Tag: President Goodluck Jonathan

At Last, President Jonathan Signs 2013 Budget

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has signed the 2013 appropriation bill into law after withholding his assent to the bill for more than 6 weeks. The President and the National Assembly have been at loggerheads over the spending bill with the federal legislators threatening to jettison his assent with a veto. The National […]

Full Transcript of President Jonathan’s Interview with Christiane Amanpour

Written by Hussaini Jibrin Christiane Amanpour: President Goodluck Jonathan thank you very much for joining me from Davos. GEJ: Thank you Christiane Amanpour: Let me get straight to the heart of the matter. Today on Capitol Hill, Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton is testifying about Libya and about militant Islam […]

Jonathan’s wife flown to Germany

Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Mrs. Patience Jonathan,  was on Monday flown to Germany for what a Presidency source said was for a check-up. Fears over Mrs. Jonathan’s health spread last year when she was away from the country for weeks. She was said to be in critical condition in […]