Nigeria: Jonathan Lacks Capacity for Governance - Senator
By Isiaka Wakili, 12 March 2013.

The vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator Babajide Omoworare, said President Goodluck Jonathan's indecision on major national issues shows that he lacks the capacity for governance.

Addressing journalists at the National Assembly Complex yesterday, Omoworare (ACN, Osun East) said "the president is not doing enough. I've repeatedly said on the floor of the Senate that I personally have challenges with the president's capacity to administer Nigeria. He may be a good-natured man, but governing Nigeria takes more than being good-natured. I'm not a fan of former President Olusegun Obasanjo who sometimes does some self-glorification, but Obasanjo, even if wrong, was taking decisions, but the incumbent president doesn't take decisions and doesn't even understand the rudiments of governance."

"As a senator, I don't have light in my houses in Ife and Lagos. I know we still import fuel to favour some people...we've spent trillions of naira on fuel subsidy. These trillions would've been used to set up refineries, whether done by the government or by individuals; it doesn't matter to the electorate. Fuel can sell for less than N40 per litre in Nigeria if there are enough refineries," he said.

The legislator, who wished the PDP senators could support an impeachment move against Jonathan, said "the worst we can do to the president is impeachment. How many PDP senators will allow you to impeach him irrespective of how bad some of us feel he is? You can't even raise it, if you do, they (PDP senators) would shout you down. But there must be a limit to politics. As senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, if it's in the interest of Nigeria as a whole that we take a decision, let's take it."

What has that senator achieved for his constituency?

moral lesson : judge not or you will be judged!

The honourable senator, please dont try to raise Gej impeachment at the house. It will be like adding more fuel to burning fire. I beg hold it for now and solicit for peaceul coexistence of the nation. If he is wrong, advise him

This is coming from an ACN Senator, right??

nke001: What has that senator achieved for his constituency?

moral lesson : judge not or you will be judged!

So if a Senator has not achieved , it would be okay for Jona not to have capacity?

taharqa: This is coming from an ACN Senator, right??

Its coming from a Nigerian in a "democracy" - or so we are told.

The Senator is telling the truth but Nigerian politics is currently too monetised and too unprincipled for an impeachment of a President to pass easily. Fact is that GEJ, with so many errors and failures to his name, would have been impeached in all serious nations on Earth.

We must check the Senator's achievement to make further comments..This is the first time he is saying something on the floor of thr senate and he has started with Blunder,bush man.

This is all getting interesting

He should shut up! Shagari also promised us constant power supply during his tenor.

We all know that the Senator is telling the truth. We have known this fact for many years. The president's capacity can hardly contain an LGA counsellor position. But don't say it or ijaw will hear you, and they will take it personally.they are okay for us to have more years of cluelessness - provided the crown is on ijaw man.
As we also know - Oshimole has some brain in his head and he is from south- south. Why can't we have him in the villa -- shshshssshhh!! He is not ijaw .

He is saying the obvious. GEJ has been promoted far above his competence.

bayooooooo: He is saying the obvious. GEJ has been promoted far above his competence.

Thanks to OBJ and other crude dictators who just will never let merit carry the day.

For the senator to say that fuel should be selling for less than 40 naira per litre in Nigeria if refineries were working means he doesn't have an elementary grasp of economics hence no knowledge of governance.

Can anyone tell us what bills this man has sponsored before?

i'm not surprise lamido sanusi said it all S.W is the problem of nigeria because there are neither here or there. After immigration woman and nnaji stage, there evil eyes sees super eagles as S.E and S.S agenda, thank God keshi lift the trophy. after that they demands head of chief of army staff for promotion in nigeria army.but now the same eyes is blind in 83% oil allocation to northerners only defending and speaking for there master northerns cabals in oil block and nursing ambition to impeach jonathan, why why and why is S.W speaking and defending north after there evils. God is watching and all ur evil plan will fail,sai jonathan ''2015'' i hate pdp as a party but likes jonathan as my president

Addressing journalists at the National Assembly Complex yesterday, Omoworare (ACN, Osun East) said "the president is not doing enough. I've repeatedly said on the floor of the Senate that I personally have challenges with the president's capacity to administer Nigeria. He may be a good-natured man, but governing Nigeria takes more than being good-natured. I'm not a fan of former President Olusegun Obasanjo who sometimes does some self-glorification, but Obasanjo, even if wrong, was taking decisions, but the incumbent president doesn't take decisions and doesn't even understand the rudiments of governance."

"As a senator, I don't have light in my houses in Ife and Lagos. I know we still import fuel to favour some people...we've spent trillions of naira on fuel subsidy. These trillions would've been used to set up refineries, whether done by the government or by individuals; it doesn't matter to the electorate. Fuel can sell for less than N40 per litre in Nigeria if there are enough refineries," he said.

The legislator, who wished the PDP senators could support an impeachment move against Jonathan, said "the worst we can do to the president is impeachment. How many PDP senators will allow you to impeach him irrespective of how bad some of us feel he is? You can't even raise it, if you do, they (PDP senators) would shout you down. But there must be a limit to politics. As senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, if it's in the interest of Nigeria as a whole that we take a decision, let's take it."

All valid points as far as I'm concerned, except for fuel selling at N40. While I do not support impeaching him, I have no idea how people can even consider the man for another term. It beats the stretches of my imagination. Please let's all allow the man retire in peace and take his good-nature and cluelessness with him.

Gbawe.:
The Senator is telling the truth but Nigerian politics is currently too monetised and too unprincipled for an impeachment of a President to pass easily. Fact is that GEJ, with so many errors and failures to his name, would have been impeached in all serious nations on Earth.

GEJ is the Best President Nigeria ever had!
Better than all the Presidents n head of States put together.
Obj n Atiku did not build a single university but built d most expensive private university n own this n that investmnt during there tenure n what did u do?
GEj has 11 fed. Unis n u cannot point to any invest he has.who has obj holding, intel,north america uni n bells uni? Etc

AnanseK: We all know that the Senator is telling the truth. We have known this fact for many years. The president's capacity can hardly contain an LGA counsellor position. But don't say it or ijaw will hear you, and they will take it personally.they are okay for us to have more years of cluelessness - provided the crown is on ijaw man.
As we also know - Oshimole has some brain in his head and he is from south- south. Why can't we have him in the villa -- shshshssshhh!! He is not ijaw .

You ate a foo.ool!

austinsmat: i'm not surprise lamido sanusi said it all S.W is the problem of nigeria because there are neither here or there. After immigration woman and nnaji stage, there evil eyes sees super eagles as S.E and S.S agenda, thank God keshi lift the trophy. after that they demands head of chief of army staff for promotion in nigeria army.but now the same eyes is blind in 83% oil allocation to northerners only defending and speaking for there master northerns cabals in oil block and nursing ambition to impeach jonathan, why why and why is S.W speaking and defending north after there evils. God is watching and all ur evil plan will fail,sai jonathan ''2015'' i hate pdp as a party but likes jonathan as my president

You are being mischievous. This is not SW speaking. It is just one Nigerian out of 150 million exercising his right , he also happens to be a senator and what he said happens to be right in this case. The 83% nonsense has been debunked and only the ignorant will go on spreading this false and divisive rumor. If you like Jonathan as President it cannot be for his intellect and superhuman capacity. It cannot be for the same reason the Venezuelans loved Hugo Chavez , it must be because you share the same tribe. You bigot.

God bless this senator who has chosen to take a stand in the interest of Nigerians inspite of all the official senatorial pampering he must be getting not to rock the boat.

Incompetence, cluelessness, greed and timidity describes Nigeria's current president. He is unsellable.

Nigerian senators simply cannot see beyond their noses. What a lonely senate it must be for this patriotriotic senator.

AnanseK:

You are being mischievous. This is not SW speaking. It is just one Nigerian out of 150 million exercising his right , he also happens to be a senator and what he said happens to be right in this case. The 83% nonsense has been debunked and only the ignorant will go on spreading this false and divisive rumor. If you like Jonathan as President it cannot be for his intellect and superhuman capacity. It cannot be for the same reason the Venezuelans loved Hugo Chavez , it must be because you share the same tribe. You bigot.

mr man which Zone, state and party this ur short blinded senator is from because it seem that u are blind as well and has a natural hatred towords mr president

nagoma: So if a Senator has not achieved , it would be okay for Jona not to have capacity?

You can tolerate a clueless senator but not a clueless senate
However, having a clueless president, is a time bomb of destruction

Gbawe.:
The Senator is telling the truth but Nigerian politics is currently too monetised and too unprincipled for an impeachment of a President to pass easily. Fact is that GEJ, with so many errors and failures to his name, would have been impeached in all serious nations on Earth.

Fact is Ebele would NEVER BE ELECTED INTO SUCH A SENSITIVE OFFICE in any serious nation.