Nigeria under Jonathan is in safe hands—IBB

Nigeria's Former military leader Ibrahim Babangida said Nigeria under president Goodluck Jonathan is in safe hands.
He made this statement when he played host to Jonathan and his campaign entourage in Minna

IBB said Jonathan was a leader who would continue with the dreams of the country’s founding fathers.

Excerpt of his speech during the occasion:

I feel deeply touched Mr. President because on your own, you travelled to Germany to see me just coming out from hospital after a gruesome nine-hour operation on my back and tummy, I felt deeply touched by your kind presence.
Then when I struggled and traveled back to Nigeria, you found time to also visit and see how I was doing. I thank you Mr President and I want to tell you that I appreciate that very kindness.
You have also made a very good decision to visit me during your campaign tour because Minna is known for producing Presidents. Either from your name sake, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe who was born in Zungeru, not very far away from here.
....I want to commend the party and the party leadership for being very strong and one of the good things that this party has done, Mr Chairman of the party, is that our vision about the formation of two parties is good for this country.
I have seen in PDP a party or organisation that is devoid of religion, ethnicity and so on and this is something we prayed for and you are showing the lead and I want that to continue.
If others are breaking up, you must remain strong and I think that is how it should be.
I’m glad you backed the President, back him strongly. The passion which the President has got, I share a common passion with him. That passion is making sure that Nigeria stays peaceful, stable, developed and transformed.
It is a passion in Mr President that anytime I see you, talk to you, I come out with the impression of a very young man who has passion for this country.
I wish you well on this and I want to assure all of you that Nigeria under Jonathan, we are in safe hands.

I should be re-elected, govts. perform better during second term – Jonathan.

President Goodluck Jonathan

According to President Goodluck Jonathan, most governments worldwide perform better during their second term in office. He said his administration’s case wouldn’t be different and promised to do more in the next four years if re-elected.

GEJ disclosed this on Tuesday during a meeting with members of the Kogi State Council of Chiefs at the Chari Maigumeri Barracks, Lokoja, Kogi State, as part of the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential campaign rally.

According to the President, most governments perform better during their second term because they have enough time to settle down and plan for national development.

“Whatever we have done in the last four years, we believe that we will even do more in the next four years. “Most governments all over the world do better in their second tenure. “This is because the Presidents are more stable that time, especially in this two terms arrangement. “They are more stable. They sit down and plan for the country and focus on key areas,” Jonathan said.

He also pledged that if re-elected, his administration would give more attention to the Ajaokuta Steel Company of Nigeria and ensure that the steel is included into the nation’s rail system, adding that with the global fall in the price of crude oil, his administration would also continue to give more attention to the development of solid minerals and agriculture.

Jonathan also vowed to continue to work with the state government to develop Kogi State. Speaking earlier, the National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Adamu Muazu, assured the traditional rulers of Jonathan’s administration’s resolve to restore their constitutional roles, adding that the PDP could not understand why traditional rulers, 

“as the custodians of culture and tradition,” are still being denied of connotations roles. Our party leader, President Jonathan, is leading the crusade to bring you back into the constitution,” he assured the traditional rulers.

Muazu added that since the traditional rulers’ support in 2011 led to their success, they decided to visit them again for their royal blessings. Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State in his remarks said traditional rulers in the state had always been supportive of the present administration’s transformation agenda and said he was confident that they would do more as the elections draw nearer.

The Attah Igala, Idakwo Michael Oboni II, who spoke on behalf of the traditional rulers, told Jonathan to go ahead with his administration’s laudable projects, while also assuring him that the people of the state, being his second home, would continue to support him.