President Goodluck Jonathan has described himself as the best leader to
be produced by Nigeria. The President said no leader since the country
gained independence in 1960 had done better than himself for the
country.
He, therefore, said the comment made by former President
Olusegun Obasanjo, in which the ex-President described Jonathan’s
performance as below average, was untrue.
President Goodluck Jonathan has described himself as the best leader to be produced by Nigeria.
The President said no leader since the country gained independence in 1960 had done better than himself for the country.
He,
therefore, said the comment made by former President Olusegun Obasanjo,
in which the ex-President described Jonathan’s performance as below
average, was untrue.
Jonathan said this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, in Abuja on Sunday.
Okupe’s
statement read, “Our attention has been drawn to comments made by a
former President of this country, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, regarding the
performance of the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.
“Obasanjo
had at an event over the weekend declared that he rated the President
Goodluck Jonathan administration ‘below average’.
“We aver that Obasanjo’s comments are untrue, misleading and clearly do not tally with the facts on the ground.
“We
therefore wish to assert without equivocation that in terms of
performance and achievements, no administration since 1960 when Nigeria
gained independence from Britain, has done as much as that of President
Jonathan.”
He said that every discerning and unbiased Nigerian
would definitely attest to this “as the evidence stare all of us in the
face.”
Okupe, who had also worked with the former President while
in office, added that contrary to Obasanjo’s position, the Federal
Government under Jonathan had performed excellently given the prevailing
circumstances and resources available to it.
He said while it
was true that Nigeria had been faced with incidents of insurgency and
terrorism, especially in the last few years, the Jonathan administration
had successfully contained the initial widespread activities of the
insurgents, which he said were prevalent in 12 states of the North,
including the Federal Capital Territory.
He added, “While it is
true that the present activities of the terrorists in the three
north-eastern states have become more deadly in mindless killings,
kidnappings and supposed territorial seizures, government has made giant
diplomatic strides with our neighbouring countries in order to
checkmate the crisscrossing of the insurgents.
“The military and
other security agents, which have engaged the insurgents since
inception, have done a great job in spite of recent challenges.
“The
truth of the matter which we must know and accept is that we have an
internal enemy supported by internal and external resources waging a
major warfare against our nation.”
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