Nigeria\u2019s immediate former President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said some persons have launched a campaign aimed at tarnishing his image.<\/p>\n
In a post on his official Facebook page, the former President posted a disclaimer that a campaign of calumny has been launched against him by some persons who according to him are faceless and some identified.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been brought to my attention that while I am away promoting democracy in Sierra Leone, a campaign will be unleashed against me to falsely impugn my name using both faceless and identified persons,\u201d his post read.<\/p>\n
The former President\u2019s name has recently been mentioned in the media concerning some certain issues.<\/p>\n
An ex-employee of a UK-based company, Cambridge Analytica had claimed that the firm, influenced by an ally of former President Jonathan, interfered in Nigeria\u2019s 2015 elections.<\/p>\n
Cambridge Analytica has earlier been accused of obtaining data of Facebook users for election manipulation, an issue which has raised specks of dust\u00a0in various countries, including\u00a0Nigeria.<\/p>\n
The ex-employee of Cambridge Analytica claimed that the firm interfered in Nigeria\u2019s 2015 elections by hiring hackers to dig information about President Muhammadu Buhari who was a candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n
The whistle-blower in an interview with Guardian UK did not reveal the identity of the person who paid Cambridge Analytica for its services but described him as a Nigerian businessman who wanted to ensure former President Goodluck Jonathan\u2019s re-election.<\/p>\n
Also in Nigeria, Jonathan\u2019s administration has been in the news over alleged funds mismanagement.<\/p>\n
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo had claimed that the former President\u2019s administration shared about N150 billion before the 2015 elections.<\/p>\n
Professor Osinbajo made the allegations on Monday, last week while speaking on issues of corruption and past failures of governments at the 7th Presidential Quarterly Business Forum in Abuja.<\/p>\n
In his disclaimer on Sunday, Jonathan did not mention names of the persons he claimed are campaigning to tarnish his image.<\/p>\n
He, however, emphasised that his political ideals of disdain for bloodletting and falsehood remain.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I was in power I said my ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian. Even out of power, I continue to hold that belief.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I will say, however, is that no matter how far and fast falsehood has traveled, it must eventually be overtaken by the truth. GEJ,\u201d his post read.<\/p>\n
Jonathan has since not reacted to the claims by Buhari\u2019s administration or the allegations raised in the Guardian\u00a0UK interview.<\/p>\n
His aide, Reno Omokri in\u00a0an interview on Channels Television\u2019s\u00a0Programme Programme, Politics Today, however, countered claims by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. He said the allegations are \u201ccompletely false\u201d.<\/p>\n
Source: ChannelsTV<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nigeria\u2019s immediate former President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said some persons have launched a campaign aimed at tarnishing his image. In a post on his official Facebook page, the former President posted a disclaimer that a campaign of calumny has been launched against him by some persons who according to him are faceless and some […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"news-category":[317,323],"class_list":["post-9359","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-category-politics","news-category-top-news","entry","has-media"],"yoast_head":"\n