President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday faulted a claim by the All Progressives Congress that his Thursday visit to Lagos was to coordinate rigging plans for the Peoples Democratic Party in the Saturday governorship election.

He wondered why he would rig the governorship election for the PDP when he did not rig the March 28 presidential election in which he was a candidate.

Jonathan’s position was contained in a statement made available to journalists by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati.

Abati insisted that there was nothing unusual in people paying homage to the President when he is on a visit to Lagos or any other part of the country.

He said the APC spokesman lied as usual and was rude to insinuate that Jonathan met with people in Lagos for the purpose of rigging the elections.

The presidential spokesman said Muhammed and his paymasters were only cooking up meaningless tales in order to change the commendation Jonathan had received across the globe for conceding defeat in the presidential election.

He said, “Lai Muhammed is wrong to say that the President came to Lagos to rig the governorship and State House of Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, April 11. He is of course lying as usual. And rude.

“President Jonathan visited Lagos. He arrived on Thursday and left on Friday. People visited him. So what? Anytime the President is in Lagos or any part of the country, a lot of people come to pay homage to him.

“Nothing unusual happened during his last visit to Lagos. Senator Musiliu Obanikoro’s visit to the President in Lagos is not something that anybody should use to play politics. Koro is a Minister of the Federal Republic. He came to see his boss.

“Mr. Jimi Agbaje is the governorship candidate of the PDP in Lagos. I don’t see how his visit to the President, who is also the leader of his party, the PDP, should become an issue.

“Yes, Gani Adams also visited, but so did a lot of other people.”

Abati added that the President did not hold meetings with INEC officials, neither did he meet with the police, polling officials or with anybody who is involved in organising elections.

He said to claim that the President went to Lagos to supervise the rigging of Saturday’s election was most uncharitable and cruel.

“After the presidential election, the President immediately congratulated Gen. Buhari and the whole world has commended him for saving Nigeria.

“President Jonathan’s sportsmanship, statesmanship and leadership saved this country at that critical moment. He has demonstrated his commitment to free and fair election, the rule of law and due process. He has shown that he is a man of character, honour and integrity. Nigerians generally are proud of him.

“He has left a worthy legacy and shown a great example. That, obviously, is the narrative that Lai Muhammed and his masters want to change, so they are now cooking up meaningless tales.

“Lai Muhammed should look for another target and leave the President alone. His fatuous tale does not make any sense. I repeat: we will like to advise that the APC should just leave the President alone.

“President Jonathan was a candidate in the presidential election; he did not rig the election. Why would he want to rig tomorrow’s elections? he added.

http://www.punchng.com/news/my-lagos-visit-not-to-rig-for-agbaje-jonathan/

APC should take serious time.lie mohamned should respect himself.The man and his party thinks we are fools.Jonathan can visit every inch of Nigeria.Buhari has been moving around in the south east and south south but Metuh has not accused anyone of trying to rig elections.Tinubu too has been holding meeting here and there and Jonathan met with chieftains in lagos he is accused of trying to rig.

Keep on insulting Jonathan ,Buhari will soon enter the hot seat and he should prepare for baptism by fire.

JayKee we know,JayKee we love,JayKee we trust.

Jonathan is a man of integrity, He can't stoop so low like the likes of Tinubu, Rigging and Jonathan is like Water and Fire.

Lie mohammed should say something else...

Yea, not to rig but for him to also concede defeat so there will be peace.

we didn't doubt you sir! your own rigging didn't work, how will Agbaje own work?

SeverusSnape:
Jonathan is a man of integrity, He can't stoop so low like the likes of Tinubu, Rigging and Jonathan is like Water and Fire.

Lie mohammed should say something else...

Thank you

GEJ!
Man of the Year!

don't mind those fools Mr president, they are only jealous of their miscalculation about you.
what they thought you'll do you didn't do and what they thought you won't do you did...They miscalculated things about you and we're utterly embarrassed and confused.

President Jonathan dis ur gentility is beginning to make me feel somehow
U're d President of Nigeria atleast for d time being for crying sake

The insults against the office of the president and his person by the APC are too much.

The APC should expect worse when Buhari gets there come May 29.

#MayGODBlessGEJ!

Election is tomorrow, Shouldnt Jonathan be in his hometown Bayelsa voting House of Assembly members

But the disgraced soon to be ex-president cant just keep his nose out of Lagos

The same embarrassment that was meted to you 2 weeks ago still awaits you tomorrow in Lagos

Goodluck Jonathan, don't mind the haters.
They are just so obsessed with you...
Jk for Lagos

GEJ should go and rest in otueke, lagos can never be for PDP, not on this earth!

They are wasting there time, lagos is not for PDP experiment! We Yoruba have decided what is best for us, it is our land.













Ambode 2015
Next Governor of Lagos

Why is APC abusing Jonathan's gentility? Hope they wont scream blue murder when people starts insulting Buhari in his tenure?

raumdeuter:
Election is tomorrow, Shouldnt Jonathan be in his hometown Bayelsa voting House of Assembly members

But the disgraced soon to be ex-president cant just keep his nose out of Lagos

The same embarrassment that was meted to you 2 weeks ago still awaits you tomorrow in Lagos

He will be humiliated and embarass, bunch of loosers

TRADELYN:
The insults against the office of the president and his person by the APC are too much.

The APC should expect worse when Buhari gets there come May 29.

#MayGODBlessGEJ!

don't worry karma exist

thank u Mr President, the thunder wey go strike Liar Mohammed is coming from Hell fire. meanwhile Jimi Agabje the real son of the soil from Lagos State for Governor

Jonathan should respect himself for the next couple of weeks he would be President and stop meddling in state guber elections affairs.
Respect yourself

Texcoco:
Why Jonathan dey follow dis people yarn self?? Sometimes this man can be too gentle to a fault,im for just leave them make belle worry dem die especially those animals Lie Mohammed and Akiolu.....Tomorrow,we popping champagne at Lagoon beach.,..SAI Buhari,Sai Agbaje....chai thieffnubu.

This goat I'm sure can't find his way around lagos

PentiumPro:
Jonathan should respect himself for the next couple of weeks he would be President and stop meddling in state guber elections affairs.
Respect yourself

Miss Fool of the year, how did he meddle into state Gubernatorial elections, did he order the redeployment of INEC REC of Lagos or did he put any APC leader in Lagos under house arrest, when Buhari visited Lagos this week n came to Orile with Thief-nubu to beg Igbos to vote Ambode, why didn't u tell Buhari not to meddle in State Governorship election ...YEYE dey worry u

Apparently this Jonathan must have thrown away his common sense once again. What are you doing in Lagos State on the eve to an election day? Not only that, you even have the temerity to meet a local tout who is well known for trouble making in the SW. Why is that this Jonathan attracted to touts, militants, war lords, anywhere he goes in Nigeria? Why? Why??

Nigeria will surely be better off without you. Good riddance to the clueless leadership you have brought upon this nation.

Ambode for Governor! Gbogbo wa la l'eko!

Just as Buhari came to rig election for Ambode by threatening lagosians ba?

Mr. President, you don't owe anyone any explanation, the people of Lagos would go out and vote as they trust their votes would count as part of your electoral reform

sosanova:

Miss Fool of the year, how did he meddle into state Gubernatorial elections, did he order the redeployment of INEC REC of Lagos or did he put any APC leader in Lagos under house arrest, when Buhari visited Lagos this week n came to Orile with Thief-nubu to beg Igbos to vote Ambode, why didn't u tell Buhari not to meddle in State Governorship election ...YEYE dey worry u

See your ugly face!
Nonsense! If your brain can't process simple information, whose fault ?
Ewu Abia!

Even after presidential election they won't allow GEJ rest, atleast GMB has been travelling all around and no one accuses him of wanting to rig election...

Why accuse someone that couldn't even rig his own election of wanting to rig elections in lagos Enough of all this propaganda, propaganda can take you far, but it can't sustain you...

Ok
What is Jonathan looking for in Lagos sef?
Ok by the virtue of being the President he has the right, but why is he not exercising such right too in Borno or Yobe...
Jonathan, Obanikoro will collect the remaining dollars from you and nothing will happen....

Let him respect himself and not try and rubbish, Jimi is a drowning man who is looking for someone to drag down with himself

ozoigbondu:
Liar mohammed pls No mind that lie mohammed.The man and his party thinks we are fools.Jonathan can visit every inch on Nigeria.Buhari has been moving around in the south east and south south but Metuh has not accused anyone of trying to rig elections.Tinubu too has been holding meeting here and there and Jonathan met with chieftains in lagos he is accused of trying to rig

JayKee we know,JayKee we love,JayKee we trust.

I hear Una. sebi Jonathan no rig for Rivers, Enugu and Akwa Ibom? What of Ekiti wey him and Fayose follow rig? How I wish Jonathan knows what integrity is. Jonathan meeting with Gani Adams of all the human beings in the world. Do u know how much Gani got to 'secure' our pipelines and water ways, just few days to the last Presidential election? GEJ is a lying crook and he would soon be exposed.