Says its fiction of a faceless writer
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has disowned a speech which has gone viral on social media allegedly delivered by him in The state of Texas, United States of America.
He described it the speech which addressed the place of the Niger Delta in the agitation for Biafra allegedly delivered by him as a “pure fiction which serves no purpose, other than probably massage the ego of the faceless writer”.
Speaking in a statement signed by his media adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, the former president stated further that he has never visited the said US state since he left office in 2015
The statement reads in part, “We have just been informed of the text of a speech fabricated in the name of former President Goodluck Jonathan in which he was alleged to have addressed the issue of the place of the Niger Delta in the agitation for Biafra. This is pure fiction which serves no purpose, other than probably massage the ego of the faceless writer.
“The false report which is now spreading in the social media began this way: “Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebere Jonathan yesterday delivered a lecture at Texas, United States…”.
“For the avoidance of doubt, Dr. Jonathan has neither been to Texas since he left office in 2015, nor sent anybody to represent him at any programme in the U.S. state.
“Our advice to those who engage in this kind of untoward behaviour is to repent and apply their creative energy to productive ends, in line with the efforts to build the nation we all will be proud of.
