Dr Goodluck Jonathan, the immediate past
president and stakeholders in Bayelsa have
applauded President Muhammadu Buhari, for
pledging allegiance to all in his inaugural speech.
Reacting to the speech, in Yenagoa on Saturday,
Jonathan said that he was gladdened by the
posture of the president.
“Buhari said that he does not belong to any
clique, and I congratulate him for that statement.
“It shows that we should all rally around him to
work towards the development of the country and
make Nigerians happy,” Jonathan said.
Other opinion leaders in Bayelsa also commended
Buhari for the speech, describing it as `a
roadmap’ to move the country forward.
The Bayelsa Chairman of the Trade Union
Congress of Nigeria (TUCN), Mr Tari Dounana,
told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the
speech indicated that Buhari was ready to bring
change to the country.
Dounana urged the new president to fulfill his
promises to Nigerians irrespective of party,
religious and tribal affiliation.
“The president said that he belonged to everyone
and to nobody. That is the kind of words we want
from a leader.
“Thank God Nigeria’s democracy is advancing
and we have gotten a leader that will take the
issues of workers very seriously,” he said.
Mr Ezekiel Ogbianko, the Chairman of the Rice
Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in
Bayelsa, also commended the president’s
inaugural speech, urging him to also look into rice
farming.
“All Nigerians, especially RIFAN should cooperate
with the new administration to move the country
forward.
“I believe that if president takes actions on all he
said, Nigeria will move forward,” Ogbianko said.
Also Rev. Samuel Ayadi, Niger Delta Coordinator
of Artisanal Fishermen Association of Nigeria
(ARFAN), said that thousands of fishermen across
the region were impressed by the inaugural
speech.
“The speech raises a lot of hope and for the new
president to even mention the Niger Delta issue
shows that he cares.
“We, the fishermen, have showcased our
challenges to him during his electioneering
campaigns.
“We expect him to address pending oil spill
compensations, especially the Bonga Spill incident
and assist the traditional fishing sector to enable
us contribute towards food security,” Ayadi said.
Mr Namso Ekpo, the Leader of Onna Industrial
Youth Cooperative, a Niger Delta based group
urged the new president to industrialise the Niger
Delta region to meaningfully engage the teeming
youths.
“The president mentioning the Niger Delta region
in his inaugural speech means that he has done
research on the problems facing the country and
we await his actions to address the issues.
“We are ready to work with him to meaningfully
engage the youths in productive ventures and be
self reliant,” Ekpo said.
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Jonathan should be truthful enough to tell us that the part of the speech he is lauding the President for is where he said " He's not here to settle old time scores". At least FFK came out clean and appreciate this only part and we know why. So Oga Jona shouldn't hide behind this statement jare.

beware of green snake under green grass.Nobody can neglect my warning and still be happy aftermath

Tanoids you Oga sef recognizes better Speech

I don't know what's wrong with some TANoids. Their master has commended Buhari for his inaugural speech, yet, some TANdroids would say the speech was the most boring inaugural speech they've heard in recent times. Those TANoids are pathetic. Meanwhile, "GEJ Till 2019"!!!