Showing posts with label GEJ. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GEJ. Show all posts
Friday, 30 January 2015
President Jonathan's convoy stoned in Yola?
Tuesday, 6 January 2015
Pics: GEJ at inauguration of PDP Presidential campaign committee
Pres. Jonathan, David Mark and others pictured
at the inauguration of the PDP Presidential
Campaign Committee in Abuja today January
6th.
Credit:Linda
Sunday, 28 December 2014
Jonathan on private visit to UK
Abuja - President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday afternoon left Abuja
for a brief private visit to the United Kingdom, his office said in a
statement.
The president, according to the statement, signed by his Special
Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati, was accompanied on
the trip by some of his principal staff and personal aides.
The statement said he is expected back in Abuja on Monday ahead of
official engagements at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday including
scheduled audiences with groups from Delta and Lagos States.
- NAN
- NAN
Friday, 14 November 2014
'All is not well with Nigeria' Catholic Bishops say as they meet with GEJ
The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, a body of Nigerian priest,paid a visit to Pres. Jonathan yesterday at the State House to express
concern over increasing attacks by Boko Haram members in the North
East.
The groups president and Archbishop of Jos diocese, Bishop Ignatius
Kaigama, who spoke with newsmen after their closed door meeting with
President Jonathan, said they were at the state house to talk about
lack of security in Nigeria and find out what the government is doing
about it...
"We feel that things are not right. Territorially, our land is being
taken away; the people we look after are displaced, their homes,
their villages and towns are captured and they are internally
displaced, being refugees in their own land.
We thought this is not right. We have families that are just
stranded. We thought that the President should know. As
Catholics, we have laid a good structure for relief and taking care
of such situation, we want the government to collaborate with
us. We just wanted to remind him of things he already knows,
there was nothing we said that was new, we just wanted to lay
emphasis and we wanted him to know we are concerned. The
President is already doing his bit; he has assured us that he is on
top of the situation"
Bishop Kaigama argued that although muslims have also been killed
during the various attacks, the primary aim of Boko Haram is to wipe
out Christianity and islamiatize Nigeria
"When we admit that some Muslims are also targeted, we want to
believe that the principal aim and concern of Boko Haram is to
eliminate Christianity and pave the way for total Islamization of
the country" he saidHow
Check out this throwback pic of GEJ with his former boss, Alamieyeseigha
When Diepreye Alamieyeseigha was governor of Bayelsa state &
Goodluck Jonathan was his deputy. Photo credit: Ovation magazine.
Wednesday, 12 November 2014
APC slams Jonathan over presidential declaration
Abuja - The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday came hard on
President Goodluck Jonathan for declaring his second term ambition,
a day after the massacre of almost 50 students in Potiskum, Yobe
State, reports Thisday.
The party described Jonathan’s action as utterly insensitive and
absolutely callous.
The party noted that Jonathan’s decision to go ahead with the
declaration despite the death of the students meant the President
was dancing on the graves of the students as well as of all the victims
of the Boko Haram insurgency.
The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai
Mohammed said since this President has chosen to celebrate a national
tragedy, Nigerians should also be ready to celebrate his electoral
failure in the 2015 presidential election.
Read more at Thisday.
Jonathan's presidency in 2015 will attract more democracy dividens
Abuja - Gov. Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom said the continuation of
President Goodluck Jonathan in office in 2015 would ensure the
delivery of more dividends of democracy to Nigerians.
He stated this on Tuesday in Abuja during the formal declaration of
President Jonathan to contest the presidency in 2015.
Akpabio, who is also the Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, said
the governors supported President Jonathan for a second
term because of his achievements in the past three years.
“We went down and we saw the dams and the irrigation projects in
the north; we saw what you are doing in the railway system.
"We noticed your efforts at empowering farmers; we took cognisance
of your efforts in the power sector; we looked at the many roads that
you have done across Nigeria.
“After taking cognisance of your efforts, we resolved that we are
not going to contest against you.
"We are not going to show any interest in the presidency; that we
must give you a second term in office for you to complete your good
works,’’ he said.
According to him, the governors are confident that President
Jonathan would consolidate on his achievements and continue
transforming Nigeria if given a second term.
Akpabio, however, reminded President Jonathan that the battle ahead
was a difficult one, adding that the route to 2015 would not be
smooth, but assured that he would triumph at the end.
"Victory belongs to all of us; victory remains that of PDP; we will
never be intimidated; we will not be intimidated; do not be
intimidated; we are behind you.
"Those who are behind you are more than those who are against you.
In 2015 all Nigerians are going to tell you that we are behind you,’’
Akpabio said.
He described President Jonathan as the biblical David, saying
that ``you are fighting all the wars today so that future Nigerian
presidents will have peace’’.
Gov. Akpabio noted that Jonathan had taken the right step by
establishing the Almajirai schools, particularly in Northern Nigeria
and other schools in the South.
This step, he said, would ensure the education of Nigerian children
and that they were not misled into terrorism and acts insurgency in
future.
He added that PDP governors were against terror, enemies of
progress, propaganda, and blackmail.
Akpabio described members of the opposition as selfish politicians who
had nothing to offer Nigerians and should therefore not be allowed to
take over the Federal Government in 2015.
"We cannot hand over our future to people who are blackmailers and
propagandists,” Akpbio said.
He, however, expressed optimism that the PDP would win at least 30
states in 2015, adding that it would reclaim states it lost to the All
Progressives Congress (APC).
Meanwhile, Alhaji Haliru Mohammed, Chairman of the Presidential
Declaration Committee, in his welcome speech, said that Nigerians
wanted President Jonathan back in 2015 because of his antecedent in
office.
The Senate President, Sen. David Mark, said Jonathan`s achievements
in his transformation agenda had endeared him to Nigerians, adding
that the people wanted him back because they believed in him.
The Eagle Square, venue of the declaration, turned to a carnival
ground as different musicians took time to entertain the large
crowd.
The crowd comprised over 700 pro-Jonathan support groups, market
women, members of the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria
(TAN) and members of the diplomatic corps.
Petty traders also used the opportunity of the large crowd to make
brisk businesses while security operatives had a herculean task to
ensure orderliness at the venue.
- NAN
Friday, 7 November 2014
Presidents do not quit during war, Jonthan replies APC
Abuja - Following the call by opposition party, All Progressive
Congress (APC) asking President Goodluck Jonhathan to resign, the
president has said no president quits during war situations in the
country, Punch reports.
Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, in a
statement in Abuja said Nigerians should ignore the call as no
president in the world abandons his position during war situations.
Leaders of the APC including former Lagos State Governor, Bola
Tinubu and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu
Tambuwal, had urged President Goodluck Jonathan to resign from
office for running a system that does not have the interest of the
country at heart.
Okupe said when terrorists attacked the United States of America in
September 2001, the leaders of the Democratic Party did not demand a
resignation of President George Bush but rather they rose in defence
of the American nation to support the various measures taken by the
President to defeat the al-Qaeda terrorists.
Read more at Punch
Friday, 17 October 2014
No president or state governor should claim creditfor containing Ebola in Nigeria - GEJ
President Jonathan says no President or governor of any state should
claim credit for containing the deadly Ebola virus in Nigeria. He says
the credit should be given to Nigerians who cooperated while the
epidermic lasted. President Jonathan said this yesterday October 16th
while receiving heads of a charity foundation at the state house in
Abuja
claim credit for containing the deadly Ebola virus in Nigeria. He says
the credit should be given to Nigerians who cooperated while the
epidermic lasted. President Jonathan said this yesterday October 16th
while receiving heads of a charity foundation at the state house in
Abuja
"I am quiet pleased with what is happening because I believe that
government alone cannot solve human problems and anything
done by government when you involve the private sector and civil
societies, it is always better.
government alone cannot solve human problems and anything
done by government when you involve the private sector and civil
societies, it is always better.
There are success cases. The most recent is our ability to manage
Ebola. The key thing that made Nigeria a success is the buying by
the ordinary Nigerians.
When government said look we must be mindful of gatherings, we
must be mindful of handshakes, we should not move corpse
unnecessarily. I was afraid churches would resist because of our
practice of holy communion... over 1000 people would share the
same cup and so on. Churches stopped that practice within that
period. Even the saluting by shaping people across, all that was
suspended..even religious organizations within that period.
must be mindful of handshakes, we should not move corpse
unnecessarily. I was afraid churches would resist because of our
practice of holy communion... over 1000 people would share the
same cup and so on. Churches stopped that practice within that
period. Even the saluting by shaping people across, all that was
suspended..even religious organizations within that period.
Nigerians became mindful...even friends stopped embracing
themselves saying until we get out of Ebola.
themselves saying until we get out of Ebola.
So it had the buying
of the populace of course that's why we succeeded so fast
otherwise we couldn't have...there is no magic government could
have used to solve that problem. No President or state
government should claim any credit. The credit should go to the
ordinary Nigerian for the cooperation and the buying" he said
of the populace of course that's why we succeeded so fast
otherwise we couldn't have...there is no magic government could
have used to solve that problem. No President or state
government should claim any credit. The credit should go to the
ordinary Nigerian for the cooperation and the buying" he said
Source - Linda ikeji blog
Jonathan tackles Buhari over comment
Abuja - President Goodluck Jonathan has faulted the claims by former
Head of State and Presidential aspirant of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammad Buhari while declaring his interest
in the 2015 Presidential election on Wednesday, reports Punch .
Head of State and Presidential aspirant of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammad Buhari while declaring his interest
in the 2015 Presidential election on Wednesday, reports Punch .
Buhari had during his declaration of intention to run for President
picked holes in the economy and past elections conducted under the
ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
picked holes in the economy and past elections conducted under the
ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Jonathan in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and
Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, said Buhari’s claims are false and
uncharitable.
Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, said Buhari’s claims are false and
uncharitable.
He noted that Gen. Buhari’s claims are not in agreement with local
and international statistics on Nigeria’s growing economy.
He urged Buhari to conduct his presidential campaign with greater
regard for the truth and honesty.
and international statistics on Nigeria’s growing economy.
He urged Buhari to conduct his presidential campaign with greater
regard for the truth and honesty.
Read more at Punch
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
Jonathan mourns Akpata's passing
Abuja - President Goodluck Jonathan paid tribute to the late
prominent Edo State administrator, educationist and elder statesman,
Tayo Akpata.
prominent Edo State administrator, educationist and elder statesman,
Tayo Akpata.
He commiserated with Governor Adams Oshiomhole and the people of
Edo State on the death.
According to a press statement by Reuben Abati, Special Adviser to
the President on Media and Publicity, the President also extended
sincere condolences to Akpata’s widow, Olabisi Akpata, his children,
grandchildren and other relatives.
the President on Media and Publicity, the President also extended
sincere condolences to Akpata’s widow, Olabisi Akpata, his children,
grandchildren and other relatives.
“As they mourn their beloved husband, father and grandfather, the
President urges them to take solace in the memory of Chief Akpata’s
long, successful and very fulfilled life in the service of his family,
community, state and country,” he said.
President urges them to take solace in the memory of Chief Akpata’s
long, successful and very fulfilled life in the service of his family,
community, state and country,” he said.
Abati added that Jonathan believed Nigeria would greatly miss the
astute administrator who made notable contributions to national
development through his outstanding work in the country’s public and
private sectors in various capacities, including Trustee and Executive
Secretary of the defunct Petroleum Trust Fund.
astute administrator who made notable contributions to national
development through his outstanding work in the country’s public and
private sectors in various capacities, including Trustee and Executive
Secretary of the defunct Petroleum Trust Fund.
The President prayed that The Almighty would give Akpata’s family,
friends, associates and community the fortitude to bear his loss and
grant his soul eternal rest.
Akpata died on Tuesday at his Ikoyi, Lagos residence at the age of
83.
friends, associates and community the fortitude to bear his loss and
grant his soul eternal rest.
Akpata died on Tuesday at his Ikoyi, Lagos residence at the age of
83.
Source - CAJ News
Tuesday, 9 September 2014
Washington Post slams GEJ for using the #bringback hashtag for campaign
Below is what Washington Post wrote about president Jonathan's supporters using the #bringback hashtag for his campaign
It was the social media campaign of the year. #BringBackOurGirls awoke the world to the ravages of Boko Haram, an al-Qaeda-linked terror group in Nigeria, and the plight of the millions of people who live in the midst of their insurgency. At the heart of the message were hundreds of missing schoolgirls, abducted in April from the remote village of Chibok by Boko Haram fighters, who vowed to make them into slaves.
But four months later, the girls have yet to be brought back despite the efforts of the Nigerian military as well as U.S. counter-terrorism forces deployed in neighboring Chad. More than 200 girls remain missing in suspected Boko Haram captivity. Others have perished from snakebite, illness and deprivation in the wild.
Boko Haram itself has continued its slaughter this summer, and seized more territory in the country's restive northeast. Over the weekend, it stormed towns along Nigeria's border with Cameroon, killing dozens of innocents.
Nigerian forces are now fighting Boko Haram in pitched battles around Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, the main hotbed of Boko Haram's operations. The U.N. reports that at least 1.5 million people have been displaced by the conflict since Jonathan's government declared a state of emergency in May.
But the gravity of the moment hasn't stopped some in Nigeria from appropriating the tragic hashtag for rather cynical purposes. Banners emerged in the capital Abuja over the weekend showing Jonathan alongside a new slogan: #BringBackGoodluck2015. The campaign appears to be the work of supporters of the president, keen for his reelection in presidential polls next February. It's not clear whether Jonathan has officially endorsed the new hashtag, but its seeming ubiquity suggests that he is not opposed to it.
