President Goodluck Jonathan will this evening
host a televised media chat with some
Nigerian journalists, during which he is
expected to respond to questions on a number
of topical national issues.
Aso Rock spokesperson, Reuben Abati, said
in a statement the presidential media chat, to
be aired live on major television and radio
stations in the country, would begin at 7 p.m.
Nigerian time.
The presidency promised in the past to
entertain questions from Nigerians via
telephone, although the phone failed to work
during those episodes of the programme.
Critics believe the phones were programmed
not to work as a way of blocking citizens
from asking the
president embarrassing questions.
So, in case you are able to reach the president
on the programme today, we suggest you put
the questions below to him, in addition to
others you might have. We are told only
questions relating to the ongoing
electioneering would be answered. So we
have restricted our suggested questions to the
focus area.
We also urge the editors, who will interview
the president, to consider asking him some of
the questions suggested below.
Find the questions we raised for the May 4
2014 edition of the Presidential Media Chat
here.
1) You have always promised Nigerians and
the international community free and credible
elections. Yet a recently leaked audio
recording suggested that you directed the
military to rig last year’s Ekiti governorship
election in favour of your party. In fact, your
then Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu
Obanikoro, was overheard in the recording
saying he was on a presidential assignment to
rig the election. What exactly was your role in that saga? And
why have you not commented on the matter or order an
investigation?
2) Mr. President, you have always said that his election is
not worth the blood of any Nigerian. But Niger Delta militants
have on more than one occasion threatened blood and war if
you are not re-elected. Some PDP governors – specifically
those of Katsina and Kaduna – have been heard loud and clear
threatening violence on their opponents. Why have you
remained quiet over such inciting statements?
3) Can you, Mr. President, on your honour, give a clear
commitment that INEC chairman, Attahiru Jega, will be
allowed to conduct the rescheduled polls, given speculations
you might illegally send him off before the polls? Nigerians
are suspicious you might give him the kind of treatments you
gave Justice Ayo Salami and former CBN Governor, Sanusi
Lamido.
4) Mr. Buhari, your main challenger in the presidential
election, has contested thrice and lost thrice. From his first
outing in 2003 to the last in 2011, he never drew a significant
popular support across board as many Nigerians viewed him
as part of the old system. As Mr. Buhari’s co-contestant in
2011 and now 2015, what do you think is responsible for what
appears a massive support for the same Mr. Buhari this time
around?
5) Mr. President, besides widespread unemployment in
Nigeria, one of the talking points of this electioneering has
been the action of one of your ministers who apparently
seized on the widespread unemployment in Nigeria to collect
nearly a billion naira from unemployed Nigerians without
giving them jobs. He did so through a company he
unilaterally appointed, against public procurement rules.
Worst, at least a dozen people who turned up for the job test
died. These much were confirmed by a Senate investigation.
Why have you, the president our country, failed to sanction
Minister Abba Moro who committed these acts?
6) Mr. President, you said in 2011 you would not run in
2015 and that whatever you cannot do in four years you
would never be able to do in 100 years. But recently you
contradicted yourself, saying four years are not enough for
any president to make an impact? When did you realize that
four years are not enough? And why this apparent self-
contradiction?
7) The Federal Government said the military would not be
available to provide security for the postponed election. How
did we come to see election security more a responsibility for
the military than the police, para-military and other arms of
the security agencies?
Mr. President, you said during your campaign in Lagos
that militant group, MEND, wanted to assassinate you in
2010. This is contrary to what you said in 2010 after the
bombing in Abuja, when you defended the group, saying it is
not a terrorist organization. At what point did you realize that
the group wanted to assassinate you? And why did you defend
the group in 2010 even when investigations had not been done
on the bombing incident?
9) Your estranged godfather, former President Olusegun
Obasanjo, on Tuesday formally endorsed your opponent,
Muhammadu Buhari. How did the relationship between both
of you degenerate to this extent? What really went wrong
between you and him?
10)Your administration has now promised to flush out Boko
Haram from the North-East in six weeks so elections could
hold in all parts of the country. One of our readers requested
us to ask you why you are now more committed to defeating
Boko Haram for election sake. He wants to know why you
could not do that in six years for the sake of fellow Nigerians
that were being killed, maimed and displaced?

We cnt tak this from MR President any longer

question number 10 shuld be number 1

Op...Oya shift make I sit down .

Guy ^^^ ur head dey obstruct my view .

whatever, i will vote for jonathan

Gyara kanka kakaremin, bana gani.

change is here...Buhari will deliver but he is surrounded by thieves

"Questions are the answers".
-- Anthony Robbins.

They have asked him two of the above questions so far. 2 & 3.

2. Jega is gonna make it.
3. Conclusion pending ...

U guyz should update us here