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President Goodluck Jonathan has changed the face of Nigeria
with confidence. Nigeria is blessed with different kinds of natural resources.
A leader who utilizes his country’s natural resources effectively to develop it
is considered proactive than one who does not care as was the case in Nigeria
for so many years.
A country is said to be
developing when the socio-economic conditions of the people improves a great
deal. Moreover, in an undeveloped country the most common is abject
poverty and hunger, poor sanitation and healthcare delivery services, public
safety, infrastructure and lack of essential services.
Jonathan is the first President who has clear cut policy direction
since Nigeria’s Independence and this stands him out from the rest. In fact,
his distinguished administrative approaches include process of planning for
social and economic development projects and programs. Clearly, his style of
leadership has created opportunities for citizens in the long run.
Jonathan has implemented major policies to considerably reduce
poverty in Nigeria. For the first time in Nigeria, government has made far
reaching enhancement to industrial development through promotion of
agriculture. Since the growing requirements for food are so incremental, the
fundamental need is to grow more of it on a regular basis and it is happening
right now.
The President’s policy actions in reduced food importation by
about 45%. Local production of cassava, cocoa, cotton, plantain, and yam has
increase very considerably. For instance, the President did not only provide
the delivery of inputs for modern agricultural production, and skills of the
farmers, but he also built infrastructure to increase agricultural
productivity in the country.
In addition, technology exists to increase agricultural
production and attract more than four billion Dollars in private investment
in the agricultural sector alone. In order for the President to succeed he
added delivery of infrastructural skills and inputs for modern agricultural
production.
Another level of development include education, road, power,
finance, commerce and industry. The President’s social and economic plans for
developmental projects are carried out in all the thirty six states of
Nigeria. Sincerely, the President has achieved in these sectors of the
economy through the government’s Transformation Agenda.
Significant in the president’s development projects is the
development of the power sector. President Jonathan recently commissioned
Geregu Power Project in Kogi and Omotosho 2 Power station in Ondo State.
Additionally, the other eight major power plants are still under
construction. They are, Alaoji, Calabar, Egbema, Gbarain, Ihorvbo ,
Olarunsogo, Omoku, and Sapele
Since 1960 when Nigeria gained independence, this is the first time
that a Niger Deltan is the President of Nigeria. All Nigerians should watch
their comments because Nigeria does not belong to any one region. It belongs
to all of us and President Jonathan has the right to re-contest in 2015
elections. It is clear that the main source of resources used to develop
Nigeria comes from the South-Eastern states and no section of the country
should even think of monopolizing the office of the president.
Again, we should exercise caution when criticizing the President
because he is a competent administrator with a comprehensive approach towards
the development process, involving natural resources, with social and
economic indices to show.
All things considered, President Jonathan is the best we have
ever had because he understands the complexities and approach to building a
modern Nigeria with organizational systems that would accommodate all the functions
of the government.
Perhaps, his new approach
to doing things on a daily basis has shown how competent and great his
measure of administrative independence and decision making is. He has shown
that as a nation, we could be politically and administratively independent
over a long period of time without misunderstanding and tensions as in the
case of Boko Haram. Suffice it to say that some Nigerians at the helm started
and sponsored Boko Haram and sooner or later it would become a fad.
In conclusion, the president’s economic and infrastructural
development plans are all-encompassing and are carried out in all the 36
states of the country. Jonathan fought tirelessly and courageously for
Nigeria to be recognized as a member of the Security Council and the number
one economic power in Africa.
Countries are prepared for six or eight year periods in order to
assure proper coordinate decisions on programs and projects. I therefore urge
that we should all pause and reflect the progress the country has made since
President Jonathan became the president of Nigeria.
Hence, we should stop destroying the character of a sitting
president because he is moving the country in the right direction, after so
many years of incoherent policies that dwarfed the country’s external and internal
fiscal conditions, causing massive inflation, unemployment, poverty, Boko
Haram and under development in all the states of Nigeria.
Chris Nwokeji
(Prince Chris Nwokeji
hails from Akuma in Oru East L.G.A. of Imo State. He resides in the United
States of America)
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Friday, 6 March 2015
PRESIDENT JONATHAN: THE MAN WITH RARE CONFIDENCE BY CHRIS NWOKEJI
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