Jonathan, who stated this at an interactive forum with journalists in Yenagoa on Saturday, said "Obasanjo never told us how many billions he left behind."
In response to a question on how much he left behind in the treasury of Bayelsa, Goodluck said: "There is nobody as at the time he leaves government, if you want to be frank, who can state exactly how much that is left behind or how much that they are owing.
"Even if I know, it will be wrong for me to tell you now that the governor has been here for almost two months. It will be wrong for me to say that," he said.
"I am not the rightful person to now comment on the finances of Bayelsa. It is the new governor that can say that.
"It will be very wrong of me to disclose the finances of Bayelsa state at any time.
"Even as I am talking now, if I ask Sylva how much money is the asset base of Bayelsa in terms of investments in banks, he will not tell you," he said.
On the declaration of his assets, Jonathan, said he has five asset declarations with the Code of Conduct Bureau, saying " If the law says so I will, but it has not."
In his comment, Governor Timipre Sylva said the vice president is a very modest man.
Sylva said the vice president left N20 billion asset in investment portfolio.