President Goodluck Jonathan’s bid to be re- elected suffered a major blow from his ‘home front’ as the militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta on Tuesday threw its weight behind the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari. In a three-page statement signed by its spokesperson, Jomo Gbomo, MEND said it endorsed and fully support Buhari after careful consideration of the state of the nation. The group said the decision to support the APC presidential candidate stems from the pathetic level the Jonathan administration has brought the country. The group said the President does not deserve to be given a second chance at the Aso Villa immediately his tenure expires because of his continuous and blatant disregard for the people who voted him into office. “This is a president that told Nigerians to their faces that he does not ‘give a damn’ when asked to declare his assets. A requirement that is constitutional on assuming the office of the President,” wrote Gbomo. The statement added: “President Jonathan, since assuming office, has setup countless committees but none of the reports has ever been implemented. From the Nuhu Ribadu report to the KPMG and Fuel Subsidy reports, just to mention a few. “How can Nigerians expect a highly corrupt person like Goodluck Jonathan to fight corruption when he believes that stealing is not corruption, as he shamelessly told the Nation? “He has proven beyond all reasonable doubt, his inability to tackle corruption or prosecute a single government official in his six (6) years in office.” According to Gbomo, MEND finds Jonathan’s recent plan to fight corruption “laughable”, saying it not only smacked of ignorance but also shows how stupid the President thinks Nigerians are. “A president that had six years to tackle corruption but choose to shield corrupt government officials and also partake in looting the nation’s resources, MEND argued, lacks the temerity to say his has a plan to fight corruption,” the group said. It added: “We re-state our disregard and lack of confidence in President Goodluck Jonathan. Rather than address the perennial issues in the country responsible for his administrations failures, he is concentrating government funds in a campaign of misinformation intended to hoodwink Nigerians who, unfortunately for him, are now wiser and smarter than he is. “Goodluck Jonathan’s actions, utterances and arrogance prove that he is totally disconnected with the situation facing the ordinary Nigerian and completely out of touch with reality.”
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 06:09:31 +0000
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