Former President Goodluck Jonathan says his allies betrayed him during the 2015 elections, describing Nigerian politics as one defined by disloyalty.
Speaking on Thursday at the 70th birthday celebration of Mike Oghiadomhe in Benin, the Edo state capital, Jonathan said many Nigerian politicians cannot be trusted.
“Politics in the Nigerian standard is about betrayals. I witnessed a lot of betrayal during 2015 election,” he said.
“You will find it difficult to see somebody who will say the same thing in the morning and say the same thing in the afternoon and in the evening.
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“They will tell you something this minute, and in the next hour, they will say another. For the next hour, they will say another thing. But, I am quite pleased to associate with Oghiadomhe.”
The former president described Oghiadomhe as a reliable and trustworthy politician who could “take a bullet” for him.
“For me, he [Oghiadomhe] is somebody you can take his words to the bank. Most politicians, you can not take their words to the bank.”
Oghiadomhe, who turned 70, served as Edo deputy governor from 1999 to 2007. He later became chief of staff to Jonathan between 2010 and 2014.
