FRANKLINE UVERE wrote: WHY WE MUST VOTE A YOUNGER GENERATION - ESPECIALLY VOTE FOR GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN! A RESPONSE TO A FOREIGNERS COMMENT Thank you, though you didnt give us a clear picture of your definition of young and how old the older president that cleared the mess was, yet we all want to agree that youth is beneficial. Of course what matters is who will do the right thing. Nonetheless, the trend in the economies we look up to is clear: from the United States to Japan, China and the UK, the trend is for young blood; not an old person with old habits - all character flaws - that die hard. Therefore, as usual, the challenge would be to find young blood that can deliver. In the case of Nigeria - considering decades of socioeconomic mismanagement and general misrule by (Northern oligarchy) military establishment - almost all of them corrupting Nigeria in one form or the other (and ex-military head of state, General Buhari was one of them) - President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is a breadth of fresh air. Our President is transforming Nigeria, socioeconomically. For example, the rail transport sector, which was run down across the reign of successive military regimes, is back on its feet, with planned expansions topping among the 10 biggest infrastructural projects globally. Moreover, the energy sector has witnessed unprecedented transformation. The corruptly run and maintained government-owned power utility company was successfully privatized despite the monumental opposition from the powers that be. Furthermore, the agric. sector has witnessed transformation. Fertiliser subsidy, a means by which politicians and other unscrupulous Nigerians enriched themselves by collecting from government at subsidized rate, yet denying the farmers access to the commodity and/or selling to them at exhorbitant rates, is now being properly managed: the ministry of agric. now has a database of farmers in country. Through gsm, each farmer knows when his/her fertiliser is ready and picks it up at the subsidized/government rate. With all this Nigeria is driving ahead to food sufficiency. Already we are getting it right with rice; we are right now the biggest producer of yam, worldwide! Other staples, including cassava, and proteins (fish, eggs, birds and etc.) are following suit. What about roads, the health sector (you know how Nigeria battled ebola under our presidents able leadership - it got us international recognition and brought Africa its respect); oil and gas (Nigeria has never witnessed extended petroleum products scarcity under this one man - President Goodluck Jonathan); I dont even want to discuss education: new federal universities are being built across the geopolitical zones, special schools have been built - called almajiri schools - for children of Normadic herdsmen who, otherwise, could not be educated in any other way. For the first time in many decades, Nigerian (first classs graduates) are being sent abroad on government scholarship to pursue further studies; research faculties are being funded on a special purpose vehicle fund, etc. If I may go on and on: youth empowerment/employment: so far 6, 000 Nigerian youth (approximately half of them women) have been giving grants of up to $65, 000 for starting and running their enterprises. An additional $1.5 billion fund has been set up to provide further funding for those enterprises and other ones. The purpose is to reduce unemployment among Nigerian youth, while enabling them pursue their dreams and aspirations. In the end jobs are created, more taxes and income come to the government and Nigeria is better-off for it. Let me take time to mention that this youth empowerment project had been labelled as one-of-its-kind, globally. I could go on and on, but the question is: why does it seem that so many people want our president changed? The answer is: the opposition has succeeded in selling a farce to Nigerians - that the government of Goodluck Jonathan does not intend to fight corruption (financial impropriety). Indeed I blame my President and his media team - they allowed things to get to that level. Specifically, certain cases became notorious: the case of a former Minister for Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah; that of the current Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the current Minister for Petroleum. Definitly, I will not be able to mention every detail of the allegations and etc. on those individuals mentioned above, yet I know that every person is presumed innocent, before the law, until proven guilty. I challenge Nigerians who have a case against any of these fellows to present their cases before a competent court of law: if there is anything I am sure of, it is that President Goodluck E. Jonathan will not condescend so low as to taint a court process to pervert the cause of justice. Therefore, I would enjoin all Nigerians to join me in this critical analysis of the situation of our country. Let s not make a mistake that will cost us another 10-15 years of our advancement. I wish the opposition could present us a real alternative; all they have done is bring a tribalist - an ethnic bigot - a man whose only guide is his religious beliefs - not the laws of the land or the rule of common sense. To worsen it all, they pair him with - as far as I can tell - a man of God who frolicks with the most avaricious of all politicians. They label the team a change team. People can claim whatever they wish, but I would rather have a President Goodluck supported by his diligent deputy, Namadi Sambo, than a fraud!
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 18:47:07 +0000
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