Former President Goodluck Jonathan has alleged that ex-US President Barack Obama plotted his defeat in 2015.
He made the allegation in his new guide, ‘My Transition Hours’ slated for launching on Tuesday.
In accordance with the ex-president, Obama displayed an uncommon degree of bias throughout the 2015 elections, describing him as overbearing and ‘condescending’ in his message to Nigerians forward of the 2015 common election.
Jonathan mentioned, “On March 23, 2015, President Obama himself took the weird step of releasing a video message on to Nigerians all however telling them how one can vote.”
Giving the small print within the guide, Jonathan mentioned, “In that video, Obama urged Nigerians to open the ‘subsequent chapter’ by their votes.
“Those that understood subliminal language deciphered that he was prodding the voters to vote for the opposition to kind a brand new authorities.”
Jonathan had saved the guide secret as a way to keep away from excerpts of it being revealed forward of its formal launch.
“The message was so condescending, it was as if Nigerians didn’t know what to do and wanted an Obama to direct them,” Jonathan mentioned of the video message.
He lampooned Obama, who was American president from 2009 till 2017, for saying all Nigerians should be capable of forged their votes with out intimidation or concern, however was reluctant to permit the Nigerian safety forces drive Boko Haram insurgents away from the Nigerian territories they’d been occupying as a way to free Nigerian residents there forward of elections.
Jonathan additionally took a harsh goal at former US Secretary of State John Kerry, saying the diplomat was nonchalant in his perspective in the direction of his authorities, regardless of all efforts to make him perceive that the choice to postpone the election was within the general curiosity of Nigeria.
“How can the U.S. Secretary of State know what’s extra essential for Nigeria than Nigeria’s personal authorities? How may they’ve anticipated us to conduct elections when Boko Haram managed a part of the North East and have been killing and maiming Nigerians?
“Not even the peace of mind of the sanctity of Could 29, 2015 handover date may calm them down. In Nigeria, the Structure could be very clear: No President can prolong his tenure by sooner or later,” Jonathan mentioned.