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““Jonathan Reveals: Guinean President Invited Military to Take Over — ‘It Was No Coup’”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mip0lsiNcc
Guinea-Bissau military takeover is ‘ceremonial coup’ – Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has insisted that the recent military coup in Guinea-Bissau “was not a coup” and described it as “maybe a ceremonial coup.”

Gunfire had erupted around key government institutions in Bissau on Wednesday as soldiers claimed to have “total control” of the country.

President Umaro Sissoco Embaló also said he was arrested in his office at the presidential palace, sparking panic and prompting the military to impose a curfew, suspend the electoral process, close borders, and detain senior officials, including top military and interior ministry figures.

The Federal Government condemned the development as “a serious threat to democracy and regional stability,” and confirmed that Jonathan, who was in the country as head of the West African Elders Forum Election Observation Mission, was safely evacuated by a special flight alongside members of his delegation.

In an interview with Symfoni posted on YouTube on Friday, Jonathan said he was compelled to speak to the media to thank Nigerians for their concern during the crisis and to clarify the situation.

“You know, since I left office, I’ve always been scared of talking to the media. But in this particular case, I decided to speak… first and foremost, to thank Nigerians for the show of empathy, the encouragement,” he said.

He explained that during the so-called coup, Guinea-Bissau’s President, Embaló himself announced that he had been arrested before the military made any public declaration.

“I wouldn’t call it a coup. It was not a coup. I would just say, for want of a better word, maybe it was a ceremonial coup. Because for two things: It is the president, President Embaló, who announced the coup. Later, the military men came up to address the world that they were in charge of everywhere.

“Then Embaló had already announced the coup, which is strange. Not only announcing the coup, but Embaló, while the coup took place, was using his phone and addressing media organisations across the world that he had been arrested,” Jonathan said.

The former president expressed disbelief at the manner in which the incident unfolded, comparing it to other military takeovers in West Africa.

I’m a Nigerian close to 70, and I know how they keep heads of state when a coup takes place. Recently, I was a mediator in Mali. And within that period, we had a military coup.

“The military doesn’t take over governments, and the sitting president that they overthrew would be allowed to be addressing press conferences and announcing that he has been arrested. Why does this happen? Who is fooling whom?” he asked.

Jonathan also called on ECOWAS and the African Union to ensure the timely announcement of election results, stressing that the military should not interfere with the democratic process.

“Basically, what happened in Guinea-Bissau is quite disturbing to me, who believes in democracy. They have the results because AU and ECOWAS officials were in all the regions when the results were collated. They cannot change those results.

“They should tally all those results and announce them. They cannot force the military out. They must announce and let the world know who won that election. Let the world know who won that election,” he said.

He further recalled his experience overseeing elections in Côte d’Ivoire, emphasising that election outcomes must be respected.

“A similar thing happened in Côte d’Ivoire when I was the Chair of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS. “When we had elections in Côte d’Ivoire in 2010, Laurent Gbagbo was the sitting president. In the first round, Gbagbo got forty-something per cent of the votes, and Alassane Ouattara got thirty-something per cent of the votes.

“And their law, you must get 50 per cent of the votes plus one, at least. Democracy is about the majority. You must get a simple majority to be the president, so they had to go for a second round.

“When they went for the second round, all those other candidates that lost now supported Ouattara, and Ouattara then got more votes than Gbagbo. And Gbagbo said he was not going, that he won the election, and that Ouattara and somebody who had something could not come and defeat him. But that is their law.

“Then all the observers in the international community said Ouattara won the election. And we in ECOWAS said, well, you are our colleague, but you have to go. If the observers, everybody, say Ouattara won the election, Ouattara must be sworn in as the president of Côte d’Ivoire. I stood my ground as the Chair of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, and Ouattara was sworn in,” he said.

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Na them sabi, their headache, bandits are running us local here, we pray they don't overthrow the current government.

African leaders are so backward, you called military to take over because you lost an election

Werey invited the military after losing the Election.

He would rather hand over to a military person from his religion and ethnic group than hand over to the winner of the election who is from another ethnic group. Thats what its all about. Same mentality his people have over here as well. If we are not on top then we make the country ungovernable. Too bad

Rufia was too quick to accused tinubu of abandoning Jonathan dat it was another country dat came to rescued Jonathan and calling tinubu all such of names with his big mouth like some tutu looks like

Thank God ooo.


I for enter Guinea to see my babe wey I meet for Facebook last week .

Gbam Coup happened. Wetin I for tell momsy say na kpekus carry me enter wahala

Thank goodness I still get some babe and tetmosol wey I go use hold bosy until things normalize

I suspected as much when he was allowed to call an international newspaper
He was about to lose the elections and said his boy in the army should take over rather than concede

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24news:
““Jonathan Reveals: Guinean President Invited Military to Take Over — ‘It Was No Coup’”


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Mip0lsiNcc

Buhari almost did the same thing because of his disdain for civilian rule. In the alternative, anything that will not retain power in the north was unacceptable. That was why later they were shopping for puppets in amaechi and ahmed lawal rather than tinubu. Thank God for using Aisha buhari, akeredolu and co they have sabotage Tinubu successfully already. Osinbajo will not be their puppet so he refuse to support him despite that osinbajo was the face of his acceptability in the south during the election In 2015. That buhari is proper evil fanatic.

AndroBlaze:
Goodluck, with your PHD, you opened your mouth to say it was not a coup....chai.

A person loses an election, handover to khaki and we are speaking English.

Imagine if Trump had done this after he lost to Biden, or even if Jonah had handed over to Minimah your kinsman after Buhari beat you?

A coup against democracy is a coup, simple.

A coup d'etta against whose government? The President want to claim to be a victim of military assault when the whole thing was arranged to forestall the announcement of the result. Until the results are announced, you can't say he lost the election.

gosmoney:
Rufia was too quick to accused tinubu of abandoning Jonathan dat it was another country dat came to rescued Jonathan and calling tinubu all such of names with his big mouth like some tutu looks like

Rufai Oseni is a bitter journalist, an armchair journalist who talk based on sentiment and not factual. Hear Jonathan speech now should make Rufai be ashamed of himself, but that guy has no shame

Gej has improved significantly.

His understanding of governance is superb



One thing you can never see gej doing is to lie to the people.
He rather not say than to tell lies and that is patriotism and good leadership.

He is a true academician

Look at him calling *RESULTS* with utopia importance

this man is very eloquent, we really miss this intelligent man , since he left the seat of power we have been ruled by first a cattle rearer that reads cartoons first thing in the morning and now a confirmed dug lord and addict . may God save Nigeria

Ttalk:
Rufai Oseni is a bitter journalist, an armchair journalist who talk based on sentiment and not factual. Hear Jonathan speech now should make Rufai be ashamed of himself, but that guy has no shame

I stopped taking Rufai seriously when I saw him drive a cyber truck. I don't know how much Arise pays him but I know damn well it is not enough to buy that car.

Not a coup.
He handed over to military.

AndroBlaze:
Goodluck, with your PHD, you opened your mouth to say it was not a coup....chai.

Person lose election, handover to khaki and we are speaking English.

Imagine if Trump had done this after he lost to Biden, or even if you Jonah had handed over to Minimah your kinsman after Buhari beat you?

A coup against democracy is a coup, simple.

May be the person who won wasn't from their Tribe

Omo Africa get alot of leadership issues ooo.
Thank you former President Jonathan for briefing the media.

Subsahara Africa have a long way to go

Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, one of the best Presidents Nigeria ever produced, unlike the

Dogalmighty17:
I stopped taking Rufai seriously when I saw him drive a cyber truck. I don't know how much Arise pays him but I know damn well it is not enough to buy that car.

And that was your problem with him, personally? Abi he collect your girlfriend from you?

Similar to what happened in the last Nigerian presidential election. We all knew who won that election and that's why God is punishing many people who are in denial or hiding the truth.

See your lives?

drawingbook:
He would rather hand over to a military person from his religion and ethnic group than hand over to the winner of the election who is from another ethnic group. Thats what its all about. Same mentality his people have over here as well. If we are not on top then we make the country ungovernable. Too bad

Is that not the same mentality that Yusuf Datti-Ahmed has been displaying since losing the last presidential election with his principal, Peter Obi?

Did he not just recently declare that the military should have prevented the swearing in of this current government, and goading the military that they are above the law as regards the recent spat between the FCT Minister and the military officer turned mai guard?

dejavume:
Not a coup.
He handed over to military.

It was a coup. Plotted by the president himself. He and the soldiers that participated ought to be arrested and tried for treason.

Ttalk:
African leaders are so backward, you called military to take over because you lost an election

this is greed at the highest level

This is serious, Africa leaders and lust of power.

When we say GEJ is clueless. This was the man arguing that stealing is not corruption, right? The man is said to have a PhD too. Why did they airlift you then, or what kind of logic is this?

Kdon2:
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Buhari almost did the same thing because of his disdain for civilian rule. In the alternative, anything that will not retain power in the north was unacceptable. That was why later they were shopping for puppets in amaechi and ahmed lawal rather than tinubu. Thank God for using Aisha buhari, akeredolu and co they have sabotage Tinubu successfully already. Osinbajo will not be their puppet so he refuse to support him despite that osinbajo was the face of his acceptability in the south during the election In 2015. That buhari is proper evil fanatic.

So President Buhari almost saved us from Tinubu. He has my respect for that.

This is something that Bola Ahmed Tunibu was do it Nigeria and his keypad minions will applaud him.
Absolutely, there is no difference to what Tunibu did in 2023 election, forging electoral results overnight is equivalent to what Embalo did

24news:
““Jonathan Reveals: Guinean President Invited Military to Take Over — ‘It Was No Coup’”


https://punchng.com/guinea-bissau-military-takeover-is-ceremonial-coup-jonathan/

What's all these gibberish this one is saying. All that he said doesn't make sense to me. Some mothers do have them.

That's a treasonable offence in many countries.
Selfishness and sit tight syndrome that Africans exhibit.

PhD (pull him down) situation.
If I don't get it, no one else should have it! Greed and lust for power can push the average politician to do evil.

24news:
““Jonathan Reveals: Guinean President Invited Military to Take Over — ‘It Was No Coup’”


https://punchng.com/guinea-bissau-military-takeover-is-ceremonial-coup-jonathan/

This exactly what my Guinea friend Miss Filicina, told me yesterday.