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Ex-president Goodluck Jonathan publicly accepts apology of a Nigerian writer - Edoman - 03-27-2020 Ex-president Goodluck Jonathan publicly accepts apology of a Nigerian writer and staunch Buhari supporter who wrote a damning article against him in 2014 Former President, Goodluck Jonathan today March 27, publicly accepted the apology of a Nigerian management consultant, Dele Sobowale, who in 2014, wrote an article on Vanguard in which he insulted him and his style of governance. Sobowale in 2014 was a staunch supporter of President Buhari who at the time was working hard to clinch the seat of power from Jonathan. Sobowale in an article titled, ''COMPARING BUHARI WITH JONATHAN: IROKO VERSUS ROTTEN WOOD – 1'', dragged the former President who at the time was still in office. He attacked Jonathan for his style of leadership and also attacked his colleagues in the profession who wrote articles defending Jonathan. Part of the article read; Quote:Comparing Buhari with Jonathan is like comparing solid “Iroko” with rotten wood. For starters, every carver knows that nobody can make a masterpiece out of rotten wood. And Jonathan’s government is rotten from the head down. So anybody canvassing for a continuation of this government should be regarded as an accessory to the grand larceny going on now in the name of governance. Fast forward to March 22nd 2020, Sobowale in an article titled ''Governor Ganduje has murdered sleep!'', said one of the things he regrets was his attack on Goodluck Jonathan . He said he wasted his goodwill supporting President Buhari who according to him has turned out worse in many respects. His article reads Quote:One of the most foolhardy exploits I ever engaged in during my more than thirty years of writing columns for VANGUARD occurred in October 2014 when I got an article published titled COMPARING BUHARI WITH JONATHAN: IROKO VERSUS ROTTEN WOOD – 1. It was so hot that only the fact that Uncle Sam does not interfere in editorial matters got part 1 published. Despite that, the poor SUNDAY EDITOR received a serious reprimand for not editing sufficiently. I also received a mild rebuke from the Publisher for being too harsh on President Jonathan. Goodluck Jonathan has since accepted Sobawale's apology. The former President this evening, took to his verified Twitter handle to inform Sobowale that he never took criticism from him or any other critic personally. See Jonathan's Tweets below. |