Someone said if you want to talk about Jonathan’s presidency, there would be a combination of bad and good. Well for anyone who holds political office, there must be a combination of bad and good.
Those were the words of outgoing president, Goodluck Jonathan, at a farewell reception organised for him on Wednesday by Daar Communications, owners of Raypower FM and the African Independent Television (AIT).
In less than 24 hours, the curtain would be drawn on the administration of the academic-turned-politician who steered the ship of the nation for five years after serving in strategic positions for more than a decade.
In pictures and brief text, TheCable examines select highs and lows of Jonathan’s five-year reign.
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ACTING PRESIDENCY
On November 23, 2009, then president, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua travelled abroad for medical treatment without empowering his deputy to act in his place. For months, he was absent from duty. After weeks of protests organised by the Save Nigeria Group (SNG), the national assembly adopted the doctrine of necessity, which empowered Jonathan to become acting president on February 9, 2010.
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