Former President Goodluck Jonathan has railed against the conduct of Barack Obama, describing the former U.S. president as overbearing and ‘condescending’ in his message to Nigerians ahead of 2015 general elections. Mr Jonathan said Mr Obama displayed an unusual level of bias during the 2015 elections, issuing a video appeal to Nigerians which all but advised them on which candidate to give their mandate. “On March 23, 2015, President Obama himself took the unusual step of releasing a video message directly to Nigerians all but telling them how to vote,” Jonathan said in his new book, ‘My Transition Hours’, which…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan said yesterday that his opponents used issues of Boko Haram insurgency in North East, abduction of over 200 school girls in Chibok and fuel subsidy to throw him out of power in 2015. Mr Jonathan who Spoke in Abuja, during the launch of his book, titled, “My Transition Hours” said some Nigerians at that time even alleged that he brought Boko Haram insurgents to kill and reduce the voting population in the North so that he would win the election. The ex-president said some high profile politicians both home and abroad had asked why he conceded…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday in Abuja, expressed concern over increased incidences of vote buying in the country, ahead of 2019 general elections. Mr Jonathan expressed his concern at the public presentation and formal launch of a book — “My Transition Hours”. He said vote buying, which was gradually replacing other forms of electoral malpractices, had become scandalous and placed the country in bad light. He pointed out that voters inducement through engraving of pictures of candidates and political party logos on gift items during elections was another rampant strategy of vote buying. He advised Independent National Electoral Commission…

Mixed reactions on Monday trailed Sunday inauguration of campaign documents of President Muhammadu Buhari and presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Atiku Abubakar. Mr Buhari who is candidate of All Progressives Congress and Atiku are the leading contestants in the presidential election slated for February 16, 2019. The President unveiled a campaign document called ‘Next Level,’ while PDP candidate released a documented titled ‘Let’s get Nigeria working again.’ The two documents have elicited different reactions. Civil society lambasts Buhari, Atiku over campaign promises The first salvo came from two civil societies, Campaign for Democracy, and Centre for Anti-Corruption and…