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President Goodluck Jonathan has described as fiction the story that he fell ill in London after a “heavy birthday party thrown to celebrate his 56th birthday” at the Intercontinental Hotel.

The President’s special adviser on media, Dr. Reuben Abati, in a press statement today, expressed regrets that despite the open admittance of the president’s ill health in London, some online organs went ahead to make what he called ” scurrilous distortions of the facts of the President’s indisposition”.

“The truth”, said Abati, ” is that President Jonathan observed his 56th birthday anniversary quietly. For part of the day, he was airborne, in transit between Abuja and London. On arrival in London, he spent the rest of the day in the privacy of his hotel room. It has never been his custom to celebrate birthday anniversaries and no exception was made this year. No birthday party was therefore held for the President in London”.

The statement accused Sahara Reporters and “some other reckless, lawless, impudent and unpatriotic internet-based media of cooking up the ” entirely fictional, malicious, hate-driven and scurrilous distortion of the facts of the President’s indisposition.

The statement does not rule out legal action against the peddlers of the false report.

“As unregulated as they are, Sahara Reporters and their ilk are not beyond the bounds of legal action for libel and willful defamation of the character and reputation of a President who has courageously stepped forward to serve his country. They know very well that they can never substantiate or prove the constant false allegations and innuendoes they publish for the sole purpose of negatively portraying President Jonathan and his administration.

“Their incessant claim of a bibulous President is pure fiction and blackmail, and the product of malicious imagination. We warn that our forbearance of their disrespectful caricaturing of the President is not limitless.

“The Presidency will like to reiterate the trite point that no human being is beyond health challenges irrespective of their station in life. Sadly, this commonplace fact appears to be beyond the understanding of the publishers of Sahara Reporters who seem to have lost all sense of propriety, decency and human compassion.

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Abati however said that the President took solace in “the prayers, support and overwhelming goodwill of the people of Nigeria, fully assured that the forces of good will continue to triumph over the forces of darkness in our land.”

He expressed Jonathan’s gratitude to all

 ” patriotic and well-meaning Nigerians, including his supporters, friends and political associates who expressed and conveyed their sympathies and solidarity with him, through various means, following the announcement of his sudden indisposition while on a mission to attract greater investments to accelerate the growth of the Nigerian economy in keeping with his agenda for national transformation.”

But the statement condemned “the utterly irresponsible, deplorable, highly unprofessional and unethical antics of certain fringe elements operating in the nebulous sphere of cyberspace who persist in seizing every opportunity to unjustifiably malign and impugn the character and integrity of the elected leader of their country.”

What happened yesterday was really impressive. The president telling his people that he's not feeling well and undergoing medical attention. A sharp contrast with what obtained in the past. Now we know he's feeling better and has left the hospital. Let's continue this way, keeping the Nigerian people informed. A pic of President Jonathan this morning above (with Baroness Chalker at the Honourary International Investors Council Meeting..

Members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) today celebrated the 56th birthday of President Goodluck Jonathan at the council chambers of the presidential villa. The brief celebration was done shortly ahead of the commencement of the weekly meeting though the President is in London for the Honorary International Investors'Council (HIIC) meeting.

The Vice President, Namadi Sambo in a brief remark while presiding on the ceremony said it was an advantage to talk about from the grace of  God upon the President's life.

"We're privileged Nigerians sharing from the grace of God upon his life. There is no doubt the truly amazing destiny with this man has helped our individual destinies."

 So what can we give him in return. We thank God for his life and also commend him for his guidance protection and the fear of God. We continue to pray that Mr President succeeds together with his primary span of transforming our dear country," Sambo said. Happy birthday Mr president.

Again, the Super Eagles have demonstrated why they are the Champions of Africa. The match today in Calabar was a master piece bit of great footballing. This is actually the type of team work and synergy that the entire world has come to anticipate from not just our football teams, but from the general Nigerian society. With the kind of play we witnessed today, the World Cup is within reach.  

I commend Stephen Keshi for assembling a formidable team and urge all our players to not rest on the oars as we march forward to Brazil next year. They and all Nigerians can count with this administration to provide every necessary support towards achieving set objectives for the great and greatness of our country. Congratulations to all  Nigerians & may God bless Nigeria.

GEJ