Ex-President Jonathan Denies Owning A £15m Mansion In The UK

Meanwhile, former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied owning a £15m property in the United Kingdom.

A former Editor of the UK SUN, Kelvin Mackenzie, had said in his weekly column on Saturday that Jonathan had bought a property in Surrey.
He had said, “I hear the aptly named Goodluck Jonathan, the former President of oil-rich Nigeria, has bought a 12,000 square foot house on the ultra-expensive and well protected St George’s Hill estate in Weybridge, Surrey.

“I’m sure he gained his wealth legitimately but these houses are £10-£15million a pop, so, perhaps the ex-President could explain where his money came from as he has been at the forefront of the fight against his country’s corruption. Surely, it can’t all have been good luck.”

However, Jonathan, through his media aide, Mr. Ikechukwu Eze, denied the report and demanded a retraction from the newspaper.

The statement read in part, “Nothing could be further from the truth. Dr. Goodluck Jonathan takes pride in the fact that he does not have any property or accounts outside Nigeria. He stated this publicly while in office and his commitment to Nigeria’s economy remains total even after he left power.

“As the Nigerian President who signed the Freedom of Information bill into law, Dr. Jonathan is well aware that the United Kingdom is a nation with good record keeping at county and national levels and as such, it will not take a serious and responsible media long to verify ownership of property before rushing to the press with potentially libellous publications.


“It is hoped that this publication will correct its error and do a retraction and that other media will likewise follow up on this story to put the lie to the details it contains.”

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Posted: at 14-06-2016 07:25 AM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Baba jonah ,  why u dey lie na?.... U tink say UK na like Nigeria wey corruption done cripple...  U better start accepting that property b4 dey disgrace you

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Posted: at 14-06-2016 07:32 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac

toh,wetin we wnt do nw...everytym jonathan..life is really hard for some people.

Posted: at 14-06-2016 07:42 AM (7 years ago) | Hero

Make him accept before ni?

Posted: at 14-06-2016 07:54 AM (7 years ago) | Upcoming

There is something fishy about this report. I think Kelvin Mackenzie got it all mixed up. Jonathan was and has never claimed to be in the forefront of fighting corruption. Maybe he meant to write Buhari. I am not in anyway trying to absolve Jonathan or incriminate Buhari. Just felt the story is lopsided.

Posted: at 14-06-2016 08:22 AM (7 years ago) | Newbie

How do Government expect him to accept? Of course he must deny the allegation but then for someone who has been in key positions prior being a president, its no big deal

Posted: at 14-06-2016 08:47 AM (7 years ago) | Hero

If una like make una kill the man.

Posted: at 14-06-2016 09:15 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac

all of them get house for UK

Posted: at 14-06-2016 09:48 AM (7 years ago) | Grande Master

Make i just dey look una

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Posted: at 14-06-2016 11:29 AM (7 years ago) | Upcoming

part of change

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Posted: at 14-06-2016 11:45 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac