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Goodluck Jonathan
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Goodluck Jonathan - PDP Presidential Election candidate


Goodluck Jonathan - PDP Presidential Election candidate
Party (PDP) Peoples Democratic Party

Background

Goodluck Jonathan was born in Otuoke, a part of what is now Bayelsa State, to a family of canoe makers. He is a Christian, and he comes from the Ijaw ethnic group. Young Jonathan began his primary education at St Stephen's Primary School (now State School, Otuoke) and later moved to St Michael's Primary School, Oloibiri, where he completed his elementary education in 1969, at the age of 12. In 1973, while in form three, he was appointed class prefect and Secretary of the Food Committee, an administrative body of hostel masters and senior students. He occupied that position up to form five. As the prime prefect of Masterson House, he became Chairman, Committee of Prefects.
In 1975, he obtained his West African School Certificate from the famous Mater Dei High School, Imiringi. Afterward, Goodluck Jonathan worked as a Preventive Officer with the Department of Customs and Excise. In 1977, he secured admission into the Department of Zoology, a pioneer student of the newly established University of Port Harcourt. He bagged a Bachelor of Science degree in 1981, graduating with a Second Class Honours (Upper Division). He then went on to obtain an M.Sc. in Hydro-Biology and Fisheries Biology in 1985. In 1995, he earned a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Port Harcourt.
At the end of the NYSC programme in 1982, he took up appointment as a classroom teacher in the Rivers State Civil Service Commission where he rose to Science Inspector of Education in the Ministry of Education.
Jonathan and his wife Patience have two children. He ventured into politics in 1998.

Past Records

  • As a corps member, Goodluck served as a classroom teacher at Iresi, a community in Oyo State, now in Osun State.
  • In 1982, he took up appointment as a classroom teacher in the Rivers State Civil Service Commission where he rose to Science Inspector of Education in the Ministry of Education.
  • In November 1983, he left the mainstream civil service for the Rivers State College of Education, Port Harcourt, to be a lecturer in the Department of Biological Sciences until 1993.
  • With the creation of the Oil Minerals Producing Areas Development Commission, OMPADEC, in October 1992, Dr Jonathan was appointed Assistant Director, Ecology, in March 1993 in the Directorate of Environmental Protection and Pollution Control.
  • He contested as the running mate to the party's gubernatorial flag-bearer, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha. The duo emerged triumphant at the polls in the 1999 governorship election. They were sworn in on May 29, 1999.
  • On 9 December 2005, Jonathan, who was Deputy Governor at the time, was sworn in as Governor of Bayelsa State upon the impeachment of the current Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha by the Bayelsa State Assembly after being charged with money laundering in the United Kingdom.
  • In September 2006, Jonathan was marred by the indictment of his wife by the nation's anti-crime agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for crimes related to money laundering.
  • In 2007 he was selected to be the vice presidential running mate of the PDP's presidential candidate, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. He and Yar'Adua were elected in April and inaugurated on May 29, 2007
  • As Vice-President, Jonathan was instrumental in negotiating an agreement with many of the major militant groups in the Niger Delta, who were mostly his fellow Ijaws, to lay down their weapons and stop fighting as part of a government amnesty.
  • On 9 February 2010, a motion from the Nigerian Senate confirmed the powers to Goodluck Johnathan to act as President of the federation because President Yar'Adua went for medical treatment in Saudi Arabia in November 2009.
  • On 10 February 2010, during his first day as acting president, Jonathan announced a minor cabinet reshuffle.
  • On 2 August 2010 Jonathan launched his 'Roadmap for Power Sector Reform‘.[17] Its primary goal was to achieve stable electricity in Nigeria.
  • On 11 October 2011, President Jonathan launched the Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria (YOUWIN) Initiative which he stated was an innovative business plan competition that harnesses the creative energies of young people between the ages of 18 and 35.
  • In 2011, President Jonathan launched the Transformation Agenda. The Transformation Agenda is based on a summary of how the Federal Government hopes to deliver projects, programmes, and key priority policies, from 2011 to 2015 coordinated by the National Planning Commission (NPC).
  • On 11 September 2013, President Jonathan sacked the creator and coordinator of the Transformation Agenda, Shamsudeen Usman, the Minister of National Planning. He was sacked along with eight other cabinet ministers amid a rift in the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
  • In 2011 Goodluck Jonathan's government facilitated the transfer of payment of $1.1bn to a fake company set up by a controversial former Petroleum Minister under Sani Abacha's corrupt regime, Dan Etete.[1]

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News on Goodluck Jonathan

Image showing Nigeria's ex-president Goodluck Jonathan shaking hands with Donald Trump is AI-generated - Fact Check AFP


Nigeria’s ex-president Buhari, twice leader of Africa’s most populous nation, dies at 82 - ABC22 & FOX44


Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan denies having presidential ambitions for 2027 - Africa Check


Jonathan, Akufo-Addo visit VP Shettima in London, pay tribute to Buhari - - TVC News


Goodluck Jonathan praises Buhari in death, calls him ‘foremost’ Nigerian leader - Peoples Gazette Nigeria


Jonathan, Akufo-Addo visit Shettima, Buhari’s family in London - Businessday NG


Former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari dies aged 82 in London - The Guardian


Jonathan, ex-Ghanaian president pay tribute to Buhari in London - Punch Newspapers


Jonathan, Akufo-Addo visit Shettima in London, pay tribute to Buhari - Vanguard News


Jonathan, Akufo-Addo visit Shettima in London, pay tributes to Buhari - The Nation Newspaper


[PHOTOS] Buhari: Shettima Receives Jonathan, Akufo-Addo, Others In London - Channels Television


Jonathan, Akufo-Addo pay tribute to Buhari in London - The Guardian Nigeria News


Court grants ICPC’s plea to take over land approved for Goodluck Jonathan Estate - Premium Times Nigeria


What IBB, Obasanjo, Jonathan said about Buhari’s death - The ICIR


Former President Jonathan Salutes Discipline, Service Of Late Buhari - Voice of Nigeria


Ex-Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan denies saying incumbent Bola Tinubu will win the 2027 presidential election - Africa Check


Jonathan salutes ‘courageous, selfless leader’ - The Nation Newspaper


No evidence Nigeria’s former president Goodluck Jonathan said the opposition wanted all Nigerians dead in 2015 - Africa Check


Obi, Amaechi: Beware the desperation of single-term-presidency pledges - Businessday NG


I was number one public enemy during Jonathan’s administration: Shettima - Peoples Gazette Nigeria


Buhari a courageous leader, disciplined officer — Jonathan - Punch Newspapers


Court grants ICPC’s plea to take over lands approved for Goodluck Jonathan Estate - Vanguard News


Jonathan decries NDDC’s having 11 CEOs in 25 years; hails Tinubu - Peoples Gazette Nigeria


Buhari: He was courageous, selfless, patriotic – Jonathan mourns - Daily Post Nigeria


Why northern Muslims opposed my presidency after Yar’adua’s death—Jonathan - Punch Newspapers


Shettima hails Adoke, says ex-AGF stopped Jonathan from sacking him as Borno governor - Premium Times Nigeria


Shettima Criticises Ex-President Jonathan’s Sack Attempt, Says He Had No Power To Remove Him As Governor—Yet Tinubu Suspended Governor Fubara - Sahara Reporters


Yar’Adua’s aide hid letter to make me acting president from NASS – Jonathan - Vanguard News


How Tambuwal, Adoke stopped Jonathan from removing me as governor – Shettima - Businessday NG


Adoke was hunted globally over OPL 245 oil deal, says Jonathan - Businessday NG


Shettima: If Jonathan’s Attempt Was Wrong, Why Are You Silent on Tinubu’s Action in Rivers? - Development Diaries


Buhari harassed my key officials over Malabu scandal – Jonathan - The Guardian Nigeria News


Jonathan: Yar’Adua’s aide withheld handover letter making me acting president - Businessday NG


Buhari govt went after my allies post-2015 election, Jonathan alleges - Punch Newspapers


Prioritise people-focused projects over politically motivated ones, Jonathan tells NDDC - The Guardian Nigeria News


Adoke was globally hunted over OPL 245 deal – Jonathan - Punch Newspapers


Coalition beware: Tinubu is not Jonathan - thenicheng.com


Jonathan: Adoke was hunted globally over OPL 245 case — his memoir sets record straight - TheCable


Former CJN, Adoke Prevented Jonathan From Removing Me as Governor - Shettima - Nigeria Info FM


OPL 245 Case: Mohammed Adoke Was Hunted Globally — Jonathan - Channels Television


Four years is not enough to develop a country- Goodluck Jonathan - GBC Ghana Online


OPL 245 Case: Adoke was globally hunted, says Jonathan - Vanguard News


Tinubu delivered 2015 presidency to Buhari after Jonathan lost South-West support — Onanuga - Vanguard News


I was public enemy No. 1 under Jonathan – Shettima - Vanguard News


No conspiracy against Tinubu will succeed -Akpabio - Punch Newspapers


Are Jonathan and Aiyedatiwa Eligible for Elections? - THISDAYLIVE


Why there are abandoned projects in Niger-Delta – Jonathan - Daily Post Nigeria


Jonathan, OBJ, Osinbajo, Shettima, Akpabio, Orji Uzor Kalu, others mourn Buhari - Vanguard News


I was most demonised person under Jonathan administration – Shettima - Punch Newspapers


The Post-Presidential Legacy of Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan - Council on Foreign Relations


No link between Jonathan’s move to remove Shettima as gov and Tinubu’s suspension of Fubara – VP’s office - Daily Trust


Nigeria’s history not complete without Babangida – Goodluck Jonathan - Businessday NG


Why Jonathan won’t run against Tinubu in 2027 – Patience - Punch Newspapers


We’re all one, Shettima tells APC, PDP, ADC, NNPP - Vanguard News


Emergency Rule: Shettima recalls Jonathan's gambit in trying to remove him as Governor, salutes Adoke, Tambuwal for telling president he lacked such powers - thenicheng.com


I don’t like seeing people suffer – Jonathan - Punch Newspapers


Goodluck Jonathan At 66: A Leader Nigerians Continue To Admire - Modern Ghana


Jonathan: Creating one-party state through backdoor dangerous for Nigeria - TheCable


Ex-President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan Appointed Chairperson Advisory Board Tingo International - Proshare


Wike’s aide Olayinka slams Abati over comment on FCT minister - The Nation Newspaper


Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan delivers talk on democracy and development in Africa - Yale and the World


Jonathan hails past National Assembly for standing up to presidents - Punch Newspapers


Buhari’s legacy worthy of emulation—Reno Omokri - Daily Post Nigeria


I’ll continue to devote my life to peace, humanity – Jonathan - Daily Trust


El-Rufai apologises to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan - The Guardian Nigeria News


Goodluck Jonathan wins 2025 Sunhak Peace prize — first African to win Founders’ category - TheCable


Ex-Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan in Mali to mediate crisis - africanews.com


Could Goodluck Jonathan Be Nigeria’s Trump? Why Calls For His Return In 2027 May Not Be Misplaced - Modern Ghana


Yar’Adua’s aide hid letter to make me acting president from N. Assembly- Jonathan - The Guardian Nigeria News


2027: Ex-Buhari campaigner urges Jonathan to contest - Punch Newspapers


Nigerian leaders should emulate Otti’s style of administration – Goodluck Jonathan - Businessday NG


Tinubu laid Buhari’s golden victory votes to defeat Jonathan – Osita Okechukwu - Daily Post Nigeria


Shettima’s comment on Jonathan unconnected to Tinubu’s action in Rivers, says presidency - TheCable


How Jonathan tried to remove me as Borno governor – Vice President Shettima - Daily Post Nigeria


TIMELINE: Tinubu joins Obasanjo, Jonathan in declaring state of emergency in troubled states - Premium Times Nigeria


At NDDC’s 25th Anniversary, Tinubu, Jonathan Task Commission on N’Delta Region’s Development - THISDAYLIVE


Adoke Prevented Jonathan From Removing Me As Borno Governor - Shettima - Naija Times


FAKE NEWS ALERT: Jonathan disowns cryptic Instagram post on 2027 presidential race - TheCable


2027 Presidency: PDP invites Jonathan as party’s fate hangs on NEC - Punch Newspapers


Jonathan Ya Zargi Buhari da Gallazawa Jami'ansa kan Badakalar Malabu - Legit.ng


Fayemi hails Ghana’s vice-president for emulating Goodluck Jonathan to concede election - Peoples Gazette Nigeria


Pa Edwin Clark Lived for Others, Says Goodluck Jonathan - THISDAYLIVE


A Legacy of Peace: A review of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s My Transition Hours - Businessday NG


Amaechi led rebellion against Jonathan, funded CPC as PDP governor – Olayinka replies El-Rufai - Daily Post Nigeria


I’m sorry, was naive to have criticized you – El-Rufai’s son begs Goodluck Jonathan - Daily Post Nigeria


Goodluck Jonathan reveals why 2014 national conference recommendations were not implemented - Businessday NG


Rivers emergency rule is clear abuse of power, says ex-president Jonathan - Peoples Gazette Nigeria


Jonathan alleges Buhari’s govt harassed his team members after 2015 election - Ripples Nigeria


Without Tinubu, Jonathan would’ve defeated Buhari – Omokri fires back at Boss Mustapha - Daily Post Nigeria


Will Former President Goodluck Jonathan Give in to Increasing Pressure? - THISDAYLIVE


Jonathan denies social media post on 2027 presidential bid - Vanguard News


My battle to succeed Yar’Adua – Jonathan - The Nation Newspaper


Ex-Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, oil minister accused of taking bribes - africanews.com


El-Rufai lists 3 reasons they worked against Jonathan in 2015 - Daily Post Nigeria


ADC: Why Tinubu is losing popularity – Reno Omokri - Daily Post Nigeria


Fubara, others’ suspension tarnishes Nigeria’s image – Jonathan - Punch Newspapers


Buhari serial loser, coalition helped him defeat Jonathan – Adeyanju to Boss Mustapha - Daily Post Nigeria


No evidence Nigerian pastor Enoch Adeboye protested Goodluck Jonathan-led government - Africa Check


How Jonathan was stopped from removing me as governor — Shettima | - theeagleonline.com.ng


Jonathan: Yar’Adua signed letter transmitting power to me — his aide kept it from n’assembly - TheCable



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