Adeniyi was one of the resource persons at the nigeria governors forum ngf, media. Join facebook to connect with segun adeniyi and others you may know. The book noted, by refusing to make public his assets declaration. He did this by releasing to the public photocopies of his duly and honestly comp. This day newspapers, segun adeniyi and the efcc saga details have emerged about the high level coalition behind the doomed conspiracy to emasculate the economic and financial crimes commission efcc. May 04, 2017 chief edwin clark has lashed out at former president, chief olusegun obasanjo for comments he made about goodluck jonathan in segun adeniyis new book, against the run of play. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading power, politics and death. How an incumbent president was defeated by segun adeniyi, he did not believe that declaring his assets publicly could stem the tide of corruption or. Those who accuse me of corruption are the most corrupt. In one of the illfated bid rounds under the late president umaru yaradua, his spokesman, segun adeniyi, in his book.
Olusegun adeniyi in his book power, politics and deatha frontrow account of nigeria under the late president yar adua published by the lagos based kachifo limited is a wellwritten, thoroughly researched and detailed account of the presidency of late umaru musa yar adua, nigerias president who died while in office. Umaru musa yaradua, president and commander in chief of nigerian armed forces is dead. In a book, against the run of play, written by a former yar adua s spokesman, mr segun adeniyi, which is to be launched today in lagos, chief obasanjo confirmed that odili, a former governor of. Lagos, nigeria ap nigerian president umaru yaradua, whose election marked the countrys first peaceful transition of power from one civilian to another, has died following a debilitating illness that sparked a leadership crisis in africas most populous country. This book put to rest some rumors and falsehood surrounding the yaradua administration. Anybody found culpable in the scandal would face the full wrath of the law, the then president said in a statement by his special adviser communications, mr. As we reminisce on former president yar adua s death 7 years ago today, we flashback on the politics that surrounded yar adua s health and his eventual. I know many corrupt people who are accusing me of corruption. Expresident jonathan says most corrupt nigerians speak. On his return, olusegun adeniyi was again given an appointment by thisday newspapers but this time as the chairman of the editorial board. Jonathan said this in a book titled against the run of play written by segun adeniyi.
View the profiles of professionals named olusegun adeniyi on linkedin. Opposition yet to prove it can win buhari segun adeniyi. Power,politics and death free ebook download as pdf file. Vp but was forced by the then president umaru musa yaradua. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The author, segun adeniyi did write that elrufai told him and others that there was nothing called the cabal. In a journalism career that started in january 1991 and has taken him through four media houses the guardian newspapers, african concord magazine, the concord press and thisday newspapers, adeniyi has authored five books and writes the weekly column, the verdict. Jonathans contentious claims, alternative facts vanguard news. How an incumbent president was defeated by segun adeniyi. Umaru yaradua was in office from 29 may 2007 5 may 2010 when he passed after a chronic illness.
These include a total of n19 million owned by the first lady, turai. Declaring my assets wont have ended boko haram jonathan. May 03, 2017 jonathans contentious claims, alternative facts. Mr, adeniyi, you and one man they used to call chidi emutchay and ndaeyo uko who used to write for the guardian those days are. Former president goodluck jonathan has disclosed why he shunned appeals to make his assets public while in office between 2011 and 2015. According to the book, yar adua dismissed the allegation against his. Apr 30, 2017 the former president, whose action is captured in the new book, against the run of play. Power, politics and death kindle edition by adeniyi, olusegun, books, prestige, kachifo. When president yar adua had that medical challenge, i was the editor of daily sun. Power, politics and death by olusegun adeniyi goodreads.
Late umaru yaradua in this regard, as invoked in the national discussion, left a good and important legacy. I told him that the drafters of the law knew what they were doing when they wrote the provisions. Olusegun adeniyi is the author of the critically acclaimed book power, politics and death. Segun adeniyi, president yaradua has total assets value of n856, 452,892. Segun adeniyi, yar adua s spokesman, takes us behind the scenes of the former nigerian presidents mysterious disappearance to a saudi hospital in late 2009 and his even more mysterious return to the country in 2010. Filled with political intrigue and revealing anecdotes, power, politics, and death chronicles the events segun adeniyi, yar adua s spokesman, takes us behind the scenes of the former nigerian presidents mysterious disappearance to a saudi hospital in late 2009 and his even more mysterious return to the country in 2010. May 01, 2017 in segun adeniyis new book against the run of play, former president goodluck jonathan defended his decision for not declaring his assets while in office between 2011 and 2015. Indeed, it was the late yar adua that blazed the trail. Late president yaradua was elected to power in 2007, sponsored by another and two time nigerian president, olusegun obasanjo. Nigerian president yaradua passes away after long illness. Adeniyi has attended and participated in several professional and academic programmes in many countries.
In an advance copy of against the run of play, a book which details how. Nov 23, 2009 president yar adua wishes to reassure all nigerians that on account of their unceasing prayers and by the special grace of god, his health has greatly improved, the presidents spokesman, olusegun adeniyi, said in a statement. Why i refused to declare my assets jonathan by soni daniel may 1, 2017 omoniyi osadare issuespolicy, politics 0 former president goodluck jonathan has defended his decision shunning entreaties to make his assets public while in office between 2011 and 2015. Segun adeniyi had been the spokesman of the president and.
It was sold to the press and that the press bought it hook, line and sinker. Segun adeniyi, the spokesperson for late mr yaradua, queried in an. A journalist and writer, segun adeniyi was spokesman to president umaru musa yar adua s shortlived administration. Yaradua wilted away in office book by olusegun adeniyi. Power, politics and death kindle edition by adeniyi. He had promised during his electioneering that he would make his assets public. Press release issued by segun adeniyi in abuja today, reads. How an incumbent president was defeated in nigeria adeniyi, olusegun on. According to the details released to journalists by the special adviser to the president communications, mr. My take on it is that the book as presented contains many distorted claims on the 2015 presidential election by many of the respondents. Apr 26, 2017 i know many corrupt people who are accusing me of corruption jonathan editor apr 26, 2017 7.
Segun adeniyi, former spokesman to late president yar adua but changed my mind because that would be throwing my money hard earned away. Nairaland forum nairaland general politics when trillions of naira goes to waste. Yar adua and the agents of darkness since my 1996 official visit to asorock during the abacha era, i came out with the impression that no nigerian elected or appointed to oversee the affairs of nigerians from this address would willingly go back to his former residence without a fight. Former president goodluck jonathan has said he didnt declare his asset publicly because it was not the right thing to do as president. In the book, obasanjo was quoted as saying he did not support jonathans reelection bid in 2015 not only because it was against he had earlier. Yaradua and the agents of darkness sahara reporters. Jul 18, 20 utomi also referred to a book written by president yaraduas former senior special adviser media.
Not only is adeniyi a poor apologist, but he also did not do a good job of denigrating obasanjo. He argued that he did not believe that declaring his assets publicly could reduce corruption in. Yaradua declares assets publicly, worth n856m naija. Segun adeniyi served as special adviser on communications to the late president umaru yaradua, for nearly three years.
Every declarant is required by law to declare hisher assets liability including that of his spouses who is not a public officer and children under 18 years age, honestly, sincerely and submit same to the bureau within 30 days of the receipt of the. Adeniyi, who is also a former spokesman for the late president umaru musa yar adua, had said that the idea for the book sunk in when he decided to research into why it is difficult for incumbent. Yar adua assets declarations forms released to the public by segun adeniyi, his spokesperson had indicated that the late president was worth n856, 452,892, including a sum of n19 million belonging to his wife at the time of the declaration. He died late wednesday evening, about 9 oclock at his official residence in the presidential villa, abuja. The assets include a total of n19 million owned by his wife and first lady, hajia turai umaru yaradua. Yar adua reverses the ajaokuta concession press release issued by segun adeniyi in abuja today, reads.
I realize that olusegun adeniyi, president yar adua s special assistant on communication, has a job to do as spokesperson of a beleaguered and unsure presidency. President umaru musa yar adua on june 28 in abuja made public photocopies of his duly and honestly completed assets declaration form. Whether criticised from head to toe, i will not declare my. Mr segun adeniyi please spare us the agony of your. How an incumbent president was defeated by segun adeniyi, argued that he did not believe that. Adua yesterday in abuja blazed a trail by making public his assets and thus submitting himself to public scrutiny during and after his presidency.
Segun adeniyi, yar adua has a total assets value of n856, 452,892. According to the book, jonathan said that he did not believe that declaring his assets could stop corruption or degrade the level of terrorism in the. I declared under yar adua because he did it, but it is not proper. Also, one of the issues for which jonathan was pilloried was his refusal to publicly declare his assets as the late umaru musa yar adua, his predecessor, did. A front row account of nigeria under the late president yar adua, by segun adeniyi by muhammad danjuma the book, with the title power, politics and death has opened yet another chapter which has shown how the politics of this country is and has further underscored the extent of lack of trust among the various tribes and regions that make up the nigerian nation. Jonathan didnt discredit my new book segun adeniyi. At the ptdf, he spent funds on wine, women and assorted malfeasance. Late nigeria president wilted away in office lagos, nigeria ap nigerias late president umaru yar adua grew so weak while in office he needed once to be carried by a soldier off a runway during a state visit to togo, ultimately becoming unable to speak in the last weeks of his life, according to a new book by his former spokesman. Power, politics and death kindle edition by olusegun adeniyi. He may have boosted his own ego by his book and proved to any discerning reader that umaru orchestrated the pullobasanjodown activities at the villa and in the government. Adeniyi said that elrufai and others cooked it up to force the yar adua govt out of aso rock villa. Why i refused to declare my assets goodluck jonathan city. In segun adeniyi s new book against the run of play, former president goodluck jonathan defended his decision for not declaring his assets while in office between 2011 and 2015.
The federal executive council presided over by umaru musa yaradua today rescinded, on account of non. Power, politics and death, gave a vivid account of what often happened. A front row account of nigeria under the late president yaradua. He did so immediately he stepped in the saddle and the declassification of the assets was the first assignment that his spokesperson, segun adeniyi, performed a week or two after assumption of duties. Power,politics and death nigeria united states house of. May 05, 2017 as we reminisce on former president yar adua s death 7 years ago today, we flashback on the politics that surrounded yar adua s health and his eventual. Segun adeniyi was the former editor of thisday newspaper and is currently chairman of the editorial board of thisday newspaper.
May 09, 2012 olusegun adeniyi in his book power, politics and deatha frontrow account of nigeria under the late president yar aduapublished by the lagos based kachifo limited is a wellwritten, thoroughly researched and detailed account of the presidency of late umaru musa yar adua, nigerias president who died while in office. Segun adeniyi, in which he claimed that it was decided in the villa that they would go after bank phb. Olusegun adeniyi born 6 november 1965 is a nigerian journalist, current chair of the editorial board of thisday newspapers and a former presidential spokesman for the late president umaru musa yar adua. Expresident goodluck jonathan has defended his decision shunning entreaties to make his assets public while in office between 2011 and 2015. We all must have seen this book coming when adeniyi started the attempt at imagerehab in newspapers and news website, including the muchvisited saharareporters. Corruption and the ibori saga, in the book entitled.
The federal executive council presided over by umaru musa yaradua today rescinded, on account of non compliance, the concession. His latest book power politics and death, which happens to be his third, touches on the controversial days of president umaru yar adua. I know many corrupt people who are accusing me of corruption jonathan editor apr 26, 2017 7. How an incumbent president was defeated by segun adeniyi, argued that he did not believe that declaring his assets publicly could stem the tide of corruption. Olusegun adeniyi has done us a world of service, in many respects far more. Last week, the umar musa yar adua government announced that the efccs prosecutorial powers had been taken away. The messy details are contained in a chapter named. He was governor of katsina state in northern nigeria from 29 may 1999 to 28 may 2007. The former president, whose action is captured in the new book, against the run of play. Olusegun adeniyi, a former editor of thisday and currently chairman of its editorial board, was appointed special adviser to the president on communications on may 30, 2007, a position he held until may 5, 2010, when his boss, president umaru musa yar adua died. Former president dr goodluck ebele jonathan at the state house in abuja the former president, whose action is captured in the new book, against the run of play.
I told the late president yar adua that it was wrong to declare our assets. Segun adeniyi, attends, reads from his published book and discuss on some issues arises during late president yar adua episode in government at 14th labaf 2012. Segun adeniyi, chief press secretary to yar adua, confirmed that the president died about 9 p. Clark accuses obasanjo of influencing adeniyi s book to ridicule ijaw. In this book, olusegun adeniyi, current chair of the editorial board of. But in the book, he said it was a matter of conviction for him, and that he had advised yar adua against it. Chief edwin clark has lashed out at former president, chief olusegun obasanjo for comments he made about goodluck jonathan in segun adeniyis new book. Stephen gbadamosi delves into how these two men ruined the yar adua led administration as revealed in the new book authored by yar adua s media aide, segun adeniyi. I remember that segun, as sa media to the late president umaru musa yar adua, passed through a path which i also passed through recently and i learnt a lot from those who worked with him, and who are still working with me in the same office. Well, maybe that was what he wanted to portray and convey. Former president olusegun obasanjo has revealed why he picked goodluck jonathan instead of peter odili, as president umaru yar adua s running mate.
It was not proper for me to declare my assets jonathan. Why i picked goodluck jonathan instead of odili for yar. The federal executive council presided over by umaru musa yar adua today rescinded, on account of non compliance, the concession agreements between the federal government and global infrastructure nigeria limited gihl in respect of the ajaokuta steel company and the national iron. Clark accuses obasanjo of influencing adeniyis book to. Yaradua isnt the most corrupt, but to say he was not corrupt sir, that is hard to swallow. Yaradua reverses the ajaokuta concession sahara reporters.
A frontrow account of nigeria under president yaradua. I did not even want to declare my assets as vp but was forced by the then president umaru musa yaradua. Jonathan explains why he refused to publicly declare asset. On 30th may, 2007, he was appointed by the late president umaru musa yar adua to be his special adviser on media and publicity, a position he occupied until yar adua died on 5th may, 2010. Yaradua really is a mixed bag, declared his assets publicly, admitted that he. My regret working for late president umaru yaradua segun. Selfcondemnation by obasanjo in adeniyis book vanguard. Segun adeniyi, yaradua has a total assets value of n856, 452,892. He ran the ministry of petroleum resources by himself, and billions of dollars disappeared. Umaru musa yaradua 16 august 1951 5 may 2010 was the th president of the federal republic of nigeria. Former president goodluck jonathan has defended his decision shunning entreaties to make his assets public while in office between 2011 and 2015.
Olusegun adeniyis chilling and scary reflections on yar. Oct 23, 2017 home news nigeria my regret working for late president umaru yaradua segun adeniyi. A life of service and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I remember i told the late president yar adua that it was wrong to declare our assets publicly and i explained why, he said.
Why i refused to declare my assetsjonathan vanguard. Adeniyi had earlier written a book after the death of yar adua. Olusegun adeniyi born 6 november 1965 is a nigerian journalist, current chair of the editorial board of thisday newspapers and a former presidential spokesman for the late president umaru musa yaradua. According to details of the assets released on his behalf by his special adviser on communications, mr. Bbc news yaradua returns but nigeria deputy stays in charge. The gesture was the first by any of nigerias helmsmen since independence in 1960. Lagos, nigeria ap nigerian president umaru yaradua, whose election marked the countrys first peaceful transition of power from one civilian to another, has died following a debilitating. A frontrow account of nigeria under the late president yar adua. How an incumbent president was defeated by segun adeniyi, argued that he did not believe that declaring his assets publicly could stem the tide of corruption or degrade the level. A frontrow account of nigeria under the late president yaradua. He says a president declaring his assets will not end boko haram insurgency the former president says he declared his assets under yar adua when he was vp because yaradua forced him to.