For those who think that President Goodluck Jonathan is bothered about the public criticism of his administration’s policies, the president has told them not to lose sleep, as he is no longer bothered about their activities.
At a family dinner organised by the national leadership of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), at the Banquet Hall, Aso Villa, on Thursday night, the President said such attacks by the opposition was one of the best ingredients of democracy.
The occasion drew large crowd of PDP top supporters from across the country, where they exchanged ideas on how to move the party forward, while also patting themselves on the back for what they called their unprecedented achievements. But the absence of some notable key figures of the party took the shine off the gathering.
For instance, key personalities like former President Olusegun Obasanjo, his deputy, Atiku Abubakar; Second Republic Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekuweme; and pioneer chairman of the party, Chief Solomon Lar, were absent.
Making allusion to the current political environment, Jonathan said for the fear of being misunderstood, he would rather not make comments.
But he said: “I always tell people if I’m told that opposition parties are meeting, I used to tell them that there are two things to know. If opposition members are holding meeting everyday without sleeping then you should smile.
“But if they stop holding meeting, though sometimes out of the kind of character and sometimes type of person, I say if you see the opposition abusing the President, then go and sleep well.
“If they start clapping for the President then you should know that something must be wrong somewhere. Nobody should be deterred about conspiracy or gang-up, long as you are playing politics people must conspire, there must be gang-up. They have done it and they must continue to do. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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