New York – President Goodluck Jonathan
on Sunday in New York urged politician to
put the nation’s interest first in all their
activities to ensure progress and speedy
development of the country
Janathan made the remark at a meeting
with Nigerian living in the U.S.
JONATHAN IN US—From left: Nigerian
Ambassador to the US, Prof Adebowele
Adefuye; Nigerian Permanent
Representative to the United Nations, Prof
Joy Ogwu; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof
Viola Onwuliri, welcoming President
Goodluck Jonathan and the First Lady,
Dame Patience Jonathan at the Jfk
International Aiport, for the 68th session of
the Un General Assembly in New York,
yesterday. State House Photo.
“Politicians should consider the interest of
the country first before their own and as
patriots they should not burn the building
down because as stakeholders they have
the interest of living there.
Jonathan said the constitution provides for
a four year term and a maximum of eight
years term limit for elected executive office
holders in the country.
The president noted that the governors like
other executive office holders have an
eight years limit, explaining that at the end
of an election, the elected person or
persons should be given the opportunity to
do the work assigned to them by the
constitution.
“You must allow the person that emerges
to work,’’ he said, ’
He, however, stressed that a situation
where some voters did not vote for the
winner or winners should not give them the
impetus to impede the work of the
administration in power.
“You must allow the person that emerges
to do work in an atmosphere of peace for
the growth of the country,’’ the said,
On security, Jonathan said that before now,
the major security challenge facing the
nation was armed robbery, but that with
time terrorism had emerged as the major
challenge taking the nation by surprise.
He, however, stressed that the challenge of
terrorism is being seriously tackled by the
government.
“I appreciate that we have a serious
security challenge with Boko Haram
insurgency. this is the area where the
government is being blackmailed, but by
the grace of God this will soon be a thing of
the past .
“Before now it was robbery, until terrorism
took us by surprise. Soon it will be a thing
of the past,’’ Jonathan stressed.
Jonathan, noted that the privatisation of
public facilities under the administration is
carried out transparently adding that so
far three billion dollars has been realised
without any form of corruption compared
to the privatisation that took place in the
past.
“In the country’s past privatisation, we
know what happened there and yet those
who sat over the exercise are the same
people who are opening their mouth wide
to attack this administration,’’ the president
told the gathering.
On Nigerians in Diaspora, the president
acknowledged that they had excelled in
their respective professions in the U.S.,
stressing “Nigerians in Diaspora are an
important group particularly those in the
U.S.”.
According to him, the administration needs
them to work in different areas of Nigerian
economy.
“ You do not have to relocate to Nigeria to
make the necessary impact, you can come
and establish businesses to create jobs for
your brothers and sisters at home,’’
Jonathan said.
The coordinating Minister of the Economy
and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-
Iweala, in her remarks said that
the country’s economy was growing
stronger, noting that the Jonathan’s
transformation agenda is helping
the economy.
She said that government had created jobs
to reduce the unemployment rate in the
country since its assumption of office
about two and half years ago and will
continue to expand the drive.
The Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr
Olusegun Aganga, noted that the nation’s
budget deficit was less than two per cent,
explaining that the government had
embraced fiscal discipline to manage the
economy better.
Aganga also said that Nigeria is a high
growth and high return nation, indicating
that Nigeria is ranked fourth as an
investment destination nation.
Nigerian Ambassador to the U.S., Prof. Ade
Adefuye said that election of the president
was God’s intervention in the affairs of the
country.
Adefuye added that Jonathan’s
administration had brought a paradigm
shift in Nigeria, by putting the right people
in key positions in driving the affairs of the
country in the right direction and
internationally acceptable standards.
The ambassador also commended the
president for ensuring that Nigerians
abroad who have done well are brought
back into the system.
“This is the first government that has made
it possible for Nigerians abroad to tap into
governance,’’ he said.
“It is thoughtful of President Goodluck
Jonathan to seek the inputs of Nigerian
professionals from various fields on how to
facilitate and speed up development in
Nigeria.
“I thank him for recognising the fact that
those of us in the Diaspora have enormous
skills that we can employ to enhance
development in the country.
“President Jonathan’s pledge to involve
Nigerians in the Diaspora, particularly
those in the U.S., in nation-building is
highly commendable,’’ Dr Acho Orabuchi,
an educationist living in the U.S.said. (NAN)
on Sunday in New York urged politician to
put the nation’s interest first in all their
activities to ensure progress and speedy
development of the country
Janathan made the remark at a meeting
with Nigerian living in the U.S.
JONATHAN IN US—From left: Nigerian
Ambassador to the US, Prof Adebowele
Adefuye; Nigerian Permanent
Representative to the United Nations, Prof
Joy Ogwu; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof
Viola Onwuliri, welcoming President
Goodluck Jonathan and the First Lady,
Dame Patience Jonathan at the Jfk
International Aiport, for the 68th session of
the Un General Assembly in New York,
yesterday. State House Photo.
“Politicians should consider the interest of
the country first before their own and as
patriots they should not burn the building
down because as stakeholders they have
the interest of living there.
Jonathan said the constitution provides for
a four year term and a maximum of eight
years term limit for elected executive office
holders in the country.
The president noted that the governors like
other executive office holders have an
eight years limit, explaining that at the end
of an election, the elected person or
persons should be given the opportunity to
do the work assigned to them by the
constitution.
“You must allow the person that emerges
to work,’’ he said, ’
He, however, stressed that a situation
where some voters did not vote for the
winner or winners should not give them the
impetus to impede the work of the
administration in power.
“You must allow the person that emerges
to do work in an atmosphere of peace for
the growth of the country,’’ the said,
On security, Jonathan said that before now,
the major security challenge facing the
nation was armed robbery, but that with
time terrorism had emerged as the major
challenge taking the nation by surprise.
He, however, stressed that the challenge of
terrorism is being seriously tackled by the
government.
“I appreciate that we have a serious
security challenge with Boko Haram
insurgency. this is the area where the
government is being blackmailed, but by
the grace of God this will soon be a thing of
the past .
“Before now it was robbery, until terrorism
took us by surprise. Soon it will be a thing
of the past,’’ Jonathan stressed.
Jonathan, noted that the privatisation of
public facilities under the administration is
carried out transparently adding that so
far three billion dollars has been realised
without any form of corruption compared
to the privatisation that took place in the
past.
“In the country’s past privatisation, we
know what happened there and yet those
who sat over the exercise are the same
people who are opening their mouth wide
to attack this administration,’’ the president
told the gathering.
On Nigerians in Diaspora, the president
acknowledged that they had excelled in
their respective professions in the U.S.,
stressing “Nigerians in Diaspora are an
important group particularly those in the
U.S.”.
According to him, the administration needs
them to work in different areas of Nigerian
economy.
“ You do not have to relocate to Nigeria to
make the necessary impact, you can come
and establish businesses to create jobs for
your brothers and sisters at home,’’
Jonathan said.
The coordinating Minister of the Economy
and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-
Iweala, in her remarks said that
the country’s economy was growing
stronger, noting that the Jonathan’s
transformation agenda is helping
the economy.
She said that government had created jobs
to reduce the unemployment rate in the
country since its assumption of office
about two and half years ago and will
continue to expand the drive.
The Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr
Olusegun Aganga, noted that the nation’s
budget deficit was less than two per cent,
explaining that the government had
embraced fiscal discipline to manage the
economy better.
Aganga also said that Nigeria is a high
growth and high return nation, indicating
that Nigeria is ranked fourth as an
investment destination nation.
Nigerian Ambassador to the U.S., Prof. Ade
Adefuye said that election of the president
was God’s intervention in the affairs of the
country.
Adefuye added that Jonathan’s
administration had brought a paradigm
shift in Nigeria, by putting the right people
in key positions in driving the affairs of the
country in the right direction and
internationally acceptable standards.
The ambassador also commended the
president for ensuring that Nigerians
abroad who have done well are brought
back into the system.
“This is the first government that has made
it possible for Nigerians abroad to tap into
governance,’’ he said.
“It is thoughtful of President Goodluck
Jonathan to seek the inputs of Nigerian
professionals from various fields on how to
facilitate and speed up development in
Nigeria.
“I thank him for recognising the fact that
those of us in the Diaspora have enormous
skills that we can employ to enhance
development in the country.
“President Jonathan’s pledge to involve
Nigerians in the Diaspora, particularly
those in the U.S., in nation-building is
highly commendable,’’ Dr Acho Orabuchi,
an educationist living in the U.S.said. (NAN)
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