How politicians betrayed me in 2015– Goodluck Jonathan laments

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has blamed his loss in the 2015 general election
on betrayal from his political allies.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has accused his allies of betraying him during the 2015 elections.

Speaking at the 70th birthday anniversary of Oghiadomhe, held in Benin city, Edo state capital, the former President accused his allies of betraying him during the 2015 elections, lamenting that many Nigerian politicians cannot be trusted.

According to Jonathan, “Politics in the Nigerian standard is about betrayals. I witnessed a lot of betrayal during 2015 election,” he said.

Continuing, he said: “You will find it difficult to see somebody who will say the same thing in the morning and say the same thing in the afternoon and in the evening.

“They will tell you something this minute, and in the next hour, they will say another. For the next hour, they will say another thing. But, I am quite pleased to associate with Oghiadomhe.”

Jonathan described Oghiadomhe as a reliable and trustworthy person who can “take a bullet” on his behalf.

“For me, he [Oghiadomhe] is somebody you can take his words to the bank. Most politicians, you can not take their words to the bank.”

Oghiadomhe was Edo deputy governor from 1999 to 2007 and later served as the chief of staff to Jonathan between 2010 and 2014.