Goodluck Jonathan betrays the agility of a fox and wisdom of a coward in Nigeria’s political wilderness. He knows when to be cunning and when to abscond, in order to live and fight another day. The former President subtly seeks to outfox his traducers and keep a wide berth from his successor, President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption landmine. This explains his discomforting silence in the wake of his wife, Patience’s mounting travails in the dragnet of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Despite the controversies trailing his wife and Nigeria’s former first lady, Patience Jonathan, over her alleged complicity in money-laundering and other fraudulent activities during his tenure in the presidency, Jonathan has remained silent. One would have thought it wise of the former President to issue a statement or comment on the case but he has chosen to keep mum. However, suspicions trail his silence as many regard it as telltale of his desperation to avoid the wrath of the incumbent administration. According to pundits, Jonathan’s silence is borne of a need to prevent further inquiry into the extent of his involvement in the case and thus avoid prosecution.
