Popular Pastor Denies Jonathan's Generosity

Pastor Osagie Ize- Iyamu

Pastor Osagie Ize- Iyamu, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Edo state, has debunked claims that he received bags of rice from former President Good­luck Jonathan.

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Former President Good­luck Jonathan

The PDP guber aspirant who stated this on Sunday, January 10, in Benin, was amazed that al­though the rice story had been dismissed by the party’s leader­ship in the state, his detractors were insisting that the allegation must be investi­gated.

He said: “I was by the grace of God the coordinator of Dr. Good­luck Jonathan’s Presidential Campaign in Edo State, an assignment I discharged faith­fully and successfully despite the final outcome. I am aware that the rice allegation is spon­sored by political dwarfs who cannot comprehend my po­litical height and consistently look for platforms to climb and throw stones. For the records, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan or PDP never brought rice to distribute for the presidential election in Edo State; so, it is impossible to contemplate non-existent rice being diverted.

It was Transformation Am­bassadors of Nigeria (TAN), a support group for the then President that sent some bags of rice branded in their name and these rice which were in 5kg bags were given to the party leadership to distribute and were never given to me as state coordinator.

I stuck my stickers on the sachets after bagging them to enable the recipients know where the rice came from and I thank God for all those who supported me to achieve this gesture of love in a state that has been plundered by those who promised to abolish pov­erty. I challenge those who persist in lies and character assassination to call the phone number on the back of the 2kg sachets and confirm the pro­ducer of these sachets.”

Meanwhile, the secretary general of Commonwealth, Kamalesh Sharman has lauded the leadership quality of the immediate past president Goodluck Jonathan.

The commonwealth made this known on Thursday, January 7, when Jonathan paid him a courtesy call at MarIborough House, the headquarters of the organization.

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