Kano State Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso has said President Goodluck Jonathan is leading Nigeria towards disaster because he lacks courage and the competence to properly manage Nigeria’s affairs.

The governor said this during a meeting with the leadership of the Northern Elders Forum, at the Government House in Kano, on Tuesday night.

This was contained in a statement signed by the Director of Press and Public Affairs, Baba Dantiye, which was made available to The PUNCH on Wednesday.

He quoted Kwankwaso as saying that despite advice and observations made by respected leaders from within and outside the country on how to put Nigeria on the right track, the Presidency had remained insensitive.

Kwankwaso said, “When we met with the President, as Northern governors, he told us that the former US Secretary of State, Lady Clinton, told him that as President he had to look at the issue of the North very critically.

“She noted that there was an imbalance in terms of patronage, appointments and sharing of resources.

“He assured that he was looking at those comments and that was why he was delaying appointments into boards and so on.

“Since that meeting, we have not seen anything or changes so it is my conclusion that the President lacks the capacity and courage to do the right thing.”

The governor also accused the Jonathan administration of injustice for proposing N2bn for projects in the North-East as against the N111bn proposed for projects in the South-South and the South-East geo-political zones.

He said it was sad that the federal budget was heavily tilted in favour of one section of the country while the other parts were wallowing in illiteracy, underdevelopment and misery.

Kwankwaso noted that “We have had enough crises in this country and it is not right to plant seeds of crisis in the future.

“Look at the North-East that was allocated N2bn in the current budget, N2bn is what Mr. President allocated to non-APC states for supporting him, while N111bn was allocated to the South-East and South-South. This is not close to fairness.”

He explained that his position on current national issues was not premised on religion, ethnicity or sectionalism but stemmed from the desire to see that every Nigerian was treated without discrimination.

The governor charged the National Assembly to oppose injustice especially as was currently being perpetrated by the government.

Earlier, in separate remarks, the chairman of the forum, Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule, Danmasanin Kano, and his deputy, Paul Unongo, explained that they were not satisfied with the current political developments in the country, especially as they affected the North.

They explained that the visit to Kwankwaso was to identify with his achievements and sterling leadership qualities as well as to look at several issues that would bring about responsible governance, unity and even development of the country.

When contacted, the Presidency said the statement credited to Kwankwaso only showed that the governor was in need of psychiatric help.

Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Mr. Ahmed Gulag, said this in an interview with one of our correspondents.

Gulak said it would only take a mentally imbalanced person to say that Jonathan lacked competence and guts to manage the affairs of the country appropriately.

He described the governor as a politically drowning man.

“That is a statement of a man that is drowning politically. He is mentally imbalanced. He needs a psychiatric help. It is only a man that is not balanced mentally that can be describing the President in that manner. Nigerians know what is being done by the President,” he said.


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Most part of the North as much as SW (except Lagos which is FG enclave) does not make any meaningful economic input to the federation account. I wonder why they expect more.

Bulk of money and resources that sustains this country comes from the Eastern region (SS and SE).

Bulk of money and resources
that sustains this country
comes from the Eastern
region (SS and SE)south south.

fixed!

chino11: Most part of the North as much as SW (except Lagos which is FG enclave) does not make any meaningful economic input to the federation account. I wonder why they expect more.

Bulk of money and resources that sustains this country comes from the Eastern region (SS and SE).

You are what we call Oponu....and that is in the real literal meaning of it.

Do you know Gulak before the coming of this administration?

chino11: Most part of the North as much as SW (except Lagos which is FG enclave) does not make any meaningful economic input to the federation account. I wonder why they expect more.

Bulk of money and resources that sustains this country comes from the Eastern region (SS and SE).

And tomorrow, when the igbos are called dogs, you will be beating your empty chest that you must kill 2 & half mosquitoes, right?

As a governor, what has Kwankwaso been able to do to improve the internally generated revenue in his state? The major root of their anger is the fact that PRESIDENT GEJ IS A CHRISTIAN AND A SOUTH-SOUTHERN MINORITY, AND NOT A BORN-TO-RULE NORTHERN MUSLIM. Their secret is already known and they can no longer deceive us. No wonder the Middle Belts are trying to break away from their parasitic dominic. WHY COULDN'T THEY IMPROVE THE NORTHERN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FOR THE FORTY YEARS OF RULING THIS COUNTRY.

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dont mind those aboki.minority+minority=majority.gej til 2019

I don't understand why some people will play politics with almost everything in this country. Mr. Governor, i find it difficult to believe you don't know the hundreds of billion the government put in to curb the insurgency in the North East. That money will go a long way in addressing and providing infrastructure to my brothers & sisters in the North. If you and others will channel your energy in finding a lasting solution to the security challenge facing the NE,this country will be a better place. God bless Nigeria!

chino11: Most part of the North as much as SW (except Lagos which is FG enclave) does not make any meaningful economic input to the federation account. I wonder why they expect more.

Bulk of money and resources that sustains this country comes from the Eastern region (SS and SE).

flaming retaard...

[size=18pt]Which region is called the EAST is Nigeria?
Shebi Igbos are now mischievously grouped as Edo and Bayelsa people! But when it suits them, Igbos will suddenly be called SOUTHEAST!
It will be intersting to know how much was allocated to South-West and North-West. Also how much have been allocated to these two regions unfairly since 1999.

Yoruba people sef and their mischievous nature.[/size]

cjrane: [size=18pt]Which region is called the EAST is Nigeria?
Shebi Igbos are now mischievously grouped as Edo and Bayelsa people! But when it suits them, Igbos will suddenly be called SOUTHEAST!
It will be intersting to know how much was allocated to South-West and North-West. Also how much have been allocated to these two regions unfairly since 1999.

Yoruba people sef and their mischievous nature.[/size]

Is the complaint coming from a Yoruba man?

Most of you hardly even bother to read the story before writing your craps.

What were you expecting before?
Na dem dem full finance ministry.
Just take an historical tour of the First republic .
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Parasites in their full dynamism again

Did he account for the trillions of Naira being used to procequte the war in NE? or is he expecting the money to come from SS and SE share?

they should just do everyone a favour and go and die!

“She noted that there was an imbalance in sharing of resources.
And imbalance in generating the resources to be shared.

what the president is tryng to tell them is that groundnut oil is now costlier than crude oil n they shud start renumerating some to the federal account. these guys r cheating on us mehnnnnnnnnn!

See how this retarded vagabond,whose only criteria for being a governor was by his manipulation of his Almajiri constituency and playing on the psyche of the Talakawas,has the audacity to open his gutter mouth to insult he excellency,the president federal republic of Nigeria.

Omen100:


And tomorrow, when the igbos are called dogs, you will be beating your empty chest that you must kill 2 & half mosquitoes, right?

Sorry but your sentence lacks any substantial meaning