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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 him 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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