Former Media adviser to the administration, Dr. Reuben Abati has publicly defended his former boss over rumors that the former President often hit the bottle a little too hard on occasion.
In an interview with RockCity FM, Abeokuta, 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 4 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. The people must find justifications to say this is why we think this situation is this way it is. I tell you and Nigerians will remember that he is a very humble man; he is a very committed person to the Nigerian project.
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 we maybe our station, is to remain committed to Nigeria, and to support whoever has emerged and to respect the choice and the decision of Nigerians.
This is not about witch-hunt, it’s not about criticising 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”
For more scintillating and juicy stories, follow the official Naijapals accounts On Twitter - @Naijapals and Facebook - www.facebook.com/naijapals
| Posted: at | |
SOGaiya
dareper
dickman2
PaskyWosky
PoliticxGuru
gogoman
beneno
eoadex2003
winace
Barluty
kundok
elchymo
rara4romSA
moralemike07
yungdrizzy
ngfineface
Donchijoz
DeboNero
TRENDING GISTS 
VIDEO: Fans Surprises BBN Star, Soma With N8m & House As Gift For His Birthday
FRSC Arrests Motorist Attempting To Abscond With Official In Edo
PIC: Aspiring Doctor Left Brain Dead After Friends Pushed Him Into Lake Knowing He Can't Swim
Chad Holds Presidential Election After 3 Years Of Military Rule
Crystal Palace v Manchester Utd: English Premier League Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats