Reuben
Abati, who was Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, in Goodluck
Jonathan's administration, says the drinking rumours are false.
Goodluck Jonathan
Rumours have been circulating for months about the ex-President Goodluck Jonathan's habit of being found drunk in Aso-Rock.
A former aide, Reuben Abati, who was Special Adviser on Media and
Publicity, in Goodluck Jonathan's administration, says it is not true.
Abati, in an interview with Rock City 101.9 FM, Abeokuta, Ogun State, said "rumours
that Jonathan was excessively fond of drinking alcohol had to do with
stereotyping about people from the South-South geo-political zone."
“But I can tell you that in my 4 years of working for President
Jonathan, I never found him in a bibulous situation. If he ever tasted
any drink, maybe a glass of wine during special occasions. All those
stories about him drinking, about President Jonathan always being
berated, about bibulous situations inside the Villa, those things did
not exist. The people must find justifications to say this is why we
think this situation is this way it is," Abati said.