Kinsman of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and
leader of All Progressives Congress, Bayelsa
State, Mr. Godwin Sidi, has revealed that Jonathan
conceded defeat to President Muhammadu Buhari
to cover up his atrocities in office.
Sidi, who was the Interim Secretary of the
defunct New PDP, berated those commending
Jonathan for conceding, saying the former
President had no other choice but to do so.
Sidi, who spoke at a news conference in Yenagoa
on Friday, also called on the Federal Government
and the National Assembly to commence the
probe of Jonathan over the whereabouts of the
Chibok girls.
“Jonathan’s conceding defeat is a ploy to cover up
political atrocities he committed while in office,”
he stated.
He accused the former President of taking the
possession of property seized from a former
Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye
Alamieseigha.
Alamieseigha was impeached in 2005 by the state
House of Assembly and later convicted for
money laundering, paving way for Jonathan to
become the governor of the state.
His property, home and abroad, was confiscated
and returned to the state by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission.
While as a President, Jonathan, who always
refers to Alamieseigha as his benefactor, granted
state pardon in controversial circumstances to his
former boss.
But Godwin revealed that some of the property
seized from the former governor were in the
possession of the former President.
He claimed that Jonathan took possession of one
of the seized buildings of Alamieseigha at
Maitama, Abuja, and later handed it over to his
political associate and friend, who is a monarch in
Bayelsa.
He also accused Jonathan of confiscating a 5-
series bulletproof BMW car bought as a birthday
gift for Alamieseigha by a friend.
Godwin, therefore, gave the former President 72
hours to return Alamieseigha’s property in his
possession or face a lawsuit.
He further asked the National Assembly to
compel Jonathan to give account of the
whereabouts of the Chibok girls since he was the
Chief Security Officer of the country when they
were taken away by terrorists.
He said his group had concluded plans to drag
the ex-President to the International Court of
Justice over the Chibok girls.
Sidi, a former South-South Youth leader of the
PDP asked the Code of Conduct Bureau to make
Jonathan’s assets declaration public.
He alleged that the former President glorified in
corruption and allowed graft to cripple the
country.
Sidi added, “Jonathan was instrumental to the
removal of Alamieseigha and prior to his
removal, I remembered vividly that a friend of
Alamieseigha bought him 5-series BMW car
salon. Jonathan took that vehicle to Aso Rock.
“The vehicle is still in his possession. I want him
to return that vehicle. Property, the one l know
for now, there are other ones l am trying to
investigate, of DSP in Maitama was given to
Jonathan’s associate.
“I am giving them 72 hours to return the house
to DSP as we prepare our papers to approach the
court. The National Assembly should invite the
President to give account of the Chibok girls
because he was the Chief Security Officer at the
time the girls were kidnapped.
“We are going to file our case at the ICJ over the
Chibok girls. I am calling on the Code of Conduct
Bureau to make Jonathan’s asset declaration
public.”