Former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed he was ready to die in the presidential villa at the height of Nigeria’s 2009 constitutional crisis.
- Jonathan said Yar’Adua signed a power transfer letter, but an aide withheld it from the National Assembly.
- The crisis sparked national tension, with daily coup rumours and religious-political divides.
- As VP, he couldn’t fully act without a formal power transfer, especially not as Commander-in-Chief.
- Jonathan refused to flee Aso Rock despite assassination fears, saying, “If they want to kill me, let them kill me here.”
- The National Assembly invoked the Doctrine of Necessity in 2010, enabling Jonathan to act as president.
Jonathan’s refusal to abandon post echoes through history as a symbolic stand for duty in uncertain times.
