The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, on Sunday said despite the criticisms being directed at President Goodluck Jonathan, majority of Nigerians are aware that the Federal Government under his watch has performed creditably well.
Abati made his position known in an interview he granted the Voice of America.
He said it was on record that the government had turned the nation’s economy into the largest one in Africa.
“A majority of Nigerians know that this is a government that has performed, that has turned the Nigerian economy into the largest economy in Africa.
“This is the government that has revived the railways, this is the government that has achieved a lot in terms of privatising the power sector and giving real hope about the power sector,” Abati said.
He disagreed with those accusing the President of incompetence and failure to fulfill his electoral promises, saying the accusations are mere political rhetoric.
Ahead of the campaigns for the 2015 presidential elections, the presidential aide said Jonathan would only campaign based on issues and ideas.
He said the President would shun campaigns of empty promises which he alleged the oppositions are specialised in.
“President Jonathan will campaign on issues and ideas. He will not campaign on the basis of emotions or empty rhetoric or the kind of empty promises that the opposition seems to have acquired professionalism in,” he added.
He said the administration had explicit confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission to organise free, fair, transparent and credible elections.
Abati reiterated the Presidency’s position that the present administration would win the war against terror despite efforts by unnamed individuals to sabotage government’s efforts.
He accused opponents of the President of taking undue advantage of the country’s security challenges to score cheap political points ahead the next elections.
He added, “What President Jonathan has always said is that the will of the people and of the Nigerian government is stronger than that of the terrorists and insurgents.
“And no matter what it takes, no matter how long it takes the government is determined to win the war against terror.
“Because we are in a political season, quite a number of persons try to play politics with terrorism and insurgency.
“The President has called on all professional politicians that this challenge requires the cooperation of all Nigerians, it requires a bi-partisan approach because terrorism poses a threat to our sovereignty as a country.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Abati, it is only U and ur family that are seein d perfomances of Jonathan! GENERAL BUHARI ALL THE WAY!! COME 2015. NAIJA STANDS UP 4CHANGE.
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DeleteYes he has performed, just like other corrupt performers. Bush goat!
ReplyDeleteThe president towers above all other presidents in the past Nigeria ever had. Why are these Buhari always abusive. Why not counter his claims without resorting to insult. Jonathan has done well as a war time president.
ReplyDeleteBy increasing fuel price and devaluing our currency.
ReplyDeleteYes GEJ has improved on increasing corruption, insecurity, unemployment,infrastructural decay, money laundry, kidnapping and other negativities as known by you Abati!
ReplyDeletePerform in his bedroom with his wife maybe!
ReplyDeletePlease Reuben stop day dreaming. You should be ashamed of yourself and this government. Note that you guys are decieving Goodluck Jonathan. All of you are just Block Heads.
ReplyDeleteEverybody knows that GEJ didn't perform anything. If GEJ has performed then you should not saying it lets his performance speak for him, Abati. Stop fooling yourself and your follow sycophants, everybody knows that GEJ is a disappointment.
ReplyDeleteNah true.
ReplyDeleteIt is one thing to be the "largest economy" in Africa on paper but a quite different issue being the largest economy in real terms. Maybe you will do better by listing all those indices, NOT statistics that the government staff cooked up. Indices like Power, Manufacturing, Technology, Education, Health Care, etc. I am not an economist but everyone has clear idea of what make an economy big, not those figures you two-mouthed Abati (Government critic to gain patronage) and the GEJ team are brandishing about.
ReplyDeleteMoney they it can change, but l never agree with that when it comes to the person of Abati. I was shocked to see person of Abati still stick to this crook government, even lying to the world that majority of Nigerian knows that Jonathan had performed maybe in your dream definitely not in reality. MUMU Abati I just hope when Jonathan is being kick- out come feb. 2015 you will not come back and start writing those ur rubbish write-up. You are the one that disappointed me most among this present government.
ReplyDeleteYES NIGERIANS HEVE SEEN THAT PDP (GEJ) HAS PERFORMED TERRIBLY WELL!
ReplyDeletePerformance indeed. This people should be held and punish everytime they come on national news cooking up misleading tales.
ReplyDeleteThis administration's performance can only be imagined in the minds of few sycophants that are beneficiaries of government. My opinion is that this current dispensation is sick and clueless. The so-called performance is akin to the silence in the grave! Nigerians are weary with deceits and trust that the ballot box will bring our desired change for a performing Nigeria effective 2015.
ReplyDeleteYes, Nigerians in Aso Rock knows he has "performed"
ReplyDeleteWe have seen his capacity for good six years, yes we have concluded he scores A1 in incompetency.
ReplyDeleteGuardian News paper used to see some of us buying it because of a top class columnist like Reuben Abati but it's seems seeing real money in his like has made the truth he used to stand for evade his head. He has joined the league of those who call black white. So sad!
ReplyDeletenonsense, he has performed creditably in providing jobs for the teaming unemployed graduates, 24 hrs uninterrupted electricity, security of lives and properties, transparency and accountability(eg. nnpc missing funds and odua's aviation looting), respect for rule of law(eg. treatment of speaker tambuwal and speaker of ekiti house of assembly), fight against corruption (eg. sacking of sanusi as CBN boss for daring to blow the whistle) .Indeed he has performed well, but thanks, we don't need such performances. is it by force to serve?
ReplyDeleteabati is right, God bless the President GEJ and the federal republic of Nigeria.
ReplyDeletethe country is only sick and tired of cheap insults on the President of Nigeria, from the opposition what you sow you will reap. you all will be humiliated in this election. watch it!
ReplyDeleteGod is with you Good Luck go ahead, and let Him alone be your defence
ReplyDeleteThat is what money and power can do to a man. Transformation of Reuben Abati to Itaba Nebuer, Abati that used to write succinctly about the government of yesteryears is now nothing but sycophant and propagandist today in the hands of Jonathaians. Abati, how are you better than those you wrote about years back? Dig into your archive and find words to describe yourself. So all those years, you were writing insincerely against the government of those days to recognize you and find a place for you in their government! Why didn't you tell them that the same way you condemn their government you can even praise them better! Ole, Abati subtle!
ReplyDeleteWell,road,railway and airports will bear witness to his performance or non performance. But leaders are better appreciated when they are out of office
ReplyDeleteDisappointed In Reuben Abati For not being sincere for what you used to Stand For
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