Jonathan: Nigerian politicians can’t be trusted, my allies betrayed me in 2015

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has disclosed that his allies betrayed him during the 2015 general election.

Jonathan, while seeking a second term in office in 2015, lost to late former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Speaking at the 70th birthday celebration of former deputy governor of Edo State, Mike  Oghiadomhe, Jonathan said Nigeria’s political culture is plagued by dishonesty and inconsistency.

“Politics in the Nigerian standard is about betrayals. I have witnessed a lot of betrayal during 2015 election,” the former president said in Benin, the Edo State capital, on Thursday, September 4, 2025.

Jonathan also lamented the inconsistency among politicians, saying: “You’ll 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 the next one hour, they’ll say another.”

The former president, however, described Oghiadomhe, who served as his Chief of Staff between 2010 and 2014, as one of the few loyal allies he could always rely on.

Jonathan stated: “Oghiadomhe is one of the few friends I have who can give out their neck for me.

“He is one person who will take a bullet on my behalf. For me, he is somebody that you can take his words to the bank. Most politicians, you cannot take their words to the bank.”

Dignitaries at the event included Senator Adams Oshiomhole, former Governors Lucky Igbinedion, Oserheimen Osunbor, and Ibrahim Dankwambo, as well as Tom Ikimi and Mike Ozekhome (SAN), among others.

The Star