President Goodluck Jonathan has
berated his opponents, particularly those
who handled the past privitisation
exercise, saying they are now “opening
their mouth wide” to attack his
administration.
Jonathan, who said this while addressing
Nigerian professionals in New York,
United States, on Monday said the
privatisation of public utilities by his
administration was being done in a
transparent manner.
He also said the problem of the Boko
Haram insurgency was being exploited to
blackmail his administration.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria
report, the President said that so far
$3bn had been realised without any form
of corruption compared to the
privatisation that took place in the past.
Jonathan’s critics that played key role in
the past privatisation included former
Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and an ex-
minister of the Federal Capital Territory,
Mallam Nasir El-Rufai.
Berating his critics, the President said, “In
the country’s past privatisation, we know
what happened there and yet those who
sat over the exercise are the same people
who are opening their mouths wide to
attack this administration.”
But speaking through his Media Adviser,
Muyiwa Adekeye, El-Rufai said that the
Jonathan administration did not
understand transparency.
He challenged the President to be
specific in his allegations.
The former minister said, “President
Jonathan is dealing in innuendo as is the
tradition of his government. He should
make specific allegations against specific
persons since he claims to know what
went on in the previous privatisation
regime.
“We are all witnesses to how rules have
been bent in the ongoing power
privatisation in favour of investors with
close ties to government. This
government does not understand
transparency, and is in no position to
practise it.”
Reacting to the allegation of shoddy
performance as the chairman of the
National Council of Privatisation, Atiku
said he was proud of his achievements.
Atiku who spoke through his Media
Adviser, Malam Garba Shehu, expressed
confidence that his tenure was not in
President Jonathan’s frame of reference.
Shehu said, “(He) acquitted himself well
when he held sway at the NCP.
“We are very proud of Turaki’s legacies at
the NCP and that his vindication is there
for all to see in the reports of the
separate investigations by both the
Senate and the House. We have our
records. Let us see his own.”
On security, Jonathan said that in the
past, the major security challenge facing
the nation was armed robbery. He said
that terrorism had emerged as the major
challenge in the country now.
Jonathan, however, stressed that the
challenge of terrorism was being
seriously tackled by the government.
He stated, “I appreciate that we have a
serious security challenge with Boko
Haram insurgency. This is the area where
the government is being blackmailed, but
by the grace of God this will soon be a
thing of the past.
“Before now it was robbery, until
terrorism took us by surprise. Soon it will
be a thing of the past.”
On Nigerians in Diaspora, the president
acknowledged that they had excelled in
their respective professions in the US.
He stressed “Nigerians in Diaspora are
an important group particularly those in
the US.”
According to him, the administration
needs them to work in different areas of
the Nigerian economy.
“You do not have to relocate to Nigeria to
make the necessary impact, you can
come and establish businesses to create
jobs for your brothers and sisters at
home,” Jonathan said.
The coordinating Minister of the Economy
and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala, in her remarks said that
the country’s economy was growing
stronger, noting that the Jonathan’s
transformation agenda was helping the
economy.
source: http://www.punchng.com/news/my-critics-ran-a-shoddy-privatisation-programme-jonathan/

Jonathan did not have the big ballls to make such speech in Nigeria. He made the speech away from home. What stopped him from naming names? Who are his critics? Obasanjo, Atiku, El-Rufai and co......... He should name the critics by name and let them respond. If he found something done wrongly by the so called critics, then he should prosecute them. Why not do us a favor and publish their wrong doing that you found, Mr. Clueless President? Share it with us as fellow citizens. This speech of his is an indictment on his leadership. Clueless human being we have as president.

Atiku was Chairman of NCP and El rufai was his Boi Boi at BPE. This was their score card

1. Nitel - big fiasco
2. Daily times - comatose Asset stripped
3 . Alscon 3.2Bn dollars sold for $130 million
4 . Ajaokuta steel messed up
5.Many more
80% of the companies privatised by Atiku and Elrufai are not working today.

President Jonathan went through He'll to reclaim the Ajaokuta steel from the Indians who took Nigeria to court! yet this guys have the guts to Abuse the president anytime their wives deny them sex .
Only in a country like Nigeria will a man like Atiku who undersold the SNO license to Globacom in return for half the company will come and be preaching transparency to a sitting president !
GOD BLESS NIGERIA

And how many privatizations has he done successfully?

ochejoseph: Atiku was Chairman of NCP and El rufai was his Boi Boi at BPE. This was their score card

1. Nitel - big fiasco
2. Daily times - comatose Asset stripped
3 . Alscon 3.2Bn dollars sold for $130 million
4 . Ajaokuta steel messed up
5.Many more
80% of the companies privatised by Atiku and Elrufai are not working today.

President Jonathan went through He'll to reclaim the Ajaokuta steel from the Indians who took Nigeria to court! yet this guys have the guts to Abuse the president anytime their wives deny them sex .
Only in a country like Nigeria will a man like Atiku who undersold the SNO license to Globacom in return for half the company will come and be preaching transparency to a sitting president !
GOD BLESS NIGERIA

There are sad people on nairaland. Ok

talktimi: There are sad people on nairaland. Ok

Tell me a nairalander who is not a sad person. Ok.

tpacalipse: Tell me a nairalander who is not a sad person. Ok.

well youre not a sad person

This Thread Is Sad Itself! Maybe Bcoz Of The slowpoke Dt Want Nigerians To Vote For Him Out Of Pity Again!

This retardeen is a joke!

yibomustgo: This retardeen is a joke!

Tell me what he said that is a lie
why are you guys so narrow minded. We know of Nitel, ajaokuta steel mill, SAP. etc

Brimmie: This Thread Is Sad Itself! Maybe Bcoz Of The slowpoke Dt Want Nigerians To Vote For Him Out Of Pity Again!

BUT HE HAD NO LEG.

WHY WONT YOU VOTE FOR HIM?

YOU THINK HE WILL REPEAT I HAD NO SHOE JINGLE AGAIN?

NO, HE IS A BIT SMARTER THAN THAT.

AT BEST, HE MAY SAY, " I HAD NO HEAD"