The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said
Nigerians need no ’marking scheme’ to assess
the Jonathan Administration or any
administration at all, noting that the people
know when a government has impacted
positively on their lives.
In a statement issued in Ibadan on Thursday by
its National Publicity
Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party also
reminded President Jonathan that it is not the
business of the opposition to spoon-feed his
Administration on how to govern, even though
the party has, time and again, gone out of its
way to proffer solutions to the myriad of
problems facing the nation, out of
sheer patriotism.

”Needless to say that such suggestions from us
and other well-meaning groups and individuals
have been so arrogantly ignored by the
administration,” it said.
ACN wondered why President Jonathan is
suddenly irritated that Nigerians have not
given his administration a pass mark, after
about three years in the saddle and two years
since he was elected.
”Mr. President, Nigerians need no marking
scheme to know that the rate of unemployment
went up, under your watch, to an
unprecedented 23.9% by December 2011,
according to figures given by the National
Bureau of Statistics. Today, the figure must be
hovering above the 50% mark!
”Mr. President, Nigerians need no marking
scheme to know that under your watch,
security of lives and property, as well as the
welfare of the citizens – the raison d’etre of
any government – are at the lowest ebb. A day
before you
demanded a marking scheme from Nigerians
instead of giving them better life, a popular
musician was attacked by a nine-man gang
that snatched his car and deprived him of his
money in the country’s economic capital city -
the fate being suffered daily by millions of
your compatriots!
”Mr. President, what marking scheme does one
need to know that despite the seemingly
impressive economic figures being reeled out
by your administration, the average Nigerian
is worse off today than he or she was before
you assumed office? What we are seeing is
growth without development. The so-called 6.5%
economic growth announced by your Finance
Minister is meaningful only on paper. How does
that help the thousands of university graduates
who are scrambling to work as truck drivers?
How does it make Lagos-Ibadan expressway or
the East-West road safer for Nigerians?
”Mr. President, what has been the impact for
Nigerians of the high foreign reserves figure
and the stable exchange rates for the naira
reeled out by your Finance Minister? Is it not a
cruel irony that as Mr. President was
luxuriating in phantom economic indices on the
second anniversary of his administration,
Nigerians across the land could not even watch
him on television because the power situation
has been exceptionally poor in recent times?
”And in case Mr. President thinks it is only the
opposition and the media – his administration’s
favourite whipping boys – that are scoring his
administration low, the Washington-based
global advocacy and campaigning
organization, ONE, was listing Nigeria – under
President Jonathan’s watch – and DR Congo
among ”laggard countries” pulling Africa back
from reaching the MDG goals by 2015? Surely,
this global body did not use any ’Jonathan-
style marking scheme’ to name Uganda,
Rwanda, Malawi, Ghana and Ethiopia as the top
performing countries in Africa (on the MDGs),
even when they are less endowed
than Nigeria?” ACN queried.
The party said it would not have wasted its
energy on commenting on the mid-term
performance record of the
Jonathan Administration, had the President not
disingenuously decided to blame imaginary
enemies of his administration for his token
achievements in the face of mounting challenges
facing the country.
It urged President Jonathan to shut his ears to
praise-singers, especially those of the pig-at-
the-trough hue from across the Atlantic who
have never seen an African government, no
matter its governance record, that is unworthy
of their association, as they hunt for cheap
funds from despotic governments across
the continent to rehabilitate themselves back
home.
”Mr. President, it is never too late for you to
put your shoulder to the wheel, shun the
political jobbers around you, reinvigorate your
cabinet by chasing away the deadwood there –
though some of them come highly recommended
on paper – and giving Nigerians a more
purposeful governance.
”When that happens, Mr. President, you will
not need to waste valuable time on lecturing
your much-sapped compatriots on how to assess
your administration, and you would have
succeeded in rending those seemingly
implacable critics of yours in the media and the
opposition jobless,” ACN said.

on a serious note Alhaji Lai Mohammed go craze very soon

Can someone please tell us Lai Mohammed source of Livelihood?Am sure he survives on an Almajiri bowl from Action Congress State.I was Lekki yesterday and everywhere was flooded.If your much darling propaganda best Governor in Action Congress and Proposed Presidential Candidate for Apc Fashola can not fix Lagos after 6 years in power,how many years will fashola take to fix Nigeria.Do the Maths.

Another poo from Lai Muhammed, the LIAR. He is so so predictable. I'm sure many Nigerians no longer take him and his gang seriously. His words these days are considered as the ranting of an old, frustrated mischief maker.

Sincere 9gerian: Another poo from Lai Muhammed, the LIAR. He is so so predictable. I'm sure many Nigerians no longer take him and his gang seriously. He words these days are considered as the rantings of an old, frustrated mischief maker.

He words?

Rants, baseless rants. Say something reasonable next time Mr Lie Mohammed.

Conveniently he ignored the rehabilitation of roads,working of railways,implementation of power sector reforms...am quite sure Lai mohammed uses the remodelled airports...
As usual he pulled out a whooping 50% unemployment rate from his annus..
As usual played politics with Security..its no longer Boko haram killing thousands but now a popular musician attacked..maybe he should be reminded of how our security agents just busted a hezebollah cell and the ongoing onslaught against boko haram in the NE...

Lai thanks for atleast acknowledging what you call in ur words "Token Achievement" which means sometin is definitely been done afterall..

And thanks for the advice about deadwoods..we will definitely look into it

Sincere 9gerian: Another poo from Lai Muhammed, the LIAR. He is so so predictable. I'm sure many Nigerians no longer take him and his gang seriously. His words these days are considered as the ranting of an old, frustrated mischief maker.

we take nobody serious. Not even u, their lapdogs.
Everyone shld jes shut up and do their work!

pdp lapdogs you are doing a good work

I pity Lai Mohammed.You know why?GEJ is making his job more difficult.I know for their selfish interest they would have prefered an underperforming President but unfortunately for them the reverse is the case.Indeed President GEJ is working but the likes of Lai Mohammed and Fashakin( The nicompoop in CPC) must criticise because they are paid to do so.Lai is beating around the bush.

Lai is giving GEJ and his supporters sleepless night.

I thought that talk from Jonathan about marking scheme was ridiculous!

Honestly with all the bad roads, poverty, poor electricity etc what marking scheme does any Government need?

Did he lie? Why are we. Talking economic growth without job creation
Let's be honest with ourselves in 3years of jonathan what are the sTandout achievments?
Remember that oil is trading well above 80 usd meaning we earn more

I agree!!

We need no marking scheme to evaluate an empty script..