Goodluck Jonathan Turns 64 Today!

Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan GCFR, GCON (born 20 November 1957 is a Nigerian politician who served as the President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. He lost the 2015 presidential election to former military head of state General Muhammadu Buhari, and was the first incumbent President in Nigerian history to concede defeat in an election.

Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010 under the administration of Umaru Musa Yar'Adua; and in oil-rich Bayelsa State as Governor of Bayelsa State from 2005 to 2007.

Early life
Goodluck Jonathan was born on 20 November,1957 in Ogbia to a Christian family of canoe makers, from the Ijaw minority ethnic group in Bayelsa state.

Education
He received a bachelor degree in zoology (second-class honours), a masters degree in hydrobiology and fisheries biology; and a doctorate in zoology from the University of Port Harcourt.

Pre-presidency
Before his entry into politics in 1998, he worked as an education inspector, a lecturer and an environmental-protection officer.

Governorship
On 29 May 1999, Jonathan was sworn in as Deputy Governor of Bayelsa alongside Diepreye Alamieyeseigha who came in as the governor of the state on the platform of PDP. Jonathan served as Deputy Governor until December 2005. On 9 December 2005, Jonathan, who was the deputy governor at the time, was sworn in as the governor of Bayelsa State upon the impeachment of the current Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha by the Bayelsa State Assembly after being charged with money laundering in the United Kingdom.

Vice President
As a vice-president, Jonathan took a very low profile. While recognising the constitutional limits of the vice-president's office, he participated in cabinet meetings and, by statute, was a member of the National Security Council, the National Defence Council, the Federal Executive Council, and Chairman of the National Economic Council.

Goodluck Jonathan was instrumental in negotiating an agreement with many of the major militant groups in the Niger Delta, to lay down their weapons and stop fighting as part of a government amnesty program.

Order of succession
Goodluck Jonathan was named Acting President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 9 February 2010, following a controversial doctrine of necessity from the Senate of Nigeria, due to President Yar'Adua's trip to Saudi Arabia in November 2009 for medical treatment. On 10 February 2010, during his first day as acting president, Jonathan announced a minor cabinet reshuffle.

In accordance with the order of succession in the Nigerian constitution following President Umaru Yar'Adua's death on 5 May 2010, acting President Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in as the substantive President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 6 May 2010. On 18 May 2010, the National Assembly approved Jonathan's nomination of Kaduna State governor, Namadi Sambo, to replace him as Vice President. For the general election in 2011, Jonathan and Vice-President Sambo attended political events and travelled the country to campaign for the nation's highest office.

A year later, on 29 May 2011 he was sworn in as President, Commander-in Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, becoming Nigeria's 14th Head of State. He gave his inauguration address where he declared his government was to focus on a Transformation Agenda and promised to continue implementing the seven-point agenda policy framework of President Umaru Musa Yar’adua. He cited anti-corruption, power and electoral reforms as focuses of his administration. He stated that he came to office under "very sad and unusual circumstances".

Post-presidency
Since leaving office, Jonathan has continued to defend his administration. In 2019, he was appointed as the honorary Special Adviser to the Bayelsa Education Trust Fund Board. In June 2019, Goodluck Jonathan emerged as chairperson of the newly inaugurated International Summit Council for Peace (ISCP). In July 2020, Jonathan was appointed Special Envoy of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS); to lead mediation talks during the 2020 Malian protests.

Personal life
Family
Jonathan and his wife, Dame Jonathan Patience, have two children, Ariwera (Son) and Aruabai (daughter).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodluck_Jonathan

Happy Birthday Oga Jona...Good man
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Goodluck Jonathan Turns 64 Today!



https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodluck_Jonathan

happy birthday to one of the best president in nigeria so far.


aged with grace.

Happy birthday to you sir. Please forgive us and pray for Nigeria on your birthday

HBD sir

Nigerians now understand what you meant when you said they will miss you

useless Man that put us in this mess...

just sack jega
sack deziani
put mama peace on a leash
allow efcc raid corrupt politicians

Baby is now.a man

superintendents:
happy birthday to one of the best president in nigeria so far.


aged with grace.

One of them indeed I swear

November borns are great..

Happy birthday GEJ

Happy birthday to a man of peace

Happy birthday sir

Hbd Sir!



But u got us into this mess. The life of the Nigerians you were trying to protect in 2015 have been destroyed 7 times more. If you had the balls, nothing will have happened and the disaster you handed over to, will still had been rearing his cows...

Happy birthday, to him!

The drunkard himself who did nothing for his people in 8 years...hausa are still the best in politics.


Stupid man, he only made bad boys in his region richer while the poor remain poorer

Happy birthday to our ex(good) president. Long life and prosperity. Nigerians miss you, they are all praying never to repeat their last mistakes

Happy birthday. The Man who WON by losing...
We missed democracy...

Happy birthday sir
See how young he is looking

Nigerian problem fit make person old pass him age

Ok

Long life

May Nigeria happen to you sir. Hbd

A man that was "hounded" by sophisticated miscreants at the behest of a "Druggie" who "supported and repackaged" a disaster as "PRESIDIOT"

Now the Useless "Druggie" is still living Large and the "miscreants" that followed their "chief miscreant" are now complaining about "BAG OF RICE/FOODSTUFFS", "COOKING GAS" , "BAD INFRASTRUCTURE" , "INCREMENT IN PETROLEUM PRICES", "INSECURITY" , DOUBLE DIGIT INFALTION", etc etc etc.

I AM SURPRISED THAT THE MISCREANTS haven't converged at "OJOTA" since the government they supported has "increased fuel prices 3times"

These same zombies "attacked" Jonathan with dirty Names like " Jonadafttt", "shepoppotamus" , "drunkard of Otueke" "Ijaw theif" etc etc

These same zombies also played a very big role in "scuttling" your re-election...and handed the "shit-hole" to a man that appreciates "NIGER REPUBLIC" than Nigeria...IRONIC ISNT IT? These same zombies that "SPAN" from "KOGI STATE TO ALL SW States" are the worst hit after the Northerners. Their "chief miscreant" paid servitude to THE Fulani @ "KANO BEGGING FOR ENDORSEMENT...with unsophisticated Politics.

I appreciate the fact that though you were not "PERFECT" at least all your "Ministers tried" in their various disciplines!!...


YOUR MINISTER OF WORKS COMPLETED THE HIGHEST ROAD NETWORKS IN HISTORY....NOT FASHOLA THAT IS A DISASTER.

YOUR FINANCE MINISTER WORKED WONDERS IN THE ECONOMY...NOT THE "FULANI MISCREANT" THAT PRINTS MONEY.

YOUR AGRICULTURE MINISTER...WORKED WONDERS........NOT THE MISCREANTS THAT WANT TO "IMPORT GRASS"

YOUR CHIEF OR ARMY STAFF, DEALT DECISIVELY WITH BOKO-HARAM...NOT A "PRESIDIOT" THAT WAS NOMINATED AS SPOKESMAN FOR BOKO HARAM.

YOUR PETROLEUM MINISTER IS BEING HOUNDED BECAUSE SHE DENIED "FULANI MISCREANTS" OIL REVENUE ACCESS...BUT NOW "NNPC" is an ABOKI AFFAIR.

YOUR REGIME HAD A "NATIONAL SPREAD OF APPOINTMENTS"...BUT AFONJANESTERN MISCREANTS SAID YOU SUPPORTED "IGBOs" ...NOW WITH AFONJA AT THE CENTER...ARE THE RAODS AND AMENITIES IN THE SOUTHWASTEEE IMPROVED.??...

YOUR MINISTER OF POWER WAS A TOP NOTCH ADDITION TO YOUR REGIME, BUT YOU DIDNT ALLOW HIM COMPLETE HIS TENURE BECAUSE YOU WERE WEAK....NOW THE COUNTRY IS WORST OFF IN THE POWER SECTOR.

MY only ANGST WITH YOU ...is that to rule this "shit-hole" you must be "brutal" and smash all "opposition"...you were are democrat in the "MIDST" of "VULTURES AND USELESS HYENAS" baying for blood. Miscreants like "Osibanjo" "Aregbesola" "fashole" "Tinubu" "Sowore" "adeyanju" "Tinubu" etc said Nonsesne about you and you let them be. Chai...Oga you suppose "crush" them totally and nothing for happen.These particular people have made their regions desolete and useless.


Today is your birthday ...Enjoy Sir....but don't seek re-election, but remain a statesman....PERIOD.

The correct president of Nigeria

Compared to the blood sucking zombie in office now, GEJ is an economic genius.

Happy birthday sir, but you f up by allowing bubu enthrone you.

oluwaseunamos33:
Happy birthday to our ex(good) president. Long life and prosperity. Nigerians miss you, they are all praying never to repeat their last mistakes

Wish him happy birthday, that will do, don't let us spoil his birthday thread with argument