Former President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned the attempted coup in Ethiopia which claimed the lives of the President of Amhara region and the country’s army chief. In his reaction, Jonathan emphasized that “nobody’s political ambition is worth the blood of the citizens in Ethiopia or any other nation.”The former President said: “I have long said, believed and practised the principle that nobody’s political ambition is worth the blood of any citizen. “Democracy has come to rest in Africa. Constitutionality and the rule of law are what we in Africa need, especially in the cradle of civilisation and the melting pot of the African Union. “May God bless Africa and may He be with the government and people of Ethiopia at such a trying time.”

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 23, 2019 19:18 UTC