Presidency Says Obasanjo’s Assessment of Jonathan is Untrue, Misleading
The Presidency on Sunday reacted swiftly to the claim of former President Olusegun Obasanjo that the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan has performed below average, saying categorically that the assessment was malicious and untrue.
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For the presidency, Obasanjo is not a fit-and-proper person to deliver such assessment since Jonathan scores fare ahead of Obasanjo in all major planks of evaluation..
The former President had at an event over the weekend declared that he rated the President Goodluck Jonathan administration “below average”, but the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, in a statement he personally signed, said, “We aver that Chief Obasanjo’s comments are untrue, misleading and clearly do not tally with the facts on the ground.
“We therefore wish to assert without equivocation that in terms of performance and achievements, no administration since 1960 when Nigeria gained independence from Britain has done as much as that of President Jonathan. Every discerning and unbiased Nigerian will definitely attest to this fact as the evidence stares all of us in the face.”
Okupe also worked with the former President while in office.
Accrding to him, contrary to Obasanjo’s position, the Federal Government under Jonathan has performed excellently given the prevailing circumstances and resources available to it.
He said while it was true that Nigeria had been faced with incidents of insurgency and terrorism, especially in the last few years, the Jonathan administration had successfully contained the initial widespread activities of the insurgents, which he said were prevalent in 12 states of the North, including the Federal Capital Territory.
He added, “While it is true that the present activities of the terrorists in the three north-eastern states have become more deadly in mindless killings, kidnappings and supposed territorial seizures, government has made giant diplomatic strides with our neighbouring countries in order to checkmate the crisscrossing of the insurgents.
“The military and other security agents, which have engaged the insurgents since inception, have done a great job in spite of recent challenges.
“The truth of the matter which we must know and accept is that we have an internal enemy supported by internal and external resources waging a major warfare against our nation.”
