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Jonathan Did Not Travel With Ali Modu To Chad

The Presidency has described as erroneous, the allegations by critics of the Jonathan administration and the All Progressives Congress party that President Jonathan is hobnobbing … Continue reading Jonathan Did Not Travel With Ali Modu To Chad


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JonathanThe Presidency has described as erroneous, the allegations by critics of the Jonathan administration and the All Progressives Congress party that President Jonathan is hobnobbing with former Governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sherrif.

Senator Sheriff was one of the two persons recently accused by the Australian, Stephen Davies, of being supporters of the terrorist group, Boko Haram, an allegation he has since denied, threatening to sue the Australian negotiator.

Speaking to State House correspondents, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, dismissed the claim that Senator Sherrif accompanied President Jonathan on his trip to N’Djemena as a member of his entourage, reiterating that the former Borno State Governor was not even a member of the delegation to Chad.

He listed those on the entourage to have included the National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (Rtd.), the Minister of Communications Technology, Mrs Omobola Johnson, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Nurudeen Mohammed and the Director-General of National Space Research and Development Agency, Prof. Seidu Mohammed, and other presidential aids and journalists.

He said that Ali Modu Sherif was seen at the N’Djemena Airport in Chad on his own volition and not at the instance of the President. He wondered why anyone would rush to condemn the President over it.

He said that President Jonathan was fully aware of the allegation made against Senator Sheriff by Stephen Davies and that the allegation was already being investigated by the security agencies who would make their findings known to the public in due course.