Reuben Abati
hehehe......Reuben
Abati, former Guardian Newspaper columnist has reiterated his pride in
working with Bayelsa native, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
Contrary to public sentiments that members of ex-President,
Goodluck Jonathan’s cabinet enjoyed working with him because of his
alleged leniency towards corrupt people, his then media adviser, Mr.
Reuben Abati, has said that he had no regrets working with Jonathan,
because of the many lessons and quality exposure that he received under
him.
Abati said this on Sunday night while fielding questions from the
media on life in the Presidential Villa. He described working under the
former President as going to the ‘University of Life,’ saying that even
those who were his critics would have had something to learn if they got
into arena of state power at that time.
The former presidential spokesman said that in spite of the
allegation that he received N50 million from ex-National Security
Adviser, Dasuki Sambo, and his alleged promise to return N5 million out
of the sum to the government, he still thinks his integrity and name are
intact.
He said: “I do not regret working with the former President. If
you worked with his government, it is a different kind of exposure. It
is like going to the university. If you like, you can call it the
University of Life.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity I had to serve at that
highest level in Nigeria and for the many lessons and quality exposure
that I received.
“If you are on the other side, it is very easy to talk; it is
very easy to analyze and criticize. But if you get into government, you
will begin to gain knowledge of how government works. Many of the people
out there who comment on government affairs, when they get into the
arena they get to learn a lot.
“I think my integrity and name was intact when I left the
villa. I don’t have any challenge in that regard. I think I did a good
job.”
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