MY PERSONAL REASONS FOR SUPPORTING PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN!!! Written By Paul Asiebu

Battle for the throne…

A nice article written by erudite scholar and public affairs analyst Paul Asiebu, (a core Jonathanian) on why he’s a big fan of the incumbent President Goodluck Ebere Jonathan… Enjoy it after the cut…

• President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is a democrat, properly educated, an ardent believer of the rule of law, a good man, a President for all commoners, an accommodating personality.

• An intellectual who has served Nigeria consistently in various capacities before assuming office at the highest level in Nigeria and will continue to uphold the positive values of Nigeria by good governance.

• A gender friendly leader who believes in practical affirmative action, freedom of Press/Speech who accommodates all shades of opinion.

• God-fearing, a disciple of fairness and equity; and advocate and proponent of free and fair elections. Little wonder he provided INEC with all they need to conduct this year's elections.

• President Jonathan has love for Education; he established nine federal universities across the country in states, which previously had no federal degree awarding institutions and established schools for the Almajiri kids who were hitherto street beggars.

• Even critics and opposition parties are attest that President Jonathan is the best we have had in Nigeria, when compared to others before him as recently emphasized by Prof. Wole Soyinka.

• His transformation agenda has transversed the entire spectrum and sectors of Nigeria life including power sector, education, agriculture, road maintenance, rehabilitation and re-construction throughout the six-geo-political zones of Nigeria; aviation, health, oil and gas sector, etc.

• In the South-East geo-political zone, the president magnanimously appointed an Abia man as chief of Army staff, Minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the economy, minister of labour and productivity. He gave the south east the second Niger Bridge (now under construction), the Akanu Ibiam International airport, which supports Easterners in international and national commerce.

• Jonathan’s administration historically transformed Nigeria economy as it rebased it’s GDP for the first time in over a decade to become the largest economy in Africa, overtaking South Africa and Egypt in the process.

Under his watch he made tremendous and historical breakthroughs in Health (eradication of polio meningitis in Nigeria), establishment of universities and unique provision of sustainable education platforms for Almajiris – 115 Almajiri schools, historical agricultural milestone developments – especially in reducing Nigeria’s food imports by over 40% as at 2013, moving the country closer to self sufficiency in agriculture.

• Revival of the dead automotive industry in Nigeria. Global auto giants like Peugeot, Nissan and Hyundai now either assemble or wholly manufacture small cars, Sport Utility Vehicles, trucks and buses at various locations in Nigeria. In addition to that, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company (IVM), Nigeria’s flagship indigenous automaker and an easterner, has begun the sale of their first made-in-Nigeria cars and SUVs in August 2014 – a turnaround that needs GEJ re-election to be sustained.

The Omotosho power plant in Ondo State (South West Nigeria), Gbarain Power Plant (Bayelsa State) and Zamfara hydropower plant, Alaoji Power Plant Abia State have been completed and some already operational. The Kano hydropower plant would be completed this year (2015).

My fellow Nigerians, change doesn't come overnight; the change we seek had already started since 2011, why not support this true agent of change to transform our dear country.

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