Jonathan Denies Receiving N300m, Bulletproof Cars

Ex-President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan has refuted social media reports that he received N300 million and bulletproof cars from Mr David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State.
Jonathan, who made the rebuttal in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Mr Ikechukwu Eze, yesterday in Yenagoa, described the allegations as “patently fictitious, malevolent, inciting and provocative”.
According to the former president, the story is planted in the social media by a nebulous group known as “Reformation Forum” which claims links with the APC in Bayelsa.
He said the group was calling for the refund of the alleged N300million and bulletproof cars, which were allegedly given to him to cater for guests during the planned inauguration of Lyon.
The group had alleged that the gifts were delivered to the former president prior to the annulment of Lyon’s victory by the apex court.
He said, “The story which claimed that the alleged money and vehicles were part of logistics given to Dr Jonathan’s family to cater for their guests ahead of the botched inauguration is not only patently fictitious but malevolent, inciting and provocative.
“In the first place, there was no reason for APC or anybody else to offer money and vehicles to the former president for logistics over an inauguration programme in which he was not involved.