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Erstwhile Special Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, Mr. Reuben Abati has claimed that the fact that the former President lost the March 28 election with about 2.5 million votes means that a large number of Nigerians actually believed in him and in the ability and capability of his administration to move Nigeria forward.

Abati, who was speaking during a recent interview with Rockcity 101.9 FM, Abeokuta, Ogun State, explained that what happened during the last election was a play out of democracy which allows people the right to make a choice and when that choice is made, it has to be respected.

Describing Jonathan as one very committed person to the Nigerian project, he said:

“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 maybe our situation, is to remain committed to Nigeria, and to support whoever has emerged and to respect the choice and the decision of Nigerians,” he stated.

The former presidential spokesman also tried to debunk the widely held perception that former President, Goodluck Jonathan was usually hooked on alcohol during the twilight of his administration, stressing that Jonathan does not drink as that was merely one of the myths about the immediate past administration.

Noting that Nigerians will always remember the former President as a very humble man, 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 four 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.

“This is not about witch-hunt, it’s not about criticizing 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 stated


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Haba!

Yes....he deserved a second chance buh unfortunately cattle and cows of the north also voted for Buhari to win...

You can tell that to the people of Rivers, Akwa ibom and other states who were denied to exercise their voting right because 95% of the votes have already been allocated to Jona by Wike, Akpabio, et al who so much believed in him.

EdCure:
You can tell that to the people of rivers and Akwa ibom states who were denied to exercise their voting right.

Rivers and Akwa Ibom are core PDP States. APC can go to hell as long as those states are concerned. So you guys want an oil producing state?
. No wonder the zombies are fighting tooth and nail to get Rivers.

Bunch of thieving 'change' chanters.

boboLIL:
Yes....he deserved a second chance buh unfortunately cattle and cows of the north also voted for Buhari to win...

CATTLE VOTED ALSO?









Anyway sha...as for Abati.....let me borrowed Olamide words "STORY FOR THE GODS"

Well, what he just said was true though. A large percentage of Nigerians did give him their votes.

oluwaSmith1:
CATLE VOTED ALSO?



Anyway sha...as for Abati.....let me borrowed Olamide words "STORY FOR THE GODS"

comot for my face... Olodo wch one bi catle?

SeverusSnape:
Rivers and Akwa ibom are PDP. APC can go to hell as long as those states are concerned. So you guys want an oil producing state?
Bunch of thieving 'change' chanters.

By the time Dickson and his pillaging PDPian gangs are kicked out of Bayesa state later this year, that state will cease to produce oil like Edo state.

EdCure:
By the time Dickson and his pillaging PDPian gangs are kicked out of Bayesa state later this year, that state will cease to produce oil.

Its easier for an elephant to pass through the eye of a needle than for APC to win any state in the core South South. (Edo is more or less west).

SeverusSnape:
Its easier for an elephant to pass through the eye of a needle than for APC to win any state in the core South South. (Edo is more or less west).

You are still basking in the inglorious euphoria of PDPian electoral irregularities.
Wake up and smell the coffee of change.
#ChangeIsHere!

boboLIL:
comot for my face... Olodo wch one bi catle?

OLOSHI......PDP Will always show their pride ...

boboLIL:
Yes....he deserved a second chance buh unfortunately cattle and cows of the north also voted for Buhari to win...

really?

DONSMITH123:
really?

ofcos

oluwaSmith1:
OLOSHI......PDP Will always show their pride ...

olosho go born troway pikin wey u sabi.....blind animal

boboLIL:
olosho go born troway pikin wey u sabi.....blind animal

una dey fight for nairaland over politicians?







I dey laugh. kikikikikikiki

Yea so we believed in him.. But in all situations Godwin!!

EdCure:
By the time Dickson and his pillaging PDPian gangs are kicked out of Bayesa state later this year, that state will cease to produce oil like Edo state.

Don't make me laugh too much please!!! So you actually believe APC stands a chance in the next Bayelsa elections

DONSMITH123:
una dey fight for nairaland over politicians?







I dey laugh. kikikikikikiki

ogbeni notin personal oo,,, na fun sha...lolss

It means we still so many gulible, corrupt,idiot,ignorance and sentimental people in nigeria