A DISGRACED GOVERNMENT AND LEADERSHIP - by Ufuoma Atsiangbe. President Goodluck Jonathan during his campaign in 2010, promised Nigerians a steady electricity supply if voted into office among other things. “He promised 16,000 megawatt in the first two years of his administration.” Below are President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan essential promises among others to Nigeria within his first 4yrs since 2011. To establish petrochemical plant around Koko Free Trade Zone in Delta State To build a $3 billion central gas processing facility by 2012 to be sited in Obiaruku Delta State. To attract $25 billion worth of investment into developing the country’s gas infrastructure In four years, make Nigeria go beyond producing and exporting crude oil to exporting refined petroleum products because Nigeria has no reason to keep importing kerosene To put in place a four-year development plan for the Niger Delta region that will create coastal roads, railways and mechanised agriculture and look for ways of exporting our produce; set up committees on their execution. To work together with the Cross River State Government to make sure Tinapa is vibrant and productive. To make sure that no part of the country is allowed to be a sanctuary for criminals anymore be they armed robbers or kidnappers. To make a complete transformation of national security architecture To confront headlong ethno-religious violence in the country To ensure there is no sacred cow in the fight against corruption; all crimes will be investigated as security is key. To strengthen EFCC and ICPC to fight crime To eradicate kidnappings impeding entrepreneurship in Eastern Zone To pursue all bombers and terrorists To adopt modern method to tackle the problem of political violence To work towards improving the education sector as a prelude to transforming economy and as means of empowering the people To improve on teaching and learning environment while the new universities are structured To make every Nigerian of school age to have access to education To re-build Ilesa water scheme To complete Ife/Ijesa dam To provide sufficient water to the people of Taraba To ensure that Hydro carbon deposits in some parts of the North are fully exploited To revamp mining activities in Jos, Plateau State To make solid mineral key revenue source in Nigeria To fight corruption regardless of the position of the person involved To lead by example; strengthen the anti-graft agencies, not interfere and give free hand on all matters of investigation against any government official. These were the ones that was suppose to make positive impact to Nigerians and Nigeria but all we could get was broken promises and abysmal failure. Even the South South and South East he made promises to. Theres absolutely nothing to show. The second Niger bridge will only be completed on television by February 2015. In his own words to the people of South East: ‘íf I don’t deliver the second Niger Bridge at the end of my tenure, I will leave this country and go and live elsewhere because the failure cannot be defended If you look at what he promised the Niger Deltans. His own base. In fact people like us will disown him. On power, it is even on record that GEJ said Nigerians will be jubilating in 2013 because of improved power generation and if he fails theres no reason for him to come back. As I write this piece, the govt is still struggling to generate 4500MW for a population of over 170 million. A people deserve the leader they get I hope we all now know that shoeless story will not work this time around... Anyone that wants to share can share it. We dont need a learner in governance.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 07:37:19 +0000
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