GEJ GETS MASSIVE SHOUT OUTS PLUS AN OPENING LETTER AS HE TURNED 58....

The immediate past president of Nigeria Goodluck Ebele Jonathan turned 58 on the 20th of November 2015, and he got massive good will messages from Nigerians, see some of the tweets below plus an open letter written by a Nigerian. I wish him long life and prosperity

Goodluck Jonathan on a visit to President Buhari. Abuja,
November 2015
Our Dear Goodluck Jonathan,
I write on behalf of all Nigerians to tender an unreserved
apology to you for unknowingly voting you out of office as the
president of “once upon a time” giant of Africa, Nigeria.
I know many will shy away from accepting this fact, especially
those from the Aggrieved People Caucus (APC) who are
commonly known for boasting of what they cannot or will
never do.
Before your unfortunate exit, we Nigerians used to buy fuel at
N87.00 per litre. Who knows, maybe by now you would have
brought it down to N22.00 per litre had you not been voted out.
Your Excellency, believe me, we have all learnt the lesson and
we promise never to repeat such a blunder.
It may interest you to know that we have finally come to terms
that President Muhammadu Buhari’s primary ambition was to
be a petroleum minister, but he was tricked by the known
scammers to divert from his ambition to presidency for
reasons not yet made public.
In view of this discovery, we are currently on a round-table
negotiation with PMB to accept your unconditional return to
presidency, and for him to rather concentrate on the Ministry of
Petroleum till further notice.
Accept the assurance of the fact that once the “old soldier”
signs the memorandum of understanding, we will communicate
same to you.
While re-emphasising our regret as regards your exit from
power, we are hopeful that you are currently on the drawing
board to re-strategize and do what you know how to do best
ahead.
Please accept our sincere apology.
Michael Joel,
Yours truly.

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