A top intelligence analyst, who was part of the Obama administration, Mr. Matthew T. Page, has thrown light on the claim made by former Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, that the State Department invited 12 northern governors to Washington to seek their support on the need to achieve regime change in Nigeria during the 2015 Presidential election.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, who lost the election to President Muhammadu Buhari, also alleged international conspiracy in the build up to the elections. The statements of both Aliyu and Jonathan were revealed in a new book, entitled ‘Against Run of Play’ by Segun Adeniyi.

However, Page, who provided the details of the meeting in an interview with Jonathan’s former aide, Reno Omokri, claimed that the northern governors came to the meeting with a prepared speech that read like a petition against the ex-President.

His assertion which is contained in Omokri’s new book, ‘Facts Versus Fiction: The True Story of the Jonathan Years: Chibok, 2015 and Other Conspiracies’ billed to be released in June 2017, provided details of the US meeting which was said to have begun at the State Department and ended in the White House.

Page, who was Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Africa with the US National Intelligence Council and U.S. State Department’s top intelligence analyst on Nigeria before he resigned in 2016, told Omokri that he was present at the meetings with the northern governors.

Cases against Jonathan

In the book, Page alleged that “at that meeting, Admiral Murtala Nyako read out a memo he had written itemizing the case against Jonathan. He was so openly and almost violently against the Jonathan administration in his speech that he had to be openly rebuked at the meeting by the then Nigerian ambassador to the US, Ambassador Adebowale Adefuye, of blessed memory.

“Admiral Nyako’s belligerence against the Jonathan administration was so venomous that it prompted a rebuttal from the Gombe State governor, Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, who showed loyalty to the then Nigerian President. According to Mr. Page, this prompted most of the other Northern governors present to turn on him.”

On whether the Obama’s administration was against Jonathan’s second term bid, Mr. Page said: “My objective opinion is that it was not as if the administration was against Jonathan. There were a number of issues. The Obama administration was a bit disappointed (I know that sounds paternalistic) but there were some issues they had felt let down on. “The human rights situation in the Northeast, which has still not changed under Buhari, and Diezani Alison-Madueke who they felt should have been removed. There were some issues with some clauses in the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill 2013”.

Interesting connection

Continuing, Mr. Omokri noted that “another interesting connection is that these high level meetings arranged for Northern governors by the Obama administration took place in 2014, at the same time that Obama confidant and former White House Senior Advisor, David Axelrod’s firm, AKPD Message and Media, began to work as a paid consultant for the then Nigerian opposition party, All Progressives Congress.” The book also claimed that “sublimal messages were communicated by President Obama” in the special broadcast he made to Nigerians on March 28, 2015, urging them come out and vote. The ex-President’s spokesman, Ikechukwu Eze, who said he was yet to read Mr Omokri’s account was quick to point out that he was relying on the statement of his boss in reaction to Adeniyi’s book that a true account of what transpired could only come from the key actors in the election. “At the right time, those people, including former President Jonathan, will present the complete picture,” he said.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/05/ex-us-official-provides-details-meeting-northern-govs-remove-jonathan/

Ok.

...and Obama has the right to talk about Russian Interference in their election or so- called democracy!

What a furck*d up human being!

Bloody Hypocrite!

PS: Can't wait for that book; Facts Vs Fiction. Adeniyi's was a distorted work of a zombie. The guy's a true Afonja

lalasticlala

What did they gain from the conspiracy? Rather hunger, poor economy and woes.

Obama the evil genius.

While focusing on creating havoc in Nigeria, he forgot to put in motion concrete steps to prevent the reversal of Obamacare, his only achievement in 8 long years.

Today, President Trump is well into the process of repealing the monstrous healthcare bill with AHC. It is lovely that all of them that conspired to throw Nigeria into the stone age through enthroning a known religious fanatic on a secular nation were completely unable to hold their own and were pretty much disgraced from office. David Cameron even couldn't stop BREXIT even after campaigning so much against it. Like Obama,they were a bunch of failures.

I can't find any details the man was said to have provided here. That the meeting held isn't secret, so what's the new thing that is revealed here?

segalex:
I can't find any details the man was said to have provided here. That the meeting held isn't secret, so what's the new thing that is revealed here?

Wait for details from the upcoming book Mr. Man!

OreMI22:
Obama the evil genius.

While focusing on creating havoc in Nigeria, he forgot to put in motion concrete steps to prevent the reversal of Obamacare, his only achievement in 8 long years.

Today, President Trump is well into the process of repealing the monstrous healthcare bill with AHC. It is lovely that all of them that conspired to throw Nigeria into the stone age through enthroning a known religious fanatic on a secular nation were completely unable to hold their own and were pretty much disgraced from office. David Cameron even couldn't stop BREXIT even after campaigning so much against it. Like Obama,they were a bunch of failures.

The moment GEJ turned down Obama's request for introduction of same sex marriage in Nigeria, I know this will happen. Reason why Buhari looted millions of money to support Hilary Clinton but God disappointed them.

Done deal.May we not see the Hopeless,STEALING is good govt of PDP/SHOELESS ONE again.bye bye to jati jatï.

zico530:
What did they gain from the conspiracy? Rather hunger, poor economy and woes.

Northerners na their work be that

I always knew that it had a lot to do with the same sex prohibition law. Obama's entire policy for Africa was centered around that

Obama and Hillary won't forget the word KARMA.

DozieInc:
Obama and Hillary won't forget the word KARMA.

They conspired to remove Jona while the Russians removed them. Karma a sweet word.

"If Money is missing, America will know" and
"Stealing is not Corruption"... So America got upset cos dey in fact knew dat MONIES were missing and God being merciful helped Nigerians to Kick out Mr IB, d Hero of Igbos out of Aso Rock. Our case for worse pass Venezuela cos Mr IB accommodated too many thieves in his clueless but gud @ looting govt.

gradually...
the facts are coming out...

My question is how much did APC paid to Obama political Consultant? What is the source of APC campaign funds? How much did Amaechi, Fashola and Fayemi contributed?..............I refused to be gullible. APC=PDP=Corruption!