President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday said Nigeria needs transformation in all sectors of its economy and not change, which he said the opposition All Progressives Congresses was clamouring for.
The president stated this during the Peoples Democratic Party presidential rally held at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin, the Edo State capital.
Aslo present at the event were the First Lady, Mrs. Jonathan, the Vice President, Namadi Sambo, as well as state and national leaders of the party, including its National Chairman, Adamu Mu’azu; the Board of Trustees Chairman, Chief Tony Anenih; and the Minister of Works, Mike Onolememen.
The rally also drew a large crowd of supporters from neighbouring states, who arrived at the stadium in coastal buses.
President Jonathan explained that, rather than change, which he said occurred “if you you move from your bedroom to your sitting room, the nation needed to be transformed into a first-world country, through meaningful infrastructural development.”
President Jonathan, who later switched to Pidgin English, said, “Change takes place everyday. If you move from your bedroom to your sitting room, you have made a change. But you have not transformed yourself. If you move from your sitting room to your kitchen, you have changed. But you have not transformed yourself.
“We will move this country forward. Singapore and Nigeria used to be on the same level. But someone transformed Singapore from third-world to first-world. That is the transformation we are talking about. We are not talking about somebody turning and saying, ‘I’ve changed,” we are talking about transformation.
He noted that, apart from road construction and developing the railway system, his administration was also interested in developing the talents of youths in construction industry, through establishment of an institute of construction technology in the state.
President Jonathan noted that his administration had demonstrated than it was youth-friendly by ensuring that 18 young Nigerians participated at the national conference held in Abuja.
He, however, called for support for the ruling party at the presidential election, adding that the opposition party had set out to “deceive” Nigerians. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Transforming Railway by re-painting it and planning to construct more locomotive rail line. Singapore did not become world class with this railway system. They became with world class VISION.
ReplyDeleteIs transformation we want and not change, APC keep your change in your pocket come February 14, 2015, Good luck for the country carry go dey go................
ReplyDeleteDoes this Jonathan know what change is in the real sense? This guys needs to be educated..........wat transformation is he talking about???well I haven't seen any.
ReplyDeleteWe need that change in Nigeria let him go back to the history of singapore and read well, may be he will know the ture meaning of change.
What transformation is mr President talking about? Perhaps he doesn't know the dictionary meaning of transformation. #207 to $1, mass unemployment, epileptic power SUPLY, bad road, doctors & health workers strike, and billions of dollars disappearing into thin air.
ReplyDeleteSo.......who's now saying there's no transformation. TRANSFORMATION INDEED!!!