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.
President Goodluck Jonathan
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."
--PUNCH
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