Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has alleged that ex-US President, Barack Obama, plotted his defeat in 2015 presidential election.
This accusation was made by Jonathan in his new book, “My Transition Hours,” which is scheduled for release on Tuesday.
In his speech to Nigerians prior to the 2015 general election, he called Obama “condescending” and “overbearing,” claiming that Obama exhibited an unprecedented degree of prejudice.
According to Goodluck Jonathan, “On March 23, 2015, President Obama himself took the unusual step of releasing a video message directly to Nigerians all but telling them how to vote.”
Giving further the details in the book, Jonathan said, “In that video, Obama urged Nigerians to open the ‘next chapter’ by their votes.
“Those who understood subliminal language deciphered that he was prodding the electorate to vote for the opposition to form a new government.”
According to Premium Times, which was able to secure a copy of the book just hours before it was launching in Abuja on Tuesday, Jonathan had kept the book under wraps to prevent parts of it from being released before its official unveiling.
Recall that former president Goodluck Jonathan was defeated by the late President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 elections, which was the first instance of an incumbent president losing reelection.
Responding to the video message, the former president said “The message was so condescending, it was as if Nigerians did not know what to do and needed an Obama to direct them”
He made fun of Obama, for stating that all Nigerians should be free to vote without fear or intimidation, but for refusing to let Nigerian security forces expel Boko Haram rebels from the areas they had been occupying in order to free Nigerian citizens there before elections.
Goodluck Jonathan also harshly criticised former US Secretary of State John Kerry, claiming that despite all attempts to persuade him that the decision to postpone the election was in Nigeria’s best interests overall, the diplomat had a casual attitude towards his government.
“How can the U.S. Secretary of State know what is more important for Nigeria than Nigeria’s own government? How could they have expected us to conduct elections when Boko Haram controlled part of the North East and were killing and maiming Nigerians?
“Not even the assurance of the sanctity of May 29, 2015 handover date could calm them down. In Nigeria, the Constitution is very clear: No President can extend his tenure by one day,” Jonathan said.
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