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I Almost Cried When I Became Vice President, I Never Wanted To – Goodluck Jonathan

Tobias Sylvester
By Tobias Sylvester
Published: March 16, 2023
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Former President, Goodluck Jonathan said he never wanted to be Nigeria’s Vice President when he was chosen to contest alongside the late Musa Yar’Adua.

When I Became Vice President I Almost Cried, I Never Wanted To - Goodluck Jonathan

Jonathan spoke on Wednesday when he paid a condolence visit to Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, over the death of the governor’s father at Sampou Community in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of the state.

According to him, he almost cried when he became the vice president because he never planned to occupy such a high office at that time.

He further advised politicians to conduct themselves peacefully during and after the 2023 elections, stressing that those who are so ambitious should go into business.

He said, “As a leader in the country who had the privilege of serving at the state level and national level, I can only advise that politics is not about that you must be there. If God wants you to be there, you will be there.

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“If it is not yet your turn to be there, you will not be there. When I became a vice president I almost cried, I never wanted to, but that was my destiny and I had to move.

“So, I advise people who are interested in these offices and their supporters to conduct themselves very well. They want to serve us, not to serve themselves.

“I always tell people that if you are so ambitious, then go into business. If you want to be in the state assembly and people don’t want you, fine, go and sleep. You want to be a governor and people don’t want you, to go and sleep or do business.

“But if you want to serve us as people then you must be humble and you will not kill us before you serve us. So, people must conduct themselves peacefully and if God wants them to win their elections, they will win their elections,” Jonathan said.

KanyiDaily recalls that Goodluck Jonathan recently led other members of the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) to visit the four major presidential candidates in the 2023 general election.

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