The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, on Sunday in Abuja said no amount of distraction could derail President Goodluck Jonathan from his Transformation Agenda.
Maku said this at the Lutheran Church of Christ during a Pre-Centenary Service.
He said Jonathan was “still determined to develop the country to the envy of the comity of nations, in spite of the challenges of insecurity, which have overheated the polity.”
The minister said the President was addressing the deficit in infrastructure through systematic policy reforms, which had started yielding results in different sectors.
He said: “The construction of seven power plants has been completed, while others are coming on stream.
“By the time all the power plants are completed, it is then Nigerians will appreciate the renewed efforts of Mr. President on power supply in the country.”
Maku said 32 road projects were completed across the country in 2012 as part of the infrastructure renewal.
He urged Nigerians to disregard “the rantings of the political opposition who are bent on misleading the public for selfish political reasons.”
The minister also told the congregation that Jonathan had the constitutional right to re-contest the presidency in 2015, if he chose to do so.
He then solicited the support of Nigerians for the President to consolidate on the development of the country.
“Nigerians reserve the right to decide who to vote for in the elections, based on the track records and achievements of the candidates,” Maku said.
He thanked the Church for its significant contributions to the development of the country in the last 100 years, especially in spreading the gospel of God through its network.
The Minister of Information said the missionaries provided the bedrock for the educational development of Nigerians without recourse to tribe or religion.
Maku observed that the centenary celebration of the church was coming at a time Nigeria was preparing for its centenary celebration as a united entity.
He said the glory of God, far more than any other critical institutions of state, had kept Nigeria united in the last 100 years.
The Officiating Priest, Most Revd. Nemuel Baba, said the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria played critical roles in the past 100 years towards promoting peace and inter-religious harmony.
Baba appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan to return schools and hospitals taken away from the missionaries in order to adequately utilise them for human development.
Baba said the Church would soon mount a national prayer campaign to complement the government in the areas of peace, moral re-awakening and anti-corruption crusade, among others.
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