Since President Goodluck Jonathan assumed Nigeria’s
presidency in 2010, many people have criticised him for
not doing enough to better the lot of Nigerians.
Among the latest critics of President Jonathan is Toyin
Dawodu, a popular social commentator in the country.
According to an opinion piece written by Dawodu and
first published by Sahara Reporters, he described
Jonathan as someone who seized his opportunity to rule,
had his chance, and blew it.
Dawodu also advised Nigerians that if the ruling People’s
Democratic Party, PDP, were to nominate President
Jonathan, Nigerians should wholeheartedly reject
Jonathan’s candidacy for one simple reason: He can’t
do the job.
He based his opinion on the fact that after four years of
Jonathan’s administration, one thing is very clear:
Jonathan is not the leader Nigerian needs.
Dawodu stated that four more years of Jonathan’s
presidency will delay progress in the country for another
four years or more and ‘we can’t afford to delay our own
progress any longer’.
Below is the full opinion write up as published by Sahara
Reporters:
“Americans have a saying: “You never get a second
chance to make a first impression.”
That saying is absolutely true. Research teams at both
Harvard University and MIT confirm humans
automatically make snap judgments about others within
three seconds of meeting them. We judge not only their
level of danger and friendliness, we also try to determine
their level of education, affluence, influence and value to
us as connections – all in 2.8 seconds. These
conclusions that we reach in under three seconds serve
as the foundation on which we base our opinions of
others. These are first impressions and try as you will,
it’s hard to get someone to change his mind about a first
impression. So then, I will ask you this: Since assuming his post as
president in 2010, what impression has Goodluck
Jonathan made on you? I would say he seized his
opportunity to rule, had his chance, and blew it. In four
years, he has never been able to push his way past being
ineffective, so he’s out. I hope Nigerians are smart
enough to show him the door out of Aso Rock. And even
if PDP were to nominate him, Nigerians should
wholeheartedly reject Jonathan’s candidacy for one
simple reason: He can’t do the job.
Now, before any of you Jonathan supporters and political
handlers out there get bent out of shape and start
attacking me, let me make it clear that I am not anti-
Jonathan. Neither am I a supporter of the opposing party.
I am a registered Nigerian voter who is concerned about
the fate of Nigeria, its status as a nation and its future as
a viable, economically strong country.
I believe in Nigerians. I believe in the power one Nigerian
has to change our country for the better. I gladly support
several candidates who I know have plans to run for
different offices in 2015. One will run as PDP and another
may run as APC. I support these candidates because I
know first-hand of their character and I’m hoping each of
them will be able to maintain their character and integrity
throughout their terms in office. I have yet to make a
decision on a presidential candidate. But after four years
of Jonathan’s administration, one thing is very clear to
me: Jonathan is not the leader Nigerian needs. I fear four
more years of his presidency will delay progress another
four years or more and we can’t afford to delay our own
progress any longer.
Believe it or not, Jonathan never set out to become
Nigeria’s Head of State. He didn’t have a plan in place
for the country. He made us no promises! It’s a wonder
Nigerians elected him to office. If you remember, he
posted a quote on Facebook when he ran for office in
2010 that read: “I do not want to win your affections by
giving you promises of things I would do in the future
which others before me have given and which have
largely been unfulfilled.” The sentiment is romantic, but it
says nothing.
Nothing of his desire to strengthen the economy
Nothing of his strategy for finally powering Nigeria so
that every business and household has working
electricity.
Nothing of his plan to subdue and blot out rebel forces
and make punishments for anti-Nigeria terrorism swift
and severe.
Since we elected to the nation’s highest office a man
without a plan, Nigerians should not be surprised that
power generation has now dropped from 5,000
megawatts in 2010 to 2,500 megawatts today. These are
figures told to the media by Jonathan’s very own
Minister of Power, Professor Nebo. But, I’m sure
Nigerians can bear witness to this fact without having to
read it in the newspapers. Of course, the Honorable
Minister is quick to give the usual excuses, “Sabotage,
vandalism, lack of gas,” but I think we’ve had enough
excuses.
We are not naïve enough to continue to accept
vandalism as a legitimate reason for not being able to
power Nigerian homes and businesses. So, no, Mr.
President, we do not want four more years of your
excuses and fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants presidency.
We may like Jonathan as a public figure or a celebrity
personality. Who doesn’t like Jonathan? But the question
we need to ask ourselves is: Did Jonathan deliver? A
better question is, can he ever deliver? If the answer is
“No,” we need to send him back to his village for
permanent retirement.
Jonathan’s so-called Road Map to Power Nigeria failed
miserably, denying Nigerians a fundamental convenience
of civilized life – uninterrupted electricity. I had the
opportunity to sit down with Professor Nnaji, Jonathan’s
former Chairman of this “road map” in September 2010.
The President himself urged me to meet with the
professor. Jonathan was quite excited about the plan I
developed to build 4,000 megawatts of distributed power
in Nigeria, but my plan could not come to fruition
because the Chairman and I did not see eye to eye on
Nigeria’s power plan.
I reviewed the Chairman’s power plan, but there was one
important flaw – it wouldn’t deliver electricity to
Nigerians for a decade or more. I didn’t have to convince
the Chairman of the flaw in his plan. He already knew,
but insisted his mandate did not allow him to tweak the
road map and focus on what is feasible and achievable.
So now, it’s four years later and we have access to half
as much power as we did when Jonathan took office.
I will admit that I had high hopes for the President. He
was a fresh face and he seemed like a good man. Fueled
by my meeting with his handlers and Jonathan’s vague
statements before he took office, I did my best to warn
Nigerians about the trouble ahead, to no avail. I don’t
doubt that Jonathan is a good man. He’s just not a good
president.
Well, friends, another election is upon us. If we are not
careful, we will forget the failures of the past four years
and mortgage the futures of our children by electing a
winning smile and great personality to an office that
requires a grueling work ethic and smart strategies.
What will the next four years hold for us if Jonathan is
reelected? I don’t know. As long as Jonathan is in office,
Nigeria will remain in darkness. If we are smart, we will
reject Jonathan this time around and find a candidate
who is equipped to strengthen Nigeria.”


What will your decision be?

http://www.naij.com/312525-opinion-time-to-say-goodbye-to-president-jonathan.html

nobody can do the job then....

am not here to Champaign for any body... If pdp can provide another better candidate than goodluck.... I can still guarantee pdp 50% of my vote