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“We fought corruption without making noise” Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on the Anti-Gay Law, Terrorism, Nollywood & more to Oxford University Students Today
This evening, former President of Nigeria Goodluck Ebele Jonathan spoke at Oxford Union – one of the world’s most famous debating societies – in Oxford University on promoting youth entrepreneurship.
He also answered a Q&A from the students. He spoke about the anti-gay law, terrorism, Nollywood, Brexit and more.
Here’s a blow-by-blow account from Goodluck Jonathan and the Oxford Student – the University’s biggest newspaper.
Arrived at the Oxford Union where I was received by Union President Noah Lachs and several students. Looking forward to our exchange tonight pic.twitter.com/8tdtq6VtRI
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
I am excited to be in the midst of some of the World’s future leaders to discuss issues relating to youth empowerment and entrepreneurship pic.twitter.com/prIFvvBpyi
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
Addressing the young students at Oxford University pic.twitter.com/DBINNpKrFy
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
Since passing the ban on same sex marriage, I can attest that not a single Nigerian has been discriminated against as a result of that law pic.twitter.com/K9uZmXNeR8
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
We reformed the institutions and introduced various mechanisms to stop the corruption problems in our country without publicity
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
On the issue of corruption, you are aware that several matters are pending in court and I would not like to intefer with the legal processes pic.twitter.com/hgB9YdCi13
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
We identified Nollywood as a sector that can employ many young people and provided a grant of $200 million to boost the industry
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
As a result Nollywood became a major contributor to our GDP and in 2014, the industry contributed 1.4% to our GDP.
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
Today we’re live-tweating from former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s talk at @OxfordUnion . It starts in a couple of minutes
— The Oxford Student (@TheOxStu) October 24, 2016
“Most crises in Africa have been traved to a lack of education… a lack of employment”
— The Oxford Student (@TheOxStu) October 24, 2016
“The issue of wealth is the creation of the human mind, properly prepared by education”
— The Oxford Student (@TheOxStu) October 24, 2016
“If a nation does not spend its resources on education, it will have to devote its resources to fighting insecurity”
— The Oxford Student (@TheOxStu) October 24, 2016
“The only thing that can make a young person financially independent is to have their own business” – government loans are not enough
— The Oxford Student (@TheOxStu) October 24, 2016
“The only thing that can make a young person financially independent is to have their own business” – government loans are not enough
— The Oxford Student (@TheOxStu) October 24, 2016
Criminalising same-sex marriage offered the Nigerian government “opportunity to control the population” – Pres. Jonathan
— The Oxford Student (@TheOxStu) October 24, 2016
“If we must confront terrorists, we need superior technology”. He ‘reaches out’ west to offer support
— The Oxford Student (@TheOxStu) October 24, 2016
“If we must confront terrorists, we need superior technology”. He ‘reaches out’ west to offer support
— The Oxford Student (@TheOxStu) October 24, 2016
On Brexit: “what happens here affects Nigeria”
— The Oxford Student (@TheOxStu) October 24, 2016
“Nigeria must trade with the west and the east … different nations have different resources… it has noting to do with colonialism”
— The Oxford Student (@TheOxStu) October 24, 2016
On corruption, poverty and gender disparity: “some of these … programmes are new and if you create an environment where you have 1/2
— The Oxford Student (@TheOxStu) October 24, 2016
“Enough income to take after themselves… change does not happen over night” 2/2
— The Oxford Student (@TheOxStu) October 24, 2016
On same-sex marriage: “since the law was passed, how many Nigerians have been criminalised? … I do not know of any”
— The Oxford Student (@TheOxStu) October 24, 2016
