President Goodluck Jonathan,
yesterday, said he has no ambition to stay in office
beyond 2015, assuring Nigerians in Diaspora that
while he will not contest the 2015 election, he will
ensure that this year’s election is free and fair.
The President promised that if voted in for the next
four years, he would ensure significant improvement
in key sectors of the economy — security, power,
education, road, health amongst others.

“Without security, there is no government. So it is not
debatable, it is something we have to addressed and
we are working towards that with vigour. But if I’m
voted into power within the next four years, the issue
of power will become a thing of the past. Four years
is enough for anyone in power to make significant
improvement and if I can’t improve on power within
this period, it then means I cannot do anything even
if I am there for the next four years.”
Jonathan said this while interacting with Nigerians
mainly diplomats working in the United Nations
Economic Commission for Africa, UNECA, and the
African Union, AU, in Addis-Ababa.

While fielding questions from those present at the
interactive session on whether Nigerians abroad will
vote, Jonathan said: “I would have loved that the
Nigerians in Diaspora vote this year but to be frank
with you, that is going to be difficult now. Presently,
the law does not allow the voting outside Nigeria and
so this year Nigerians in Diaspora will not vote but I
will work towards it by 2015 even though I will not be
running for election.”

On the issue of security, Jonathan said the
government was doing everything possible to arrest
the situation. He disclosed that all those involved in
the October 1 bombing had been arrested and were
being prosecuted. He, however, said he ordered the
release of the car dealers because they were just
businessmen who could not have known that the
vehicles were to be used for such heinous crime.
On education, the President said, the nine new
approved universities were to be specialised and to
be headed by at least three Nigerians experts in
Diaspora.

On the concerns raised of having a database of
Nigerian experts in Diaspora, President Jonathan
assured that he was working on creating a forum for
interaction between them and government and also
develop a database, where experts needed to
address the various challenges of the economy will
be drawn. He hinted that this was why the Diaspora
Commission was being set up as the bill was already
before the National Assembly.

The President also disclosed that the government is
looking towards reviewing the country’s foreign
policy to ensure that Nigeria gets maximum benefit
from its roles and contributions to international
organizations like the AU, UN and ECOWAS.
He lamented that right now Nigeria’s contributions
were not being recognized adding that “there is need
for Nigeria to have something in return for our
investments. We are investing so much but it is not
being noticed and there is need to reverse that trend.

On the concerns about road network and
transportation in the country, President Jonathan
assured that the railway system will be revamp
because presently heavy duty vehicles were
destroying the roads. “Why we cannot have
continuous road maintenance for now because no
contractor wants to go into it because of the
continuous pressure on the road by heavy duty
vehicles. That is why we are working to ensure that
we revamp the rail”.

The President also assured that Nigerians working in
international organization and institutions would be
issued diplomatic passports. He directed the Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Odein Ajumogobia to submit the
list of those qualified within the shortest possible
time to him.

On the 35 per cent affirmative action implementation
and the domestication of protocols signed, he
assured that he will present before the National
Assembly within the shortest possible time

Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/02/i-ll-not-contest-2015-election-jonathan/

He had no ambition to be there in the first place. He was never prepared for it until the last minute. Its like a person that jumps into an exam without reading obviously he is bound to fail. The man's only ambition was to be a chairman or councillor. President was a big multiple promotion by God or the gods to punish us.

"But if I’m
voted into power within the next four years, the
issue
of power will become a thing of the past. Four years
is enough for anyone in power to make significant
improvement and if I can’t improve on power within
this period, it then means I cannot do anything even
if I am there for the next four years.”

Did any one see that

His actions speaks volume of him, Most Nigeria politicians are not men of their word.
He's been there 6year without impact, I don't know why some block head still think he would do something for us.
The moment we start changing them like diapers the moment they will sit up.
This one is a goner, God's willing come 2015.

It is only in Countries as ours that such persons still insult our collective psych in the pretexts of "reelection" campaigns.

aanumama:
His actions speaks volume of him, Most Nigeria politicians are not men of their word.
He's been there 6year without impact, I don't know why some block head still think he would do something for us.
The moment we start changing them like diapers the moment they will sit up.
This one is a goner, God's willing come 2015.

I think we need a better n trust worthy leader

Make 14-02-2015 quick reach make we comot this dry stick.

First eleven baddest liars,evil men,clueless,cheaters,clowns,wicked men that creates more hardship,torture and misery for the world in the last 80 years are:Adolf Hilter,Mobutu Seseko,Idi Amin,Osama Bin Laden,Goodluck Jonathan,Charles Taylor,Bashir Al Assad,Saddam Hussein,Shekau,Samuel Doe and George Bush Jnr..............GEJ will be drag to ICC;mark my word anyday,anytime.

To the JonaTANians, how many of these promises were kept, please?

He wants to be disgraced out of office, let him come and contest.