There has been outrage on social media over the donation of 20 en-suite flats to the Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State, by the mother of President Goodluck Jonathan.
The President’s mother, Mrs. Ayi
Jonathan, had on August 9, donated two buildings containing the flats to
the school at a ceremony attended by the President and some top
government officials.
FUO is located at the president’s home
town, Otuoke. Among the dignitaries present at the opening of the flats
were;Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi; Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake
Dickson; President Goodluck Jonathan; Vice-Chancellor of the university,
Prof. Mobolaji Aluko; and Minister of Niger Delta Ministry, Mr. Peter
Orubebe.
Since then, the event has been
generating comments on social media with the majority of the
commentators questioning the source of the money the President’s mother
used in facilitating the project.
A former lawmaker, Dino Melaye, on his twitter handle @ dino_melaye wrote: “What does GEJ’s mother do? How did she raise the money? In a civilised country, she should be answering questions now.”
Post from @stchybyke-2007 replied Melaye’s: “Her only work is being the mother of the president of Nigeria and my brother, it is extremely lucrative.”
A post from Glory Hunter stated, “When
university students have been home for five weeks now, misplacement of
priorities, God save Nigeria!”
Another commentator, Mckevin Omojasolo
aimed a straight jibe at the President with the comment, “When you have a
president who presides over the most corrupt government ever foisted on
Nigeria, everything he does is suspect.”
Stephen Dieseruvwe also said, “In
Nigeria, anything goes.” Another post from Omoka Francis read, “The only
work she does is that she is the president’s mother.”
Surprisingly, the President’s media aides who often counter such comments on social media platforms kept mum.
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If the President's mother was this rich, why didn't her donate the buildings before her son became the President of Nigeria? How many buildings did she donate to Nigeria and how many projects has she undertaken before the coming to power of her son? What then is the function of EFCC and ICPC? Are they just state decorations of some kind designed to protect the incumbent from glaring excesses? How can we use our own hands to destroy the only country we can proudly call our own? Until we say no to wrong decisions, the country will continue to sink. Righteousness exalts a nation but sin is a reproach and it destroys the very fabrics of her progress. Nigeria will rise again. Soon and very very soon.
ReplyDeleteDino Melaye and every other person having a contrary view on what mama Jonathan did are saddist and shallow brained. Can't Jonathan build it and then hands it over to his mum to present it as if she built it? Olodo!!!
ReplyDeleteU must be a joker!
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