigeria forward. We were dealing with a democracy; the people have a right to make a choice, when the people make a choice, we respect that choice.
“And our commitment as Nigerians, whoever we may be, whatever we maybe our station, is to remain committed to Nigeria, and to support whoever has emerged and to respect the choice and the decision of Nigerians.
“This is not about witch-hunt, it’s not about criticising people, the Nigerian people have spoken and we stand by the decision of the Nigerian people. And we all support whoever is there to move Nigeria forward. So this backward looking, can we just look forward? Can we all just work together to move Nigeria forward? For me, that is where the emphasis should be, because we are all Nigerians and at the end of the day the country is more important than all of us” he said.



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Ok....water nko? He doesn't drink water too? Hian!!!!!

Its [size=20pt]LadyF[/size] again

Jonathan's drinking was Nigeria's least problem with his Government.

For all we cared, he could have drank himself into the Guinness Book of World Records. Our problem(s) with him then, was his level of clueless-ness and the level of corruption he was enmeshed in.

Jonathan and his foot soldiers drank their way into the Guinness Book Of Corruption.

Jonathan way be high master

I've met him personally, he's polished and calm..
Educated gentleman!

Drinking alcohol is not necessary!

What then was the problem! Dr Abati must give answer for the constant disconnection between the policy and implementation.

If a leader has to refute this manner of allegation then it is saddening.

GEJ is a good man but, it takes morethan being good to govern a country like Nigeria.
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#AlwaysBuyMadeInAba.

Buhari thats getting high on cow piss and calling Germany west Germany unko?

Its not a sirprise. He is always looking calm.

I don't expect the Wailer-in-Chief to say otherwise

Abati is on point here, jonathan doesn't drink agreed, jonathan high with Ogogoro confirmed

And PMB drinks?

mm

Superbreed:
I've met him personally, he's polished and calm..
Educated gentleman!

Drinking alcohol is not necessary!

Keep quiet

Jonathan isn't corrupt - Babatope(Sunday morning, 2015)

Jonathan doesn't drink - Reuben Abati(Sunday afternoon, 2015)

Abati and Babatope are crazy - Anonymous(Sunday evening, 2015)

I strongly agree bt his wife does.

GEJ doesnt drink alcohol, he abuses the substance. Abati is right indeed.






iffa hear. That drunken master.

If Jonathan doesn't drink, then I saw an Ostrich flying across the Indian ocean last night.

If GEJ doesn't drink, then I got my driver's license on an elephant.

FastShipping:
mm

Talk about a picture and a thousand words.

He would have been better off drunk.
At least then , you can blame the bottle and the devil.
Hashtag not buying it. Only the bottle can make you that useless

heheheheh

omenka:
If Jonathan doesn't drink, then I saw an Ostrich flying across the Indian ocean last night.

You too?

I also saw but no one will believe me

Abati's brain was still booting when he made this statement. Dude's just emerging from months old hibernation and needs some time to gather his thoughts together. Need we reprimand him??

hahn:


You too?

I also saw but no one will believe me

Yeah, the wings were fully formed. Had Charles Darwin been still alive, the sighting would have made for a great research work on evolution and natural selection.

Nothing takes the fact that GEJ is a Perfect Gentleman

Say all you can!
Spool all you can!

He is GEJ
an Excellent man

omenka:
Yeah, the wings were fully formed. Had Charles Darwin been still alive, the sighting would have made for a great research work on evolution and natural selection.

I was standing right there with Darwin while making the observation. The research has started

chymystique:
Aint suprised. We all knew its was the handiwork of APCshit and their media houses who thrives solely on propanganda and lies that nutured the useless claims... GEJ be giving APC sleepless night even after he has handed over leadership to them peacefully esp that ugly tadpole- human of a governor who has been spewing trash of recent due to excess carpe verde cum

Hush yeye wailer ..#ifgejdoesntdrink then I'm the pope

huh