Contrary to the claim by the former President Goodluck Jonathan that the Northern leaders and some groups in the region worked against him in 2015 that led to defeat, the Arewa Consultative Forum has said the former leader should be held responsible for his defeat.

The ACF was reacting to a recent book, “My Transition Hours”released by the former leader in where he claimedthat Northern leaders and some socioeconomic cultural groups in the region were responsible for his defeat.

In a statement issued to the press on Wednesday and signed by the National Publicity Secretary of ACF, Muhammad Ibrahim Biu, titled ‘Reactions to Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s statement in his book, “My Transition Hours”

“Northern leaders and the socio-political group worked against him in the 2011 & 2015 elections” noted that the former leader didn’t keep to his words and that was responsible for his defeat.

Even, though ACF said it was yet to get hold of the book, the link quoting the statement credited to Jonathan’s in the book, “My Transition Hours”, it became necessary for the forum to comment on the said statement.

According to the statement, it was on record that Jonathan contested the 2011 and 2015 against the zoning arrangement of his party that zoned the presidential slot to the North.

“Therefore, his assertions that Northern leaders and Socio-political groups in the North worked against his presidency is rather odd, considering the circumstances at that time.

“Yet he won the Presidency in 2011 and the ruling party also secured 25% in some states of the North in the 2015 presidential elections. It may interest you to know that his party has since admitted the oversight in the party’s 2015 winning game plan.

•Sourced from a Tribune report