This is not the best of time for many members of the Federal Executive Council and aides of President Goodluck Jonathan.

He is angry with them for allowing the rival All Progressives Congress (APC) get the upper hand so early in the campaign leading to the February 14 election.

He is particularly irked by the perception of his government by many Nigerians as ‘non-performing’ which he blames on the opposition.

This was evident at the flagging off of his campaign in Lagos on of the day defending allegations of incompetence levelled at his administration

Consequently, PDP strategists have returned to the drawing board with a view to checking the APC onslaught. They are tinkering with the option of the PDP fighting ‘dirty’ if necessary. Sources familiar with the development said that the President was unhappy that public opinion was turning against his administration in spite of what his ‘good performance’. It was gathered that that the pressure from campaign issues being raised by the opposition accounted for the manner in which the President spoke at the flag-off of his campaign in Lagos. President Jonathan,it was also learnt, opted to beat his drum if no one would do it.

This is expected to serve as a template for the party’s Presidential Campaign Council, headed by Director-General Ahmadu Ali. Sources said that the President was disturbed that most Ministries, Departments and Agencies(MDAs) were not defending issues brought up for public discourse by the opposition. One of the issues being considered now is a minor cabinet reshuffle which will see a Minister posted to take care of Information and National Orientation to fill in gaps during the ongoing campaign. One source said that the President is not comfortable with the lack of input from the Mini.

“The President was talking with anger in Lagos because of pressure from critics who were trying to writeoff his administration. He was under tremendous pressure to clear his image to prove that he had performed in office,” one source said.

“The President believes the MDAs and their Ministers are not reeling out the facts and figures enough for Nigerians to appreciate the modest successes recorded by the administration.

“You can see that from the way he has been taking in on the opposition, he is desperate to match them tit- fortat. At a point, the President was fidgeting. He alleged that the figures being reeled out by his critics were just wrong.”

Another source said: “From the look of things, the PDP and the presidency may engage in dirty campaign because the heat is too much. “Henceforth, you will see the PDP and government officials firing on all cylinders to prove one point or the other.”

Responding to a question, the source added: “PDP and Presidency strategists have returned to the drawing board to reshape the campaign.” Meanwhile, there were signs last night that the Presidency might engage a substantive Minister of Information and National Orientation to put all issues about performance in “perspective.”

A third source said: “The Presidency is not too happy about the handling of the government image. A little swap of ministers might take place to sell the achievements of the government to the public and defend allegations from critics and the opposition. “The new media focus is to be on the offensive instead of being on the defensive on performance-related matters.

“Some cabinet members have been short-listed to man the Ministry of Information and National Orientation because the Supervising Minister, Dr. Nurudeen Mohammed is more of a diplomat than an information manager.”

The APC said last night described the February 14 Presidential election as a referendum to determine President Jonathan’s lacklustre leadership and performance after about six years in the saddle as the President.

The party in a statement in Abuja expressed disappointment that the President could raise issues about what he intends to do for the country after wasting the mandate free

knightsTempler:
Gej Need to match them blow for blow, tit for tart, dirty forty if need be.

Meanwhile my take on Buhari who they claim would bring us change.

I have never seen any school built in his name.
* I have never seen any borehole constructed by him.
* There is no record of any scholarship
awarded by him or for him nor through him.
* I have never seen him use his popularity to canvass for any charitable work nor any humanitarian
effort, not even at the height of the polio scourge where other
purposeful and prominent leaders lead the campaign for immunization.
* No single text book has been donated to any school either by him, for him or through him.
* Asides from doing nothing, he has not improved himself
since his exit from office.
* No book written, no memoirs, no lectures, nothing.
* The only thing of note he can point to are his numerous interviews on the BBC Hausa station.
* He never champion for a university in his state nor has he ever been involved in any kind of programme to better the lives of the Almajiris in Daura.
* His entire existence has not led to any meaningful development in Daura, yet they say he can change Nigeria.
Doesn't charity begin at home again?
* No wonder he was referred to as being ''perpetually unelectable''.
* He is not a patron to any organization, group or association.
* No professional body in Nigeria has ever invited him for their lecture, convention or gala night.
* The only time any known form, body or human assemblage ever chose him to do
anything for them was when the Boko Haram terrorist sect nominated him as their spoke person in the proposed talks with the Fed. Govt in Saudi Arabia but he refused... He recently joined twitter because of election...he recently went to church services becos of elections
VOTE WISELY[-(
come 14th February 2015#

knightsTempler:
Gej Need to match them blow for blow, tit for tart, dirty forty if need be.

Meanwhile my take on Buhari who they claim would bring us change.

I have never seen any school built in his name.
* I have never seen any borehole constructed by him.
* There is no record of any scholarship
awarded by him or for him nor through him.
* I have never seen him use his popularity to canvass for any charitable work nor any humanitarian
effort, not even at the height of the polio scourge where other
purposeful and prominent leaders lead the campaign for immunization.
* No single text book has been donated to any school either by him, for him or through him.
* Asides from doing nothing, he has not improved himself
since his exit from office.
* No book written, no memoirs, no lectures, nothing.
* The only thing of note he can point to are his numerous interviews on the BBC Hausa station.
* He never champion for a university in his state nor has he ever been involved in any kind of programme to better the lives of the Almajiris in Daura.
* His entire existence has not led to any meaningful development in Daura, yet they say he can change Nigeria.
Doesn't charity begin at home again?
* No wonder he was referred to as being ''perpetually unelectable''.
* He is not a patron to any organization, group or association.
* No professional body in Nigeria has ever invited him for their lecture, convention or gala night.
* The only time any known form, body or human assemblage ever chose him to do
anything for them was when the Boko Haram terrorist sect nominated him as their spoke person in the proposed talks with the Fed. Govt in Saudi Arabia but he refused... He recently joined twitter because of election...he recently went to church services becos of elections
VOTE WISELY[-(
come 14th February 2015#

figment232:
GEJ shld draft Fani-Kayode as his new Minister for information,That guy is gud with words

kayboy4y:

Eyah, it's a pity that u're referring to a different Buhari. You're not contemporary. Go n get ur fact right.

aresa:



They've been peddling and selling the same hate, divisive and religious bigotry rubbish FFK is spewing all over the place and Nigerians are still not buying all that nonsense so exactly what else is the corrupt prostitute and zero credibility FFK have to sell? We've heard it all and it's even the reason why Nigerians are turned off the aso rock crooked, corrupt and incompetent clown..

You just can not substitute good governance, performance and credibility with shallow nonsense, hate, anger and religious bigotry because Nigerians in 2015 know the difference...

figment232:
GEJ shld draft Fani-Kayode as his new Minister for information,That guy is gud with words

FastShipping:
Abati, Okupe and Omokri have been lying for three straight years and people are not buying the lies. GEJ can only try his best but failure is his no matter how he sugarcoats his achievements which are no where to be found except in pamphlets.

Sai Buhari/Osinbajo!

Lavidah:
Why are some people still exibiting a high level of ignorance, by saying GMB(a man who INEC has cleared for the fourth time now to contest the presidential election) should show them his certificate?
Keep waiting for the General to bring the said certificate to your house and show you. You think He is foolish or INEC is clueless.
Keep on distracting yourselves, while the GMB train is gathering momentum.

pacesetter939:
I'm so happy with the way Nigerians across ethnic and religious divides are eager to effect CHANGE come feBUHARI 14.
Thank you GMB for bringing the PDP to their kneels after few years of bragging to rule Nigeria for 60years.

The CHANGE we need is here.

Join the TRAIN!

Lavidah:
Why are some people still exibiting a high level of ignorance, by saying GMB(a man who INEC has cleared for the fourth time now to contest the presidential election) should show them his certificate?
Keep waiting for the General to bring the said certificate to your house and show you. You think He is foolish or INEC is clueless.
Keep on distracting yourselves, while the GMB train is gathering momentum.

pacesetter939:

What I do at such ignorance of people is LAUGH...

kelvin100:
I'm afraid, Jonathan may lose his bid for a second term.
He totally neglected his base, the SE. It's only a fool that will do that but he did.
No Igbo could point to a single completed federal infrastructure in the whole SE nor even a potential job creating industry like refinery, petrochemicals, whatever that is ongoing in the SE. Even the railway is not yet running through the SE while it is up and about in the SW.


As much as the Igbo like him for being a Easterner, he failed us and took us for granted. What a shame!
He is very likely not going to get a block vote from the Igbo across the federation and that spells doom for him.

What reason does he have to get another block vote?
He was busy licking trhe a.s.s of Yoruba and Hausa, yet...