The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Nigerians to use their votes to express their dissatisfaction with President Goodluck Jonathan for his inability to fight the two main challenges facing the country, corruption and security, despite having six years to do so.
In a statement issued in Lagos on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party stated that even if Jonathan ruled the country for 60 years he cannot fight corruption and terrorism.
“The President has finally admitted that the two main challenges facing the country are corruption and insecurity, and seems to be telling Nigerians to give him more time to tackle the problems. But the truth is that he lacks the capacity to fight and defeat these challenges, whether in six or 10 years,” the party said.
“A President who has spent the last six years trying to diagnose the main problems facing the country will apparently need another four years to plan how to tackle the challenges. By then, all of us would have been buried under the rubble of corruption and our country would have been decimated by insecurity. It is therefore time for Nigerians to vote in a President who will hit the ground running, a President who will tackle the problems of corruption and insecurity headlong, without giving excuses for failure,” it said.
APC said a corrupt government can never fight corruption, hence it will be futile to expect the Jonathan Administration to take on and defeat corruption, having been populated by profiteering personalities.
“Mr. President said he wants to put in place the institutions to tackle corruption before taking on the canker worm that has almost destroyed the fabric of our society. Pray, whatever happened to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)? Were they not institutions specifically created for the purpose of tackling corruption, but which the Jonathan Administration chose to castrate?
“There is no better way to say this: President Jonathan lacks the political will to tackle corruption, and he will not tackle it if he spends 60 years in office,” the party said.
It also said the President missed a golden opportunity to take on and defeat the Boko Haram insurgency in its early stages, and instead chose to engage in shadowboxing. When he was not blaming everyone but his Administration for the insurgency, he was playing primordial politics with it, to such an extent that the terrorists became strengthened and emboldened to strike at times and places of their own choosing.
“Had the President learnt a lesson or two from the crushing defeat of the Maitatsine sect by General Muhammadu Buhari, which signalled the death knell of the sect that is a precursor of Boko Haram, the insurgency that is daily claiming the lives of our citizens would have been defeated early on.
“It is too late in the day for President Jonathan to engage in sophistry over the twin evil of corruption and insecurity. He has reached the limit of his capacity to tackle these challenges and it is time to allow those with necessary political will and capacity to take on the challenges before they crush the country,” the statement said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Jonathan can not fight CAT (Corruption and Terrorism). Let's give Buhari a chance. He said done it before, he can do it again.
ReplyDeleteThen allow him for just 8yrs. He is not asking for 60yrs. Just let GEJ BE!!!
ReplyDeleteJonathan is a HEAVY DISAPOINTMENT,we really need to vote him out to save our dear country not to collapse.
ReplyDeletewhat chance does buhari need again.nawao
ReplyDeleteJonathan needs to go. Anyone who is not ready to take on corruption in Nigeria cannot take the country one foot forward. Jonathan I'm convinced cannot do it because he is a very corrupt man himself.
ReplyDeleteYou have to be corrupt free to fight corruption. Is Buhari free of corruption? Even you Lai Mohammed...and the entire APC. Please lets give GEJ chance to continue the good work. And provide the enabling environment by not sponsoring Boko and inciting people to cause trouble.
ReplyDeleteGood work? Are you sick? Show us one good work from GEJ? He is surrounded by unrepentant thieves, Jona cant fight nothing. Not even ordinary Patience.
DeleteLol hahahaha 😁😀 oh my God!!! I cant laugh. Truly, dis guy is sick. Where are d good work.
DeleteAre u blind that u cannot see the transformation agenda of GEJ then U are like Buhari dat have no certificate to present to INEC an is assumed to be Illiterate.
Deleteyes he can not stop boko haram because he is not their sponsor, Apc is boko haram sponsorer
ReplyDeleteSee MUMU talking. How can u say APC is sponsoring BH. Olodo. Ode
DeleteYes.. They are the ones sponsoring BH.. so they believe that they are the only ones that can stop them. But God will put them to serious shame..
DeleteAso rock is not a home of mass return, onece u go u give others chance 2 come in, buhari has no rit 2 return 2 aso rock again, he better giv way 4 younger onece 2 come in
ReplyDeleteLets believe that U all talking rubbish are blind and does not see want the GEJ administration have put on ground developing Nigeria then Buhari that has no educational Certificate will fail Nigerians totally, pls tell Buhari to go back college and be properly train on how to be a leader not an importer, Nigerian will rest an illiterate Presidential Candidate from APC come Feb. 2015
ReplyDeleteAnother bigger MUMU wit certificate talking, but GEJ can return abi. Olodo ode.
ReplyDeleteAPC says Jonathan cannot fight boko haram or end corruption, This is a sure way to prove to us they are the boko haram we hear of and also the corruption in this country.
ReplyDeleteSo apc bought those armour vehicles for gej's girlfriend, sorry I meant Stella oduah and sent d bh guys to Sanusi &buhari? Better visit yaba left or aro in abeokuta
DeleteIf Jonathan can't fight BH, can't he mention names sponsoring BH?
DeleteIf he cares abt fighting corruption, then y did he (by himself o) say Stealing is not a Corruption?
And Jonathan supporters or campaigners or whatever, are u guys Stupid?
It isunfortunate that people seem to believe this political slogan and PDP propaganda that APC and GMD are sponsors and sympathetic to terrorism. It is not on record atleast publicly that this is the case. Objectively I think the ruling party is using it as diversionary tactics to abysmal performance of Mr president. The fact is this administration do not have the will to fight corruption and insecurity. To Give another term to Jonathan is indeed a very big gamble.
ReplyDeleteStill wait for Buhari to show his certificate.. Hahahahahahahahaha... Buhari a Man wothout certificate who wants to rule nigeria.. Buhari must surely break Messi record by the time he fails nxt year election....hahahahahaha.." The military is with my CV".... Aboki na abokiooooo
ReplyDeleteIt's only a fool like u dat usually think certificate can save ur dirty ass from insecurity and corruption! Beta go and hide ur got dam senseless stupid self in ur corrupted father's house,,, ode! Mumu!
DeleteApc boko haram party,can never rule Nigeria in Jesus Name
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