Goodluck Jonathan not Jonathan, who is believed to have either masterminded or condoned the corruption, will be arrested. Goodluck Jonathan Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan (born 20 November 1957) is a Nigerian politician who served as the President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. Prior to that he served as Vice-President of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010 and as Governor of Bayelsa State from 2005 to 2007. He lost the 2015 presidential election to Muhammadu Buhari, becoming the first sitting Nigerian president to concede electoral defeat. Jonathan was born in what is now Bayelsa State to a family of canoe makers. He holds
Goodluck Jonathan a PhD degree in Zoology from the University of Port Harcourt. Before he entered politics in 1998, he worked as an education inspector, lecturer and environmental-protection officer. Jonathan and his wife, Dame Patience Jonathan have two children. He is a Christian from the Ijaw ethnic group. In 2007, Jonathan declared his assets worth a total of ₦ 295,304,420 (then equivalent to $8,569,662 USD). However, on 9 October 2014, the richestlifestyle.com website ranked Mr Jonathan sixth on its list, claiming his net worth was about $100m (£62m). He threatened to sue the website, claiming it "was an attempt to portray him