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Friday 30 October 2015

Edwin Clark claims Reuben Abati sabotaged Jonathan

Notable Ijaw leader Chief Edwin Clark has accused former Spokesperson to former President Jonathan, Reuben Abati, of sabotaging his efforts while he was in office. Clarke said this in response to Abati's article in which he accused Clark of not recognizing Jonathan as a "son" anymore because he was out of office. In an email sent to Premiumtimes, Clarke said 
"My advice that a publicity committee made up of eminent journalists be put in place in Aso Rock and that media proprietors and senior journalists should be invited to Aso Rock were jettisoned by Abati because of what I suppose is his covetousness, particularly when many journalists and media houses always complained to me that he was not carrying them along.
 Dr. Reuben Abati has risen to the defence of his last employer too late. He owes the former President apologies for his (Reuben Abati) failure to perform while in office. I should not be used as a scapegoat. I love Goodluck Jonathan and Goodluck Jonathan loves me.  I do not recall any favourable remark made by Abati all those years when he was the chairman of the Editorial Board [of the Guardian] and syndicated columnist about the former president, His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and the First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan. If I recall correctly, they were always the butt of ridicule by Dr. Reuben Abati. In fact, he became so notorious and fearless a critic of former President Jonathan and his wife in the Guardian Newspaper that I had to draw the attention of my cousin the proprietor of the Guardian newspaper to his excesses.  These vitriolic attacks on former President Jonathan and his wife only stopped when he was appointed the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity by the former president,” he said.

In the email, Clark went further to state that Jonathan was a good president during his tenure. 

"He said he remained proud of the performance of Mr. Jonathan in a number of areas such as the railway system, economy, fight against polio and ebola, maternal health, the power sector, etc. He tarred more roads than any of his predecessors; he turned agriculture to agro-business, a multibillion dollar business; he built the Almajiri schools in the Northern parts of this country. He established new federal universities across this nation; he allowed for free speech across this nation, and did not mind when he was criticised or, even, abused. People were not arbitrarily locked up in jail or prison, as he truly respected the rule of law. He signed the Freedom of Information Bill into law, which was not done by his predecessors; he modernized the aviation sector; he convoked a National Conference that brought Nigerians together and proffered recommendations on how to better bind Nigerians together as one. He sanitized the electoral system of this country, unlike what we had before him, when elections results were announced without actually voting, when ballot snatching were rampant and common place. He brought transparency into the electoral process – when people could vote and the votes actually openly counted without violence. Today he stands as the first African president to concede an election to an opponent, even before the final counts. In keeping with my character, I cannot say in private what I cannot say in the public. I do not therefore, reject or disown Jonathan as my beloved political son,” he wrote

54 comments:

Unknown said...

He's cup of tea or coffee

That vuvuzela P guy

Unknown said...

His cup of tea or coffee

That vuvuzela P guy

Juliet Iwobi said...

GEJ's enemies av started confessing pic&video of naked Genevieve Nnaji bathing with a man

Unknown said...

And you sir, an elder statesman? The truth is BOTH of them and others sabotaged GEJ. This man better keep quiet to avoid further insults.












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www.glowyshoe.com said...

I yaf tire for them politicians drama

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Unknown said...

Make una dey face ur una face.

Unknown said...

Edwin Clark claims Reuben Abati sabotaged Jonathan..
Just looking at the face of Edwin, you'll see the face of a traitor. Everyone of them is interested in their own stomach infrastructure.

Bonita Bislam said...

Can this old man leave Jonathan alone & stop washing their dirty linen outside? We all know Jonathan is a good man who had the single misfortune of surrounding himself with selfish,dishonest & enemies masquerading as friends,all in around him.Too bad,they succeeded in dooming his tenure.
What I don't understand is why this old man has refused to let the sleeping dog lie.We are in a change dispensation, allow the past be in the past biko.

Anonymous said...

Dem don dey tackle each other now..lol

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Unknown said...

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BONARIO NNAGS said...

They should keep disgracing themselves,my happiness is that we've already said bye bye to that jati jati government.
They should continue entertaining us.


~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

Unknown said...

Yeye people! Hahahaha

Unknown said...

Politicians wahala,

Alloy Chikezie said...

Mr Edwin Clark is beginning to sound like someone suffering from diarrhea of the mouth.

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Eagle Eyes Media said...

Ruben Abati never did anything good for Jonathan. He failed to capture the local media in favour of his principal. Goodluck failure came partly from the damage to him by the local media such as Sahara Reporters, Premium Times, The Nation Newspaper and the Channels TV. Abati and Clack should stop crying over spilt milk. The damage is done.

Anonymous said...

Come u senior people me self senoir people that makes me elder also.nor let me insult u oooo.which kind old age disease be this na,na only u and obj old for this country?

Anonymous said...

Seen

ary said...

This guy is the type of old man young men do not pay heed to, the type that brings carnage and anarchy everywhere they go. Okongwu aruru ana

Unknown said...

Na him sabi,everything about the man is bad,he is not a good father,Gej is the best president ever. TIMILEYIN BLESSING

Miss Boss said...

Ds man shud respect hs old age 4 once. Yuck!

Unknown said...

Dog eat Dog. Na dem sabi biko. Linda take note!

Unknown said...

Dog eat Dog. Na dem sabi biko. Linda take note!

Anonymous said...

Baba you are right. Ababti stopped criticizing Jonathan after he was asked to come and chop and he eventually chopped.
Farida Waziri gave Reuben Abati a plot of land in Abuja or so. Abati return the land. Abati is a smart ass. Once you pay, he stops criticizing u.

Unknown said...


We apr8 dis write up and its nice dat we r hearing dis frm him. Its well wit his soul and I wish him all d best.

knowurway.com said...

Ok Mr Clark, is right for some of the statement he says here.

Unknown said...

Hmmm

Unknown said...

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Anonymous said...

The likes of Obasanjo and Ebun Clark are the fever that Nigeria has to deal with. They keep talking and talking. They should borrow a leaf from some our elder statesmen like Alex Ekwueme and other responsible elders. They should keep quiet and let Nigeria move forward.

Anonymous said...

I wonder who has not been blamed for Jonathan's failure. Jonathan has accepted defeat and moved on, this men should find a day job abeg.

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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This man for kuku stay mind business and just stay indoor i swear......
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

NaijaDeltaBabe said...

Dis baba again

Anonymous said...

Mtcheew!! Edwin Clark, Abati, Dame and Oga Jona... All are stale news to me.
...Mama J...

Anonymous said...

That's my PRESIDENT.. I LOVE YOU..JONAH

Unknown said...

Next!

Unknown said...

Next!

Anonymous said...

Edwin shut up.I thought u said Jona was too weak?now its abatis fault.abati may be foolish but u are a baskstabber.just go and rest.so Jona is good man now?old moron........Linda post am ooo

Unknown said...

Biko granny, wer exactly r u standing? Yesterday u wer against Jona, tday u r for Jona, tmao ll b diff story. I seriously tire for una.

isa uk said...

This man has double face lol, better confess bcos buhari is no gonna look ur way. We all know that Jonathan achieved a lots during his tenure even buhari knows that.

Unknown said...

Linda u like swallowing my comments?don't let me sue u for a pot of porridge!!

dsadsdsa said...

Nice write up Linda great as always ill be back :)


Thatsup

Anonymous said...

Now you tell us

Victor Emeka Isaac said...

Don't seem to understand this gist again




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Anonymous said...

And you have a worse government now. From frying pan to fire.

Anonymous said...

Fool old man

Etsako Pearl said...

Gbam!
And d drama continues.....Hehehehehe

Anonymous said...

The Ijaws have proven to the world that they are the most disunited ethnic stock.what GEJ is passing through could liken to a rich man who scripted his own death and observes people's reaction. If GEJ is given another chance to rule Nigeria I know he will correct most of the ills associated to his regime.

CHERYL (aka FROM GLORY to GLORY) said...

Enough already abeg

Anonymous said...

His conscience judging him

Anonymous said...

His conscience is judging him

Unknown said...

Hey.
Stop pretending cos i know u r enjoying the shameless display of childishness.
Some hypocrisy do turn Z off.

Anonymous said...

is it me or do these two look alike? lol

Unknown said...

Treacherous clark
~D great anonymous!

Ebby said...

This old man should stop deceiving himself

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