He described corruption as a monster that must be tackled at all costs.
The President said this at the graduation ceremony of the Senior Executive Course No 34, 2012 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, near Jos on Saturday.
He said his government was determined to enthrone and sustain good governance, accountability, transparency and the rule of law.
Jonathan said, "These objectives are at the heart of our transformation agenda. Our efforts are yielding positive results. At least for once, we should be proud to say we have gotten our electoral system right.
"Credible elections are the stepping stone for good governance. I am glad that we have made tremendous progress in the key areas of governance. We are equally making progress in other sectors.
"We are vigorously fighting the endemic corruption at all levels and in all sectors of our country. I can assure you that there will be no sacred cows. Whoever is found to have transgressed will be made to face the full wrath of the law," he said.
The President added that the major plank of the transformation agenda of the government was to work assiduously for improvement in the power sector.
He said his administration was fully aware that once power supply substantially improved, more than half of the development challenges would be surmounted.
Jonathan said struggling industries would come on stream again, while millions of youths would be employed the moment a good arrangement was put in place in the power sector.
He said in order to achieve this objective, the government was implementing a well-integrated power sector reform programme, including institutional arrangements to facilitate and strengthen private sector-led power generation, transmission and distribution.
He commended Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State, various security agencies and non-governmental organisations that worked tirelessly to restore normalcy to the state, and he charged them to keep the momentum for peace and development.
Director General of the institute, Prof. Tijani Mohammed-Barde, said the institute was facing several challenges occasioned by dwindling subvention from the Federal Government.
He therefore asked the President to come to the aid of the NIPSS to enable it discharge its mandate without any hindrance.
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I cant stop laughing. Who will wipe it?
ReplyDeleteWhere will you get the liver to fight corruption? Start by removing your wife as a Perm Sec in Bayelsa.
ReplyDeleteGood talk
ReplyDeleteThis man is a clown. He is either pretending not to know wats going on arnd him or he needs serious psychiatric evaluation.
ReplyDeleteWatch your tongue please! Eventhough I'm never a supporter of this man, he deserves some level of respect as the President of this great nation.
DeleteI hear you.
ReplyDeleteAt least,one good statement has come out from this administration . If power sectors can be improved others will follow,how I wish d words are matched with d action.
ReplyDeleteBIG talk Mr. President! Where will the fight start from?
ReplyDeleteMr. President, I have stopped taking you seriously. I have also stopped listening to you because you are a complete opposite of what we thought we were voting for in 2011. You have to do more than this empty talk to win me back.
Hmmmm...na him get his mouth,he can say anything!!so that it wuld feel like he is talkin!!!
ReplyDeleteI dey laff
ReplyDeletewe just like talking things
ReplyDeleteWhenever you hear people like president J talking like this, know that he is aiming to swallow a very big bone. Your guess is as good as mine in this case. The man is like the lizard which has in confusion ran past a big iroko tree, it's capture by children is certain very certain! Once Baba has left your camp, your under belle is exposed and you are vulnerable.
ReplyDeletePresident J your time in Aso rock will be up come May, 2015. The powers that be have decided and sealed it. The same powers that put you there in the first place! And you know it. It is finished as some will say and there is not much you can do except to kick and trash about!
Can you believe this, corruption wan fight corruption ha ha ha . Where have seen devil fighting himself before? Na confusion be that o!
ReplyDeleteI believe that one of our President's speech writers smuggled in this speech ones again because this definitely is not our President J talking.
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ReplyDeleteLet me be sincere with you Corruption can only be tackle by Lion not Lizard .
Dont deceive yourself bcos both start with letter "L " .
They are calling animal with horns , snail is coming .
I respect you alot but your administration is a total failure to this great country .
Did Jonathan think anybody has confidence in his administration or does he think people enjoy his stories ?
ReplyDeleteThe man is incapable of anything and you don't blame him, instead blame those who picked this rural boy (whose ambition in life did not go beyond being a lecturer) and made him the president of a nation as complex as Nigeria. The guy is simply dazed and fazed.
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