By Daniel Idonor

ABUJA- [b]STILL reviewing events of the past week, President Goodluck Jonathan, Tuesday, tongue-lashed those clamouring for a regime change, saying the peoples’ mandate still in his possession makes it very difficult for even a dreamer to attempt such dangerous move.

The President also apologised to the international community resident in Nigeria for the turbulence and trauma it experienced while the one week nationwide strike lasted, saying the temporary crisis has made Nigeria stronger as a nation.

Speaking during the annual diplomatic dinner at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, President Jonathan said despite the protests that trailed the removal of subsidy, the government was prepared to manage the nation’s oil resources to the benefit of the Nigerian people.

His said: “We believe that democracy that is not dictated by the vote of the people is not a good democracy. Until the vote of the people count, that is when we can say this is a democracy. And I believe also that it is difficult for you to topple such a democracy because it is the people that elect those that are ruling.

“But if people impose themselves on ordinary people, of course such a democracy may not be able to stand on a solid ground. With a little turbulence such a government will fall. In Nigeria we are totally committed to democracy and enduring democratic culture that the votes of individuals will count.

“I can assure you that it has even made us stronger and indeed better. We promise that we will continue to grow from strength to strength and for the incident of last week, we have put them behind us and we are moving forward. We will not experience that kind of situation again.

“We will make sure we work hard to ensure we will not experience that again. We appreciate your understanding. I know some people must have come to you and send all kinds of messages to your various governments. I believe that you know that the position of the government is the best for the people.”

President Jonathan said the civil protests have gone a long way in strengthening the resolve of the leadership to make Nigeria a better society.
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“Let me again thank you for your various role and assure you that as we move into the new year even though we started the year with some kind of protest. I regret the inconveniences some of you passed through because of the government attempt to look at the way we look at our oil industry by adjusting the pump price and the issue of deregulating the oil sector that led to demonstrations by labour and civil societies.

“I believed some of you suffered some inconvenience because you couldn’t go out for a week, you couldn’t visit people you would have loved to visit.”

In an earlier remark, Dean of the diplomatic corps and ambassador of Burkina Faso, Yamego Dramane, thanked the president for organising the dinner.

He expressed the support of the diplomatic community to the leadership of President Jonathan saying that “We stand behind you and Nigeria in the fight against terrorism.”

While recalling the strategic roles of Nigeria in the sub-region and the World in general, the diplomat urged the president to continue to do more for the unity and economic development of the sub-region.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/01/nigerians-mandate-my-stronghold-jonathan/

This man is sick in the head! Apologising to foreigners living in Nigeria after killing his own citizens in cold blood? This guy will go down as the most tactless person ever to lead a nation.

GEJ spoke very well and hit the subversives squarely between the eyes.

His govt was elected by the people, not a section of the people.
No section has the right to attempt to topple the govt of the entire country.
The Nigerian electorate did not vote for the subversives, talkless of giving them the mandate to negate their decision at the ballot box.

If GEJ says such subversion will never occur again, I hope he is ready to play hardball, dish out devastating straight jabs and confounding uppercuts to mentally realign and totally discombobulate to enemy.

Aluta!

Mandate? After all the protests?

Surely, Ebele is delusional.

Hes confused

Asari want to protest for SNC, which GEJ govt refused to have before
Igbos want to protest the killings of igbos in the north- which his government is suppose to protect.- some call it "Igbo Genocide in Nigeria."
Northerners want security against bokoharam- which his govt cannot give.

- either way everyone is protesting for their own individual reason, which protest of any kind will make him seem incompetent.

It is called face-saving, a phrase his apologists on NL do not understand. To them, he was hitting the "subversives squarely between the eyes" 

Given a massive black eye by the will of the people over a wicked policy he is suddenly jumping around to accuse everyone of "regime change". Meanwhile that phrase has only being heard from only one group of people: GEJ and his officials.

Reminds one of people who become high-pitched and throw around unrelated accusations as soon as it becomes apparent that they are about to lose an argument.

I just hope he doesn't mention anything that sounds like "TRANSFORMATION" in the ears of the Nigerian people from now on. The laughter of 160 million people would be unforgiven.

^
Bruv, one day your PC will burst.
Or maybe it will get angry and give you a very dirty slap, in "protest" at the way you crazily punch the keyboard with red-eyes!
Sofri sofri, make you no get heart attacki o!

This GEJ clown has got to be the lousiest comedian alive. The clown just displayed the most anti democratic behavior know to man and his siting in front of foreigners talking about democracy and apologizing for the consequences of his own corrupt and anti democratic ways.


The clown must really think they don't know anything about democracy especially when our streets are still full of armed military men. Do they send in troops to crush innocent demonstrations in democratic nations? They must be laughing and feeling sorry for that joker, 



what a dumb as/s/s/s

U Nigerians u all love to complain. If I piss u complain, if my wife talks you complain

^^^ Quit the comedy act, you are not even funny.

Eko Ile:

^^^ Quit the comedy act, you are not even funny.

He is right just that he left out why people like you complain. Too much inbreeding.among you.

Johndoe100:

He is right just that he left out why people like you complain. Too much inbreeding.among you.

That's what you see every time you look in the mirror right?

Eko Ile:


That's what you see every time you look in the mirror right?

Come on don't be shy, we understand. You yaribas like to get some "familly loving" going. All we ask is that you spare the domestic animals (the northerners love this I hear)

Johndoe100:

Come on don't be shy, we understand. You yaribas like to get some "familly loving" going. All we ask is that you spare the domestic animals (the northerners love this I hear)

I do find your life story amusing, keep it coming.

Ride on Mr President, nurin do you

Person wey try anything, go see fire

With your recent no nonsense approach, them go dey look face before them mis -yarn

Thunder fire them, one by one

Your mandate is very strong Mr. President. Ride on!

Whether u like it or not Gej is d best president Nigeria ever has. If u dont like him, u and die.

But na only Lagos want his regime to be changed and now there are soldiers everywhere, the only language we understands is flogging and beating if not, we wont go back to our shell, you guys should give this guy some space and chance, i believe he has seen the reactions from all parts of the country, let me do what he can do to savage the condition, lets keep fingers crossed and see things unfolds, rome was not built in a day,

The emergence of GEJ is a testimony that nothing good can come out of PDP for this country.

we shall see the end soon,

He said so?
Seriously?!
Was this said after his daily ogogoro shots?
Which mandate?
Or he thot d protests were illusions

Tabon:

Whether u like it or not Gej is d best president Nigeria ever has. If u dont like him, u and die.

^^^^^ wooow! i'm perplexed by such an assertion. This has to be the greatest example of a deluded sycophant turned bucolic simpleton.

Beaf:

GEJ spoke very well and hit the subversives squarely between the eyes.

His govt was elected by the people, not a section of the people.
No section has the right to attempt to topple the govt of the entire country.
The Nigerian electorate did not vote for the subversives, talkless of giving them the mandate to negate their decision at the ballot box.

If GEJ says such subversion will never occur again, I hope he is ready to play hardball, dish out devastating straight jabs and confounding uppercuts to mentally realign and totally discombobulate to enemy.

Aluta!

@ beaf easy with the grammar so that the lay man will grab your message without Wikipedia

BlackPikiN:

By Daniel Idonor

“We believe that democracy that is not dictated by the vote of the people is not a good democracy. Until the vote of the people count, that is when we can say this is a democracy. And I believe also that it is difficult for you to topple such a democracy because it is the people that elect those that are ruling.

Is good democracy deploying army to come and disband peaceful protest in Lagos? Uneducated President and first lady

For those people that re criticising the president, you guys should understand that Nigeria is one of the most Complex nation in the world, most of you cant even run your family well not to mention Naija.    Believe it or not GEJ was destine to rule this nation and he is not doing bad,                  But if u say you cant accept the fact?simply go and drink OrTOPiAPiA?

PointB:

Your mandate is very strong Mr. President. Ride on!

^^ Beaf

Atigba:

   Believe it or not GEJ was destined to rule this nation and he is not doing bad,                   But if u say you cant accept the fact?simply go and drink OrTOPiAPiA?  

^^^^an overstreched thought of another crony to have the temerity to put such contravening statements in describing a nefarious act by a confused president.

eventhough i believe he was destined to rule Nigeria, i find it excruciating to succumb to the later assertion that he is running the country well. infact that is a blatant lie!

well GEJ has show that his administration care less for the citizen of the Nation, people were killed, injured emotional disturb all GEJ acknowledge was some useless foreigners that contribute nothing to the people.

well one day monkey go market an he no go return

can you people supporting GEJ answer this question can GEJ walk on the street as a free man without guards

people entrusted him with their vote but he has let the down

I did not know i have many a55 lickers on Naira Land - my sh1tt must be sweet.

we know your mandate, and its that of asari dokubo and the bunkerers

abeg set up an snc , dissolve this union so u and asari can play idi amin in the SS republics

fortunately most of the fallout will be in the neigbouring SE

Beaf:

^
Bruv, one day your PC will burst.
Or maybe it will get angry and give you a very dirty slap, in "protest" at the way you crazily punch the keyboard with red-eyes!
Sofri sofri, make you no get heart attacki o!

You never disappoint!!

A typical Nigerian leader will force and threaten the NLC & TUC to conform to its whims and caprices at N141 but today I thank God for GEJ!