According to the PPA national chairman, President Goodluck Jonathan needs to do more in areas such as job creation, infrastructure and policies that impact on the welfare of the people
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He said that Achebe in his books philosophically reflected on the ills bedevilling the progress of the country and that the present generation of politicians, business moguls and thinkers should find a way to change negative attitudes for the progress of the country.
He said: “That means that those of us who are political leaders, the business moguls, I have seen quite a number of them who have business empires, our religious leaders, our traditional leaders, all of us must work hard to change this country
The party cited instances where presidents of Nigeria and the United States of America have visited disaster areas and have succeeded in empathizing with the people.
The NLC charged President Jonathan to be more proactive in the fight against corruption, saying the recent pardon granted the former Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, suggested a government condoning corruption
The former president was reacting to the recent moves to probe Ezekwesili by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission and the challenge thrown to the former World Bank Vice President by the Presidency to account for her tenure as Minister of Education
The President described Adenuga as an embodiment of the ideals of “diligence, commitment, unmediated patriotism and selfless service
Shettima declined to speak with correspondents after the meeting with the President
“It is true that the presidential amnesty programme has engendered peace, safety and security in the sensitive and strategic Niger Delta. Permit me to add that the peace that currently prevails in the zone is largely because Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, who is from that same place, is the President of Nigeria. That is the truth
Abati, who was reacting to an earlier statement by a member of the ACN’s National Convention Planning Committee, Alahaji Lai Mohammed, said Jonathan could not have planned such a visit without informing the state governor, who is a member of the ACN
The President also used the occasion to reassure the people that the issue of power outage would soon be a thing of the past, adding: “We promise that we’ll stabilize power in this country
He promised to stand by the deceased’s family during and after their period of grief
Though shocking and irreparable, his death should not be turned into mourning but a celebration of the great time he spent here on earth. He was one son of a famous leader who demystified wealth and status by associating with the lowly. He drove himself all through, no matter how long the journey was and enjoyed lifting the children of the poor
Speaking at an audience with a 45-member trade delegation from the United States of America, President Jonathan reaffirmed that the Federal Government was working very hard to overcome Nigeria’s current security challenges, saying that an intensive effort was underway to curb terrorism and other criminal acts such as kidnapping and hostage taking