Former President Goodluck Jonathan has disclosed that the 2015 voting process was flawed.
According to him, he could have stopped the general election after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) card reader system faced repeated failures.
Speaking in an interview, he disclosed that the card reader rejected him, his wife, and his mother at their polling unit.
“In 2015, the INEC card reader rejected many voters in the South, including me and my wife, causing frustration. Meanwhile, in the North, instructions allowed everyone to vote without accreditation. So you really see something not quite right. I could have stopped the election,” Jonathan said.
He described the situation as highly tense, noting the North-South and Christian-Muslim divides at the time.
Meanwhile, Jonathan has raised the alarm over a fraudulent Instagram account impersonating him.
In a statement released on Thursday, Jonathan insisted that he does not operate any Instagram handle, urging the public to disregard the fake account.
The former President, through his Media Aide, Ikechukwu Eze, said the impostor account, operating under the handle goodluck_ebelejonathan, had been deceitfully posting content, some of which was copied from Jonathan’s official Facebook page.
The statement, titled “Beware of Fake Instagram Account Impersonating H.E. Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan”, clarified that the account was falsely representing Jonathan.
“Our attention has been drawn to a fraudulent Instagram account operating under the handle goodluck_ebelejonathan, which is falsely impersonating former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan,” the statement read.
Jonathan’s spokesperson stressed that the former President does not manage any Instagram profile and warned the media and the public to avoid engaging with the fake account.
“We wish to emphasise that Dr. Jonathan does not operate any Instagram account. The media and members of the public are strongly advised to disregard, avoid sharing, or promoting any content originating from this fake profile,” the statement further advised.
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