Reuben Abati claims Pres.GEJ Did not travel to Kenya with 7 jets

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  So if it's not true, what seven jets did this Kenyan lady see? It doesn't sound right in my experience that she'd lie  about something similar to this, especially during a media conference to Channels TV and AIT. And she seems likes a high Kenyan official. See more tweets after the jump.

Reuben Abati and Femi Fani Kayode lambaste one another on social media

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The president's special assistant on media attacked first

The president's special assistant on media attacked first

The former minister replied. Hehe. Continue to see why Reuben made that comment about FFK..

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'Dame Patience, our president’s darling wife' - an opinion By Reuben Abati In 2010 (Must Read)

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Culled from Sahara REporters 

I am sure you all know that before Reuben Abati became President Jonathan's Special Adviser on Media and Publicity in 2011, he was a newspaper columnist and the chairman of the editorial board of the Guardian Newspaper (2001 to 2011). Well, here's a 2010 article he wrote about the wife of his current boss...Dame Patience Jonathan, before his appointment. Very interesting read.

Democracy is readily associated with freedom: the freedom to be free in many respects and increasingly in Nigeria, many of our compatriots, particularly persons in positions of privilege and authority confuse this with the right to be disagreeable. The sober truth is that democracy is about rights and responsibilities, a democratic dispensation therefore cannot be a licence for disagreeable conduct as a norm; just as the possession of power in any form does not guarantee the right to be reckless or to ignore the etiquette required of office holders. Anyone in the corridors of power, either by chance or right, or appointment, is expected to behave decorously.

Dame Patience Jonathan, as she is now referred to, our President’s wife, failed the test this week in Okrika, Rivers State.

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Nigeria not using force-based approach on insurgents, Abati tells U.S.

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The presidential spokesman said this at a press conference in Abuja.

The Presidency on Friday refuted a statement credited to the U.S. Embassy that Government was adopting a force-based approach in addressing the current security problem in Nigeria.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, stated this in an interview with State House correspondents in Abuja on Friday.

“It is not true that the administration is adopting a force-based approach. The approach to the insurgencies by the government has many dimensions.

“One of those dimensions is the consideration of the option of dialogue and what has become known as amnesty.

Leadership Newspaper, media responsibility & the police. By Reuben Abati

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To understand what this is about, let me give you a brief summary. Four Leadership newspaper journalists published something they said was a presidential directive on ACN on their website (find it HERE), a few days later, police stormed their office in Abuja and picked them up. Group Managing Director of the newspapers, Azubuike Ishiekwene, said presidency ordered their arrest. The reporters were detained for 48 hours before being released. But two of them, Mr. Tony Amokeodo and Mr. Chibuzo Ukaibe (pictured above) were released conditionally. They have been asked to report at the police headquarters by 10am every day for undisclosed reasons. See Leadership statement about their detention and release HERE

The police wanted the journalist to reveal the source of their story...which claimed that the presidency was planning to scuttle the merger of APC and target key leaders of the emerging political party.

The journalists arrested are: Mrs. Chinyere Fred-Adegbulugbe, the director of human capital; Mr. Chuks Ohuegbe, managing editor; Mr. Tony Amokeodo, the group news editor; and Mr. Chibuzor Ukaibe, a political reporter.

The presidency has released a statement concerning the matter via presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati. Find the statement after the Break

Presidential Spokesman Reuben Abati Starts Own News Website.

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The former chairman of the editorial board of the Guardian Newspaper and current Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Jonathan, now has his own website where he writes mostly about President Jonathan, President Jonathan and President Jonathan. lol *not kidding*. A genuine source for everything President Jonathan. See for yourself - www.reubenabati.com.ng