Goodluck Jonathan the exchange at the last minute on 24 May 2014. This about-turn reportedly enraged Boko Haram leaders. In 2010 after the Nigerian football team failed to progress beyond the group stage at FIFA World Cup in South Africa, Jonathan declared a two-year ban on the country's national football team from all international competitions and ordered an audit into the way the funds allocated for the team were spent. FIFA, the world football governing body, resisted the investigation and stated that it would expel Nigeria from world football if the government interfered. FIFA called for advice from Amos Adamu, the director
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