Former President Goodluck Jonathan says pictures of his mock coffin displayed in the media during the anti-fuel subsidy removal protests of 2012 traumatised his aged mother who had lost eight children.

Jonathan said this in his recently published book titled, My Transition Hours.

The former President said,

“The protests continued unabated. In all of these, one woman I pitied most was my aged mother who was with me in the State House.

“Every day, she watched on television protesters carrying a casket with my picture on it and having the inscription ‘Rest In Peace.’

“I could imagine her trauma. This is a woman who had 10 live births with only my elder sister and I surviving.”

Jonathan said during the protests, several notable Nigerians visited him, asking him to reverse the increment in the pump price of petrol.

Some of the prominent Nigerians who visited him include: General-Overseer, Living Faith Mission (Winners Chapel) Bishop David Oyedepo; Primate of the Anglican Church, Rt.Rev Nichola Okoh and eight other clerics.

He said what was more disheartening was the fact that the opposition in Lagos had hijacked the protests.

Jonathan added that even the Nigeria Labour Congress which had been briefed on the matter before the subsidy removal was announced was co-opted into joining the protests.

The former President added,

“In Lagos State for instance, it was like a carnival. Musicians, comedians and other celebrities were engaged by opposition elements to join the protests. Refreshments were served to protesters.

“Every morning Lagos State government workers cleaned up the Gani Fawehinmi Park and prepared it for the day’s protests. It appeared as though the protesters were very special guests of the Lagos State Government. Similar scenarios played out in other opposition controlled states.”

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Jonathan further stated that the House of Representatives, which was led by pro-opposition Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, decided to exploit the situation.

He said the House accused him of fleeing the country in a bid to exploit the situation for political gain.

“The House of Representatives whose Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, was hobnobbing with the opposition (he eventually defected to the opposition) did not help matters.

“Thinking that I had left the country for South Africa to attend the centenary celebration of the African National Congress, Speaker Tambuwal convened the House to sit on a Sunday just to condemn the deregulation.

“That was the first and only time in Nigeria’s political history that the parliament sat on a Sunday. At that sitting, an opposition member of the House got up to allege that I had abandoned the nation at such a crucial time to join festivities in South Africa.

“Unknown to the House, on that same day while they were sitting, I was at Eagle Square to inaugurate mass transit vehicles my administration purchased to cushion the effect of the subsidy removal.”

Lifted from Joe Chidolue Udodigbo's Facebook wall

Why do all these people want us to pity them?

Jonathan a perfect gentlemen who had all the energy and power to transform Nigeria but his obsession for second term consumed him.

So his mother have social media accounts. Anyways his mother got it wrong they mocked PDP as dead not Embele Azikiwe

Just the same way your opposition party was quickly co-opted to join the endsars protest by serving refreshment to protesters. Even though I stand with endsars protesters, your party PDP wanted to hijack it,ionly to realise there was no leader to bribe.

HELINUES DA

Yenefer:
So his mother have social media accounts. Anyways his mother got it wrong they mocked PDP as dead not. Embele jonathaf

WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO MARRY SOARRR NOW

koolib:
Jonathan a perfect gentlemen who had all the energy and power to transform Nigeria but his obsession for second term consumed him.

GEJ was a decent man. It was some people that hijacked and confused him

Instead of putting pressure on him to implement the 2014 National Constitutional Conference recommendations that would have gone a long way to make Nigeria better for all they thought they would have that opportunity forever because they were feeding fat under GEJ. Now they are crying restructuring something the Conference went a long way to accomplishing

[b]Some of the prominent Nigerians who visited him include: General-Overseer, Living Faith Mission (Winners Chapel) Bishop David Oyedepo; Primate of the Anglican Church, Rt.Rev Nichola Okoh and eight other clerics[/b]it still baffles me why most keep quiet till now..

GEJ, God has vindicated you and shamed all of them.

IJOBA2:
WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO MARRY SOARRR NOW

I forbid bad thing in Jesus name..

10mobile:
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says pictures of his mock coffin displayed in the media during the anti-fuel subsidy removal protests of 2012 traumatised his aged mother who had lost eight children.

Jonathan said this in his recently published book titled, My Transition Hours.

The former President said,



Jonathan said during the protests, several notable Nigerians visited him, asking him to reverse the increment in the pump price of petrol.

Some of the prominent Nigerians who visited him include: General-Overseer, Living Faith Mission (Winners Chapel) Bishop David Oyedepo; Primate of the Anglican Church, Rt.Rev Nichola Okoh and eight other clerics.

He said what was more disheartening was the fact that the opposition in Lagos had hijacked the protests.

Jonathan added that even the Nigeria Labour Congress which had been briefed on the matter before the subsidy removal was announced was co-opted into joining the protests.

The former President added,



Jonathan further stated that the House of Representatives, which was led by pro-opposition Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, decided to exploit the situation.

He said the House accused him of fleeing the country in a bid to exploit the situation for political gain.



Lifted from Joe Chidolue Udodigbo's Facebook wall

wike want to be the VP to tambuwal. We are waiting for them

And they are deceiving him to come and contest again

Yenefer:
So his mother have social media accounts. Anyways his mother got it wrong they mocked PDP as dead not Embele Azikiwe

He said his mother watched on television. READ!!!

Millimann:


He said his mother watched on television. READ!!!

she still got it wrong

Yenefer:
she still got it wrong

How did she get it wrong please?

10mobile:

How did she get it wrong please?

they mean PDP not ebele

I no even know Wetin I go type

well, buhari made JONATHAN look like a saint, and the 97% was and still remains part of the problem.
ANYWAYS, PROUDLY 5%,

Mtceeew mr GEJ how is that Nigerians business ?

Apc really played irresponsible politics as opposition party and now they are in power they have failed in everything except borrowing and nepotism.

APC and their friends in save Nigeria group mobilised and sponsored protests against GEJ but asked soldiers to go and kill protesters in lekki.

chatinent:
Why do all these people want us to pity them?

Of what benefit is your pity to anyone, read so you will learn.

Come again Goatluck

Hmmmm

Yenefer:
So his mother have social media accounts. Anyways his mother got it wrong they mocked PDP as dead not Embele Azikiwe

he said watched TV ma be calming down

Sorry o

nzeobi:
Apc really played irresponsible politics as opposition party and now they are in power they have failed in everything except borrowing and nepotism.

APC and their friends in save Nigeria group mobilised and sponsored protests against GEJ but asked soldiers to go and kill protesters in lekki.

Inside life!

Even those who protested trekked and cried their life out in public then too!

I want to read the book.

yarimo:
Mtceeew mr GEJ how is that Nigerians business ?

.
See dem d hoodlums.
But today who is regretting it.?
Werey people

Millimann:


He said his mother watched on television. READ!!!

U for leave him with his ignorance, some people don't deserve pity

koolib:
Jonathan a perfect gentlemen who had all the energy and power to transform Nigeria but his obsession for second term consumed him.

saw your post on techno droipad p904 but I couldn't comment cos this account I'm using is still new.
I have the phone for sale and everything is still working perfect and it's still new