Who is a leader? A leader is someone who leads
people to accomplish a task; a leader is someone
who people look unto as a role model. Someone
once described a leader as someone who can
make others turn his dream into their passion. I
agree with that last one a lot.
Presidents are supposed to be leaders. They are
supposed to be good examples to the citizens they
lead, govern or rule. They are supposed to be
people with the ability to transform and redirect a
failing system. They are supposed to be the
guardian of the people who voted them in
(including those who didn’t even vote them or like
what they look like.) Presidents owe their entire
country service, whether they belong to the ruling
party or not.
Nigeria’s case shouldn’t be an exception,
especially as our democracy is getting deeper.
Without a doubt, we should be better off today, but
due to sentiments we used in choosing, judging
and rating our leaders has cost us many years of
growth.
Prior to the 2011 elections, in the spirit of
federalism and continuity, President Goodluck
Jonathan made a vow to Nigerians in the Diaspora,
the members of his party, a group of Northern
Elders and Nigerians in general, that he won’t stay
in office beyond 2015. In fact, I know someone
who fell in love with the President because of this
promise (though she presently dislikes his ways,
leadership style and his pro-corruption way of life)
.
The Promise from President Jonathan that he
won’t be contesting 2015 election had made
headlines then, but just penultimate Thursday
evening, I read that President Jonathan had
declared his intention to seek re-election. The little
boy in me has been telling me; “This guy might
still have that humility in him and might not
contest”, but that little boy was sadly mistaken and
disappointed. I saw him take delivery his
nomination form, and I said, “So he was lying back
then, right? Did he deceive us? Oh, no!” Here is
evidence of his promise: http://www.bbc.co.uk/
news/world-africa-12339017
Yes, it may be President Jonathan’s constitutional
right to want to seek a another term in office. I
don’t know how legitimate it is for him to be
sworn in thrice as the country’s constitution is
against this, but if he gets re-elected in 2015, that
means he would have been sworn in the 3rd term.
That is unconstitutional and against the law of the
land, but what do I know? The lawyers and the
court will argue that out and translate to us.
However, as a Nigerian citizen, before voting last
election, I had listened to the programs candidates
presented before electorates, also the manifestos of
their political parties, and I still have that of
President Jonathan. The question is, which one
has he fulfilled? Which one has he failed in? Is he
re-electable? Can we trust him again? Ok, before
you answer those questions, here are the promised
President Jonathan made to electorates while
campaigning round the country prior to 2011
elections.
If President Jonathan or some of his handlers
won’t remember his promises during campaign,
here are few of his promises with evidence. On the
12th of October 2010, he had told Nigerians in
Kaduna that he’s a man of his words; evidence
http://allafrica.com/stories/201010140313.html,
can we still believe those words? Close to 5years
after, there’s still not appreciable improvement in
power supply in Nigeria.
Also, President Jonathan, to fool our traditional
rulers to endorse him and compel their
communities to vote for him, he promised
constitutional roles for them. Do our Obas, Emirs
and Obis have these roles now? Did he send any
bill to National Assembly to effect these roles? Or
GEJITES want to argue he didn’t say it? You said
this on the 27th of December 2010 and here is one
article someone posted about it…. http://
www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/articles/guest-
articles/do-we-need-any-constitutional-role-for-
traditional-rulers.html It is almost four years now
sir, we still await his executive bill to National
Assembly on this issue.
“If I win the election, within my four years in office,
I will establish domestic airports in all the states
without airports.” Those are the words of Mr.
President on March 17th 2011 in Jigawa after
seeing the airport being built by Sule Lamido of
Jigawa. Besides this one, the Moshood Abilola
Airport in the State of Osun is being built by the
Rauf Aregbesola administration. Even the
president’s home town of Bayelsa doesn’t have;
Ebonyi does not, Ogun, Ekiti et el to mention few.
All we see is Stella Odua’s cosmetic rehabilitation
and corruption-driven aviation industry. President
Jonathan has not built a single airport in the last 4
years.
Also, he promised Nigerians while campaigning in
Nassarawa state that he would build one university
in each of the state of the federation; I wonder if
this promise has been fulfilled. All we know about
is $20 billion missing money; no new government-
owned university in Lagos where I stay. Do you
have in your state? The first developmental plan of
Yakubu Gowon that built universities of first choice
and so many institutions today and airport is not
up to N3billion(I’ll explain in my next article). Yet
someone got $20billion in her purse? Indeed, deris
God o!
On February 8th 2011, in Ibadan, I don’t know
what really happened that day. That day, he called
Yoruba elders and leaders “Rascals.” After that, he
promised to create jobs and improve power sector,
but as I’m typing this my battery is in 30percent
(not #30percentornothing, mind you), and scores
of my brothers and future leaders were killed early
this year during the scam on Nigerian youths they
called it Immigration Recruitment. They collected
N1000 each from over 700,000 Nigerians for 5000
vacancies, out of which over 3500 have been
shared to governors, senators and PDP chieftains.
Still no job, no refund and lives were lost. In fact,
the minister that carried out that exercise is still in
office living large. Is that what Jonathan promised?
If so, he’s delivered sorrows, tears and blood.
Great apologies to the Great Fela.
On February 9th 2011, Mr. President was in Bauchi
and he promised to intensify oil and gas
exploration in the North-East as part of efforts to
harness resources for economic development.
Also, he pledged to boost agriculture, power and
water supply for wealth creation and revenue
generation. He further assured that projects such
as the Mambilla hydro-electricity, Jada irrigation
project and Kafin Zaki dam in Taraba, Adamawa
and Bauchi would be pursued to boost agriculture
and industrial development, here is an evidence of
this particular vow. http://dailytimes.com.ng/
article/jonathan-promises-intensify-oil-
exploration-north. Then, he promised that his
administration would establish two universities in
the region. Sadly that’s the same North our
President can’t even visit today. So painful we
have lost the region to terrorists in a state that has
sovereignty. We still have a President, don’t we?
Even if those universities were built and completed
today, who would attend them? Is it the thousands
of Youth who have been forced to either join Boko
Haram or the alternative, the Civilian JTF? Or the
over 200 Chibok Girls who were writing their
Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examinations
when they were crudely kidnapped by terrorists
and criminally abandoned by the President? Or the
hundreds of thousands who have been displaced
by the war? Who would attend your new
universities, Mr. President?
On this day in 2011, it was February 12th precisely
in Port Harcourt, a lot of people lost their lives
trying to listen to the promises which have not
seen the light of day. President Jonathan
announced plans that the NNPC, in partnership
with the private sector, would establish a
petrochemical plant in the Niger Delta. He also
promised the plant will create job opportunities for
the Niger Delta youths. Then he went ahead to
promise the implementation of Local Content Law
and Petroleum Industry Bill. You all can judge if
that has been done today.
Also he has promised in Benue in 2011 that he
will build the 2nd Niger Bridge within four years of
his stay in office. This is the project that woos Ndi
Igbo and immediately they call him ‘Azikiwe’.
Today, nothing has been done; I believe the Ndi-
Igbo are wiser now. Or are they still waiting for the
2nd Niger Bridge? They will only get 2nd fooling.
WATCH IT.
President Jonathan trying to show his team has
some good governance idea or policies that could
liberate the people, he went to Jos on February
17th 2011 and promised them what looks like
mere wishful thinking. Our ‘transforming’ President
promised the people of Plateau that he will refocus
on the solid mineral development of the state and
make it one of the key revenue sources in Nigeria.
He also promised to build more dams and
complete ongoing ones, so as to boost agricultural
growth. Inasmuch as I agree that Dr. Adeshina the
minister of Agriculture is doing great, but I think
he’s doing what he’s doing to save his own
career, if he opposes one of Jonathan’s evil policy
tomorrow he’ll be sacked just the way he sacked
his best minister in 2013, Danladi Usman, and the
light of his administration Bolaji Abdulai all
because the people that nominated them pick up
the membership of the opposition party, APC. This
is a serious government, indeed. And that same
day, Mr. Jonathan promised to complete the Vom-
Manchok-Jos road to boost economic links
between Plateau and Kaduna states; I have not
been there. Please, someone should confirm if the
road has been completed.
In Kogi State on the 21st of February, he promised
that the dredging of the River Niger and Lokoja-
Abuja road dualisation would be completed’ very
soon.’ The last time I use that road, it was wahala;
in fact I saw AIT bus inside a big mud and Mrs.
Owoeye Wise can tell you her story. That road
almost cost the Kogi State Governor his life on that
road. Was that part of the promise?
The next day, our President went to Kwara and
pledged that the irrigation project in Shonga would
be completed “in a few months” to boost the
commercial farming activities of the New Nigeria
Farmers in the area. He also said the Jebba-
Mokwa Road and Jebba Bridge would be given
adequate attention to ease transportation in the
area. Sadly the only thing I can recognize Shonga
Farms for is their sweet banana which the
government of Senator Bukola Saraki kick-start and
dully been followed up by incumbent Governor
Abdul Fathia Ahmed. What can our president point
at?
On 24th of that same love month of February 2011,
our President was in Aba where he promised his
adopted Ndi Igbo brothers that he would make Aba
“the economic city of the country” by rehabilitating
their ailing industries and creating enabling
environment for them for a proudly “made in Aba”
products. The last Jeans I bought was made in
China. Maybe after this election if our Igbo
brothers fall for this gimmick again, he might keep
his promise this time.
On the 25th of February in 2011 in Anambra state,
I remember vividly how the APGA leaders and PDP
leaders fought shamelessly to endorse President
Jonathan. In fact, Igbo leaders said he’s their son
and they were blunt to tell their wards, “This is
Azikiwe. He will do what our late son Azikiwe did
for us.” I was happy for him, because he was their
hope; but how far has he given back to these
people that love him dearly? He promised to fix
ALL roads leading to Anambra state and South East
in general. I saw on TVC how Anambra and Enugu
people are complaining about bad federal roads. If
Anambra people can complain like this imagine
how federal roads in Abia and Ebonyi state will be.
Also, President Jonathan promised to tackle
erosion in South East. NTA can’t even cover this
lie as any news from South East is erosion news.
In Niger state, he promised more power
generation. Perhaps the most important aspect of
his promises is that his government would map
out a five-year strategic plan for road projects; but
sadly he met 2962 megawatts from the Yar’dua
government, today what we our country is
generating is 2600 megawatts haven received over
billions of dollars for power.
President Jonathan promised many Nigerians that
things will change for better but the reverse has
happened. President Jonathan promised young
Northern people that he would give them life, give
them education, better their lives and lead them to
greatness. He can’t even protect them from
terrorism. He just doesn’t give a damn.
President Jonathan promised to unite Nigerians,
but his government has so divide Nigerians that a
Yoruba wife is so opposed to his Igbo husband
while a Hausa husband so dislike the families and
sibling of his Ijaw wife.
President Jonathan promised the continuation of
rule of law as being witnessed during the
Government of Late President Umoru Musa
Yar’dua but instead, lives of innocent Nigerians
were being lost, big people looting the vulnerable
and walking free. Impunity is the order of the day.
Corruption is so legal those government officials
steal at will and get no jail once they can say,
“Goodluck Nigeria 2015”. I have never witnessed
such a corrupt government driven by impunity and
shenanigans since I was born.
It’s a fact that if this country should continue with
someone like President Jonathan as President,
Nigeria will be so divided and insecurity will
spread. This government, as plainly demonstrated
by its leader, has no idea how to curb terrorism.
They have no clue how to better the lives of people
they are governing or propose progressive
government policies.
If President Jonathan could fulfill all those
promises he made during the electioneering period
of 2011 (some of which I have highlighted with the
help of Oluwaseun Egghead Odewale’s letter ), I’ll
not only support and endorse his candidature; I’ll
bring in all my machinery of about 7500 volunteers
in my group to support this man.
But as it stands, I’m a no Jonathanian; I’m anti-
GEJITES and I hate this type of transformation my
people are witnessing. Transformation that brings
about Touts Across Nigeria to loot us dry. God
forbid! http://omojuwa.com/2014/11/the-many-lies-of-gej-and-why-we-shouldnt-re-elect-him-in-2015-by-lanre-oguntoyinbo/

this piece exposes our beloved President and his corrupt Allies

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He has every right to contest as long as he is a Nigerian. We have elections to vote people out if we don't want him let our vote do the talking simple. Weither he wants to contest again doesn't matter.

I wouldnt blame gej..aftaral,in d 1st place,he qot there by mistake...