We have noted with consternation the listing of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan by a website – RichestLifestyl e.com - as the sixth richest African President with an estimated net worth of $100 Million U.S. Dollars.The Presidency condemns the totally unwarranted inclusion of President
Jonathan in the publication titled “Africa’s Richest Presidents 2014” as
another attempt to unjustifiably portray the President as a corrupt
leader and incite public disaffection against him.
As is well known, President Jonathan has never been a businessman or entrepreneur, but a life-long public servant. The President has held public office since 1999 and has regularly declared his assets as required by Nigerian laws. He has had no personal income since 1999 other than his official remuneration as deputy governor, governor, vice president, acting president and president which are matters of public record.
There has been no significant variation in the totality of his personal assets as contained in his last declaration to the Nigerian Code of Conduct Bureau in 2011 which, as can be verified, was a very, very far cry from the $100 million figure now being bandied about by Richest Lifestyle.com and other irresponsible, copy-cat publications.
The clear and unacceptable imputation of the claim that President Jonathan is now worth about $100 Million is that the President has corruptly enriched himself while in office which is certainly not the case.
We therefore demand a retraction and an unreserved apology from Richest Lifestyle.com and all those who have reproduced the offensive article.
Otherwise, they should be prepared to substantiate their libelous claims against the President in courts of law within and outside Nigeria.
Reuben Abati
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
October 8, 2014
Chibuike Chibix Okudo and 3 others like this.
Nwankwo Perfectblend Uzoma
Hahaha omo c confussion o...dz same reuben abati again,wu said d president has particular numbr of tym to say Amen iin a day hmmm anyway oga joe ur wiife has already said it DIARIS GODUUUUUOOOOOOO .......
Hahaha omo c confussion o...dz same reuben abati again,wu said d president has particular numbr of tym to say Amen iin a day hmmm anyway oga joe ur wiife has already said it DIARIS GODUUUUUOOOOOOO
Jessy Brewer
Abeg park well .... ain't nobody buying this cock nd bull story # yeye dey smell
Abeg park well .... ain't nobody buying this cock nd bull story # yeye dey smell
Salako Stephen
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Olajide Young Johnson
This Abati Or Watever He Called Himself Is Nothing But An Unserious Element_ Did U Think Say We Be Mumu For This Country? All Our Billions Of Naira That Is Missing All Along Is Not Going To Enter Ur Oga Jona Account? Even To Me It's More Than That
This Abati Or Watever He Called Himself Is Nothing But An Unserious Element_ Did U Think Say We Be Mumu For This Country? All Our Billions Of Naira That Is Missing All Along Is Not Going To Enter Ur Oga Jona Account? Even To Me It's More Than That
Jeremiah Ademolu
Can someone help check Abati brain am sure that guy is sick upstair! Who is fooling who? GEJ have no shoe, the we gave him shoe, now he GEJ is d owner of d biggest estate in d south south if not in d enitre country... He GEJ embrace corruption like new born babe, he's always on d side of corrupt citizens, all u need is cross to PDP and surport (TAN) that's all... Are they sure isn't the number one reachest Africa president and head of state????????
Can someone help check Abati brain am sure that guy is sick upstair! Who is fooling who? GEJ have no shoe, the we gave him shoe, now he GEJ is d owner of d biggest estate in d south south if not in d enitre country... He GEJ embrace corruption like new born babe, he's always on d side of corrupt citizens, all u need is cross to PDP and surport (TAN) that's all... Are they sure isn't the number one reachest Africa president and head of state????????
Raymond Yongo
U guys don't mind abati,he is just a puppet dancing to strings being pulled by his master!!.RUBBIS H MAN!!!
U guys don't mind abati,he is just a puppet dancing to strings being pulled by his master!!.RUBBIS