An authoritative report by ThisDay
earlier today, disclosed that former President Goodluck Jonathan may
have gone into temporary self exile in Cote d’Ivoire, following reports
that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) may arrest him
on his arrival in Nigeria from his overseas tour on allegations of
corruption and misappropriation of billions of dollars during his tenure
as president.
In an interview with Vanguard, a close associate of the former
president, Senator Nimi Bariagha Amange, who said he spoke with Jonathan
on Friday, dismissed the report as untrue, and insisted that the report
was a figment of the imagination of the writers.
"I spoke with the former President on Friday. He told me that
he was going to London to spend some times with his children. He did not
indicate that he was under any stress and did not tell me that he was
going on exile.
"What he said was that he would have loved to be at the Peoples
Democratic Party convention in Port Harcourt but he couldn’t make it
because he needed to be with his children. He told me that he was in
touch with the leaders of the party across board and assured me that the
crisis in the party would be resolved. It is not true that he is on
exile," he said.
Senator Amange said the former President had no reason to go on
exile because he served his country creditably and should be commended
and not condemned.
"The president has no reason to go on exile. He has not
committed any offence. Please ignore the report about his exile. He will
certainly come back to the country when he is through with spending
time with his children," he said.
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