2015 Re-election bid: Nigerians slam Jonathan Some Nigerians have described President Goodluck Jonathan as an insensitive leader. This followed his moves to formally declare his re-election bid amid his administration’s failure to ensure the release of the 219 Chibok girls abducted six months ago in Borno State by the violent Boko Karam sect. They said they were worried that the President seemed to have abandoned his responsibility of protecting lives and the property of the citizens while focusing on his re-election ambition. The President had on Thursday set up a Presidential Declaration Committee with a former Minister of Defence, Dr. Bello Haliru, appointed as the chairman. Former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, was appointed as the Deputy Chairman and Senator Anyim Pius Anyim will serve as secretary of the committee. The declaration will hold on November 11, 2014. The President had insisted some years back that he would not stay in office beyond 2015. But concerned Nigerians believe that the President ought to have secured the release of the girls before he declares his intention to seek re-election. The Executive Director, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, Adetokunbo Mumuni, said the fact that the President had chosen to concern himself about returning to power at this time amounted to insensitivity. Mumuni, who spoke with one of our correspondents in a telephone interview on Thursday, said the President could simply have delayed his declaration until when the Chibok girls are rescued.punchng/news/2015-re-election-bid-nigerians-slam-jonathan/
Posted on: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 05:21:19 +0000
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