Bayelsa: Jonathan Reacts to Allegation of Receiving N300m and Bulletproof Cars From Sacked Governor-Elect, Lyon

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has debunked social media reports that he collected N300m and bulletproof cars from the sacked Governor-elect of Bayelsa state, David Lyon.

Reacting to the allegation by a group with links to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Reformation Forum, Jonathan in a statement on Wednesday by his Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze described the allegations as fictitious and provocative.

“The story which claimed that the alleged money and vehicles were part of logistics given to Jonathan’s family to cater for their guests ahead of the botched inauguration is not only patently fictitious but malevolent, inciting and provocative.

“In the first place, there was no reason for APC or anybody else to offer money and vehicles to the former president for logistics over an inauguration programme in which he was not involved.

“We make bold to state that there is no vehicle in the possession of former President Jonathan given to him by the APC. This is an insufferable lie.

“If anyone on earth knows of such a vehicle, they should expose the particulars of the said vehicle to the public.

“The claim by this group is, therefore, nothing but a fairy-tale scripted to tarnish the good reputation of the former President, whom Nigerians and the rest of the world hold in very high esteem.

“We condemn in entirety this growing culture of sustained falsehood against the person and family of Jonathan by shady and shadowy characters.

“We urge Bayelsans and Nigerians to disregard the story as it contains no grain of truth.

“It is a poor script written with the intention of causing distrust and inciting Bayelsans against themselves.

“What Bayelsa needs now is peace, unity and progress, and not this noxious orgy of mud-slinging and mischief-making.

“As far as we are concerned, the Bayelsa elections have been won and lost at the polls and the courts; we, therefore, urge all groups to accept the transition in good faith,” the statement said.