Abati stated that "we have noted with consternation the listing of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan by a website – RichestLifestyle.com - as the sixth richest African President with an estimated net worth of $100 Million U.S. Dollars.
The Presidency condemns the totally
unwarranted inclusion of President Jonathan in the publication titled “Africa’s
Richest Presidents 2014” as another attempt to unjustifiably portray the
President as a corrupt leader and incite public disaffection against him".
He also stated that "we categorically assert that there
is no factual basis for ranking President Jonathan as the sixth richest African
Head of State with a net worth of about $100 Million U.S. Dollars.
As is well known, President Jonathan
has never been a businessman or entrepreneur, but a life-long public servant.
The President has held public office since 1999 and has regularly declared his
assets as required by Nigerian laws. He has had no personal income since 1999
other than his official remuneration as deputy governor, governor, vice
president, acting president and president which are matters of public record".
It was also stated that "there has been no significant
variation in the totality of his personal assets as contained in his last
declaration to the Nigerian Code of Conduct Bureau in 2011 which, as can be
verified, was a very, very far cry from the $100 million figure now being
bandied about by Richest Lifestyle.com and other irresponsible, copy-cat
publications.
The clear and
unacceptable imputation of the claim that President Jonathan is now worth about
$100 Million is that the President has corruptly enriched himself while in
office which is certainly not the case.
We therefore demand a retraction and
an unreserved apology from Richest Lifestyle.com and all those who have reproduced
the offensive article.
Otherwise, they should be prepared
to substantiate their libelous claims against the President in courts of law
within and outside Nigeria".
We
have noted with consternation the listing of President Goodluck Ebele
Jonathan by a website – RichestLifestyle.com - as the sixth richest
African President with an estimated net worth of $100 Million U.S.
Dollars.
The Presidency condemns the totally unwarranted inclusion of
President Jonathan in the publication titled “Africa’s Richest
Presidents 2014” as another attempt to unjustifiably portray the
President as a corrupt leader and incite public disaffection against
him.We categorically assert that there is no factual basis for ranking President Jonathan as the sixth richest African Head of State with a net worth of about $100 Million U.S. Dollars.
As is well known, President Jonathan has never been a businessman or entrepreneur, but a life-long public servant. The President has held public office since 1999 and has regularly declared his assets as required by Nigerian laws. He has had no personal income since 1999 other than his official remuneration as deputy governor, governor, vice president, acting president and president which are matters of public record.
There has been no significant variation in the totality of his personal assets as contained in his last declaration to the Nigerian Code of Conduct Bureau in 2011 which, as can be verified, was a very, very far cry from the $100 million figure now being bandied about by Richest Lifestyle.com and other irresponsible, copy-cat publications.
The clear and unacceptable imputation of the claim that President Jonathan is now worth about $100 Million is that the President has corruptly enriched himself while in office which is certainly not the case.
We therefore demand a retraction and an unreserved apology from Richest Lifestyle.com and all those who have reproduced the offensive article.
Otherwise, they should be prepared to substantiate their libelous claims against the President in courts of law within and outside Nigeria.
- See more at: http://www.reubenabati.com.ng/PRESIDENT-JONATHAN-SAYS-HIS-INCLUSION-IN.html#sthash.JCL8muJz.dpuf
We
have noted with consternation the listing of President Goodluck Ebele
Jonathan by a website – RichestLifestyle.com - as the sixth richest
African President with an estimated net worth of $100 Million U.S.
Dollars.
The Presidency condemns the totally unwarranted inclusion of
President Jonathan in the publication titled “Africa’s Richest
Presidents 2014” as another attempt to unjustifiably portray the
President as a corrupt leader and incite public disaffection against
him.We categorically assert that there is no factual basis for ranking President Jonathan as the sixth richest African Head of State with a net worth of about $100 Million U.S. Dollars.
As is well known, President Jonathan has never been a businessman or entrepreneur, but a life-long public servant. The President has held public office since 1999 and has regularly declared his assets as required by Nigerian laws. He has had no personal income since 1999 other than his official remuneration as deputy governor, governor, vice president, acting president and president which are matters of public record.
There has been no significant variation in the totality of his personal assets as contained in his last declaration to the Nigerian Code of Conduct Bureau in 2011 which, as can be verified, was a very, very far cry from the $100 million figure now being bandied about by Richest Lifestyle.com and other irresponsible, copy-cat publications.
The clear and unacceptable imputation of the claim that President Jonathan is now worth about $100 Million is that the President has corruptly enriched himself while in office which is certainly not the case.
We therefore demand a retraction and an unreserved apology from Richest Lifestyle.com and all those who have reproduced the offensive article.
Otherwise, they should be prepared to substantiate their libelous claims against the President in courts of law within and outside Nigeria.
- See more at: http://www.reubenabati.com.ng/PRESIDENT-JONATHAN-SAYS-HIS-INCLUSION-IN.html#sthash.JCL8muJz.dpuf
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