A Presidency source revealed to
SaharaReporters today that President Goodluck Jonathan has been in a sour mood
since the defeat of his candidate for chairman of Governors Forum. Governor of
Rivers State Rotimi Amaechi won the election, edging Governor Jonah Jang of
Plateau state who had the blessing of President Jonathan. Rotimi Amaechi’s
margin of victory was 19 votes to Jonah Jang’s 16.
President Jonathan was attending the
50th anniversary celebration of the African Union (formerly known as
Organization of African Unity) in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, when he
received news of Mr. Jang’s loss. Sources within his delegation said President
Jonathan was so furious that he made angry phone calls to Governor Godswill
Akpabio of Akwa Ibom, blaming him for allowing the election to take place when
Mr. Jang’s victory was in doubt. The sources also added that president Jonathan
got so drunk that he was unable to wake up the next morning to deliver a
scheduled address to fellow heads of state at the AU summit. Nigerian delegates
said it was a moment of national embarrassment when the Nigerian president was
called to deliver his speech and Jonathan was a no-show.
Source: SaharaReporters
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