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Nobody Pressured Me To Sack Ex-Army Chief, Ihejirika – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday, debunked insinuations that he was under pressure to sack the former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Azubuike Ihejirika from office.
Eko Hot Blog gathers that Jonathan, who disclosed this while speaking during a book launch in his honour in Abuja, explained some people thought he sacked the army chief due to pressure from the north.
“He mentioned my removing the Chief of Army Staff, General Ihejirika and said that because there was so much pressure on me from the north, I was not pressured.
“If somebody is doing what is right, even if you want to hit my head. And split my head, I will not (sack the person),” Jonathan said.
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Also speaking during the launch, a former lawmaker representing Kogi-West senatorial district in the National Assembly, Dino Melaye tendered a public apology to Jonathan for campaigning against him in the run-up to the 2015 general elections.
Melaye said his apology is borne out of what he described as the state of the nation, coupled with what the ex-President achieved while in office.
“Having seen what he did as President and the sorry state of our country today, I want to publicly say ‘once I was blind, now I can see.’ On behalf of all of us who shot blindly, we are sorry, very very sorry,” he said.
In his remarks, Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, commended the ex-President for conceding defeat in the 2015 general elections.
He also lauded Jonathan administration’s efforts in the Almajiri system of education in the north.
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