- APC chairman, Adams Oshiomhole and Senator Godswill Akpabio attended Jonathan’s book launch
- The appearances of the APC chieftains caused a stir as Oshiomhole reportedly ensured that he took photographs with the national chairman of PDP
- President Buhari was represented by the SGF at the event
The national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshimohole, made a surprise appearance at the venue of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s book presentation.
He arrived at the same time with a former Akwa Ibom state governor, Godswill Akpabio.
Akpabio recently left Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the APC.
Their arrival at the venue according to The Punch also disrupted events.
Legit.ng gathers that Oshiomhole ensured that he took photographs with the national chairman of PDP, Uche Secondus.
Ex-President Obasanjo, PDP national chairman, Senator David Mark, APC national chairman and the SGF at the book launch. Credit: The Nation
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President Muhammadu Buhari who was also invited to the event was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha.
Speaking on behalf of the president, the SGF described Jonathan as a true democrat and for the umpteenth time, commended his courage for voluntarily conceding defeat at the 2015 general elections.
Adams Oshiomhole shaking hands with Senate president Bukola Saraki at the book launch. Credit: Twitter
Meanwhile, in an earlier report by Legit.ng, ex-President Jonathan pointed mass defections by PDP governors, opposition from Northern leaders and fake news as prominent factors behind his defeat to President Buhari in 2015.
The new allegations by Jonathan are reportedly contained in a book about his tenure in office titled My Transition Hours launched on Tuesday, November 20.
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“Some governors wanted to be vice president whilst others strived to be the president. If I contested none could realise his ambition. This muffled implosion would fully manifest in the buildup to 2015, which each ship-jumper calculating how much he or she would take from the PDP or the most opportune moment to cause maximum damage and based on that, plot their exit.
“As they jumped ship in preparation for the 2015 elections, only very few of these lots, if any at all, bothered about what the PDP did or did not do in terms of delivering our campaign promises. Their opposition to my re-election was principally driven by personal ambition. They therefore played up the issue of where I come from and the faith, I professed to fuel their burning ambition. My performance mattered quite little, if it mattered at all,” he reportedly wrote.
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