We have noted with surprise, the unnecessary hue and cry raised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other bigoted critics of the Jonathan Administration over the claim that the President is “hobnobbing” with the former governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff who was recently accused by the Australian, Stephen Davis of being one of the chief sponsors of the terrorist group, Boko Haram. Continue...
The totally erroneous basis for
that charge was the spurious claim that Senator Sheriff accompanied President Jonathan
on his recent trip to Ndjamena as a member of his entourage.
Although Senator Sheriff
himself has already given the lie to that claim through his Media Adviser, the Presidency
wishes to affirm, for the purpose of emphasis, that the former Borno State
governor was not on President Jonathan’s delegation to Chad.
In keeping with President Jonathan’s commitment to
transparency and openness in the conduct of government business, names of the
key members of his delegation were announced a day before his trip to Ndjamena.
They included the National
Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.), the Minister of Communications
Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs,
Dr. Nurudeen Mohammed and the Director-General of National Space Research and
Development Agency, Prof. Seidu Mohammed.
As can be easily verified from
the complete list of members of the Presidential entourage to Chad which was
also circulated on Sunday and never changed, Senator Sheriff’s name was not on
it. The only other persons on the list were the President’s aides, security
personnel and journalists.
The APC and others who rushed
to condemn President Jonathan for a non-existent indiscretion would have found,
if they took the least trouble to double-check, that there was absolutely no factual
basis for their accusation.
Those who associate with
Senator Sheriff know that he has longstanding interests in Chad and often
spends a lot of his time there. He happened to be in Ndjamena at the time of President
Jonathan’s visit and joined other Nigerian residents of the Chadian capital in
coming to the airport to welcome their President.
That was the full extent of his
participation in the visit and it was also at Ndjamena Airport that the
pictures which formed the basis of the bogus allegation of President Jonathan hobnobbing
with an “accused sponsor of terrorism” were taken.
The former Governor’s presence
in Chad was certainly not at President Jonathan’s instance and he did not participate
in any of the President’s discussions with President Idriss Deby or his other
engagements in Ndjamena.
President Jonathan is fully
aware of the allegation made against Senator Sheriff by Stephen Davis. That
allegation is already being investigated by the security agencies who will make
their findings known to the public in due course.
The President assures all Nigerians
that he has not willfully taken any action that could prejudice the outcome of that
ongoing inquiry.
He seizes this opportunity to
reassure the nation once again of his total commitment to doing all within his
powers to bring all identified and verified sponsors of terrorism to justice,
and ending the menace of violent extremism in the country.
Reuben
Abati
Special
Adviser to the President
Media
& Publicity
September
11, 2014
Story for the gods...
ReplyDeletelalalalalala
#TakeMumuGEJ
#BringBackCommonSenseInGovt
This guy is a drunk!!! Everything is opposition party!!! Dear Ruben Abati, I'm a Nigerian with common sense.. voted GEJ in the last election and I cry nd raise Hue over the president seen with Alimodu!!! I'm not Frm any opposition party.. all that was needed - common sense
DeleteReal stories that hurt! So disgusting! Reuben Abati would continue to be an unreasonable defendant all his life..Nigerians ain't fools anymore.We gat eyes and most of us can sensibly decode d whole scenerio.Jonathan's gat no leadership swag at all.Why didn't Alimodu go straight back home after meeting with d "dull President" at d Chad's airport and why did he accompany him for a chat wt d chadian "P"???..We need foreign CIA,FBI and others to investigate d mentioned terrorists' sponsors cuz our own "local" investigation would yield NOTHING!! The BH guyz mostly now reside in Chad cuz Cameroun has been fightingting and driving 'em away frm their border.Umm,I pity all these "actors-politicians" in our country!! May God just intervene in d situations of this nation on time b4 it gets worse!
DeleteMmmm! Okoto karikwaa! Biko whatever investigation u pple are doing, beta. Come up wit d truth and fast. Only God knows wen we'll hear of dis issue again.
ReplyDeleteChai..this govt! Drama never stops.
ReplyDeleteHe better not, 4 his own good.
ReplyDeleteI'm out. ***CATCH ME IF U CAN***
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ReplyDeleteOK WE HAVE HEARED YOU @LINDA..
***that will be nice.GEJ please always come out to clear your self when this people that call them selves APC accuse you wrongly....
ReplyDeleteU ar trin to identify ur self wit PDP abi like dey know u, ode
DeleteReuben Abati, Silence is golden. Especially for a man like you who gives very ridiculous excuses. You are the main reason why people question GEJ intelligence and sincerity. Do you really believe the rubbish you spew most times or you crawl out of a bottle of gin laced with cannabis before talking? Please, learn to be silent.
ReplyDeletePls why must everything be targeted at APC first... Does he Abati tink all Nigerians collectively are stupid to knw that what is wrong is wrong ???i have indeed lost all manner of respect for Abati.. Such a shame
ReplyDeleteAbati totally loat his senses the moment he stepped into Aso Rock. Has Jonathan not inteferred in the "investigation" already by appearing with the suspected terrorist in public? Just know that we're not all dumb like your employer.
DeleteWe're watching as events unfold.
ReplyDelete~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA
I ♡ my President #GEJfor2015
ReplyDeleteNah lie joor.
ReplyDeleteIf it will stop da incessant killing n destruction of properties by bokoharam then I am in full support if GEJ
ReplyDeleteWhat investigation? Like anyone was conducting any? Just rattled an old man's cage and now playing Nigerians for fools!
ReplyDeletepolitics is a deadly game.
ReplyDelete#skaler#
Better #kellywester#
ReplyDeletesherrif is a boko haram soonsor!!
ReplyDelete#all in the process of damagin GEJ administration.
somebody must av told sherrif bout GEJ visit to chad,so he went there b4 GEJ..which brought about the pics nd the airport welcomings...
come to think of it..sherrif is allegedly known to hate the GEJ govt.. so why would he go welcum the president at the airport??..this crucial period???..
B4 will he interfere..nonsense,every sponsor must face d wrath f d law..simple as fvck#iamswish#
ReplyDeletewhat does he (sherrif) have to say about it nw???
ReplyDeletei knw davis was right! all in the aim of damaging Jonathan's administration..
#sherrifisarat!!
He has already intefered for all I know. What's with the meeting with Sheriff and co in Sudan? Is Sheriff now the president of the country?
ReplyDeleteStory! Story! Story! After all your lousy excuse, Nigerians will be waiting for you in 2015. Continue to gamble with our country, God will surely disgrace all of you out of dat office dats over boosting your confidence. Jonathan is a mistake Nigerians will neva make again, dats for sure
ReplyDeleteThis is their business.#####QUEENMAYA#####
ReplyDelete"and it was also at Ndjamena Airport that the pictures which formed the basis of the bogus allegation of President Jonathan hobnobbing with an “accused sponsor of terrorism” were taken." hmm..this Ndjamena airport is so palatial tho...is Chad that rich enough to have a palace like this in their airport??? Something is fishing here, pls tell us the pix were taken at the president's office and we'll understand that Mr. Sheriff may also have the right to visit his Chadian terror accomplice
ReplyDeleteGod bless u.so dt placce sheriff ws sitin wit presido n chad president na 4 airport? Ruben,u said he neva participated in any discusion.wetin sheriff cum dey do 4 dt chair? Honestly,ds ur tales by moonlight no go catch me.yeye tin.
Deletethe kind of 'over your head' abracadabra that these people around president jonathan try to spin when they are in very bad pr situation amazes me to high heavens.
ReplyDeletehow the hell is it possible that ali modu sherif who abati is saying was just at the airport seemingly just happen to be sitting practically next to the presidents of nigeria and chad? is this possible? soon, one of these day, one of the traditional dancers that comes to welcome president jonathan at the airport will be sitting on the lap of the president at the reception hall of the presidential wing of the airport.
awon oniro.
recently one wonder how the hell the ...#bring our girls back...message was crudely and very insensitive manner too, was turned to a campaign message for president jonathan...granted he did not see it, what of all the top campaign executives (managing probably billions of naira in campaign fund), they too did not see the terrible gaffe?
one is shocked at these terrible mistakes and intentions and trying the craft an escape route for these errors is even more annoying.
government people, please make una dey think well, well before you do stuff, i beg.
Good
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the president stand in this ongoing investigation
BORN TO SHINE!!!!
Dats better,if you pple are telling us d truth cos somebdy who eats with d spirits does so with a long spoon,infact in dis case jonathan is not even suppose to dine with dis man
ReplyDeleteOk..noted
ReplyDeletea.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
ReplyDelete.
I no believe this story abeg......
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Are these idiots just paid to tell lies?. The above pix shows 4 people : the fool we call president, the bokoharam sponsor, president idriss deby and one oda person. So why wud mr Abati claim that Ali modu sheriff was not involved in any discussion between jonathan and idriss. Do they think we re fools?
ReplyDeleteof all the places on earth to spend time, it is Chad, now I think this Alimodu sherrif is guilty cos what interest does he have in Chad, if not training terrorists.
ReplyDeleteFoolish people think all Nigerians are like them. The chadian president came to welcome Jonah at the airport and would ve to wait for his driver to come pick them up that was why they had to take that picture with sherif at the VIP lounge of the airport. God would expose them all
ReplyDeleteThat is why i LOVE my GEJ.
ReplyDeletethis is exactly wat GEJ should b doin.explaination to any absurb story.that's wat we need.i was wonderin if PDP was goin mad wit all this unbelievable issues lately.
ReplyDeleteShame on these guys!!! how much more can Nigerians take???? How stupid do they think we are? Even the illiterate have more integrity and kudos to know when your trying to fool them! Haba.
ReplyDeleteI wonder d kind of facts they are going to come up with under compromised agency.
ReplyDeleteI have decided to follow Jesus! I have decided to follow Jesus! I have decided to follow Jesus no turning back, no turning back. You PDP take d whole world but gimme Jesus3x no turning back, no turning back.#MotherfuckersNeverLovedUs. All man in this country are on their own. God punish me, if I ever go to vote for u GEJ come 2015. May I never find what am looking for in this world. Rubbish! Tell all this to the birds. Heartless mofos.
ReplyDeleteMe and u is here,we hear d beginning and we must see end of d stories#storyfordgod#
ReplyDeleteSo this pix here was also taken in the airport? I must clearly be having serious issues with my eyes.
ReplyDeleteHave u ever entered a airport vip lounge??? I guess 'no'. It's so obvious majority of Nigerians are ignorant, poverty don finish una brain.
DeleteJonadunce has rubbed off on Abati. ! Dead guys! GEJ is an embarrassment to Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteHON. DINO MELAYE wrote:
ReplyDeleteDear Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, when you were around we called you: The BAD one. The SLOW ONE. The SICK ONE. Yes, you were sick, in fact, sick all through your administration. We all cried for your resignation at the height of your sickness. Cursing you, your first lady and your supporters (The first set of Cabals). Asking you to die if you want to die and allow the man with all the Goodluck in this world to lead us. We forgot that even though you were sick, you were the first Governor to have ever declared his assets publicly and you remained the only President in the history of Nigeria to have ever declare his assets publicly. We conveniently forgot that even though you were gravely sick you were the first president to ever reduced the price of petrol in Nigeria, (From N75 to N70 and later from N70 to N65) and the economy did not collapse like the present leaders are making us believe. U even reversed d sale of our refineries. We forgot that you didn't afflict yourself with your sickness and so could do very little about it. But we still insisted that you just have to go, so that Nigeria can finally have her chance with Goodluck. We forgot that even though you were terminally ill, you still succeeded in solving the Niger Delta crisis which you didn't cause, but you found a solution. And even crushed d first Boko Haram uprising and caught its leader. You gave us rule of Law,Ameachi reclaimed his mandate as PHC governor, Andy Uba lost in court and was removed as Anambra State's Governor. Oni lost in Ekiti and was removed, Agagu lost in Ondo and was removed, Osunbor lost in Edo and was removed even though they are all members of your party (PDP).Now we have seen what a healthy president has done with the country. His Excellency President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, may your soul rest in perfect peace. We will forever remember you and your leadership. Sincerely,share Around If U sincerely Care for d New Change IN Nigeria.
JONATHAN AND THE PDP - WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU IN 2015: WE THE PEOPLE OF THIS NATION WILL FLUSH ALL OF YOU OUT LIKE THE CANCER THAT YOU ARE.
Always keep ur enemies close
ReplyDeletepolitics thing!
ReplyDeleteit is a game for the player!
play it well bro!
Just when you think that you have seen all the foolishness possible in Nigeria... I'm shocked that someone like Abati who we can assume is fairly intelligent can spew such obvious BS, it's downright ridiculous and further worsens things instead of making them better
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ReplyDeleteHE BETTER NOT INTERFERE.