FOR those who think that President Goodluck Jonathan is bothered about the public criticism of his administration’s policies, the president has told them not to lose sleep, as he is no longer bothered about their activities.

At a family dinner organised by the national leadership of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), at the Banquet Hall, Aso Villa, on Thursday night, the President said such attacks by the opposition was one of the best ingredients of democracy.

The occasion drew large crowd of PDP top supporters from across the country, where they exchanged ideas on how to move the party forward, while also patting themselves on the back for what they called their unprecedented achievements. But the absence of some notable key figures of the party took the shine off the gathering.

For instance, key personalities like former President Olusegun Obasanjo, his deputy, Atiku Abubakar; Second Republic Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekuweme; and pioneer chairman of the party, Chief Solomon Lar, were absent.

Making allusion to the current political environment, Jonathan said for the fear of being misunderstood, he would rather not make comments.

But he said: “I always tell people if I’m told that opposition parties are meeting, I used to tell them that there are two things to know. If opposition members are holding meeting everyday without sleeping then you should smile.

“But if they stop holding meeting, though sometimes out of the kind of character and sometimes type of person, I say if you see the opposition abusing the President, then go and sleep well.

“If they start clapping for the President then you should know that something must be wrong somewhere. Nobody should be deterred about conspiracy or gang-up, long as you are playing politics people must conspire, there must be gang-up. They have done it and they must continue to do.

Maxymilliano:
“If they start clapping for the President then you should know that something must be wrong somewhere. Nobody should be deterred about conspiracy or gang-up, long as you are playing politics people must conspire, there must be gang-up. They have done it and they must continue to do.

while also patting themselves on the back for what they called their unprecedented achievements

greg1234: The President i saw at the PDP looks like someone who is worried.The only thing Anenih has been able to do is to secure him a sole ticket as the candidate for the party but i can assure a OBJ fight back.

greg1234: The President i saw at the PDP looks like someone who is worried.The only thing Anenih has been able to do is to secure him a sole ticket as the candidate for the party but i can assure a OBJ fight back.

Symphony007: That is why i love the westminster system of government. If jonathan was prime minister and every tuesday, he had to go before parliament and the nigerian people and debate the opposition on his policies..nigerians will shutter at the IQ of their president and he will definitely loose sleep when he thinks of the next embarrasment the following tuesday.

dayokanu: Someone high 24-7 o ogogoro how he go lose sleep

Clueless Retardeen

superior1: FOR those who think that President Goodluck Jonathan is bothered about the public criticism of his administration’s policies, the president has told them not to lose sleep, as he is no longer bothered about their activities


What a retard!

the President said such attacks by the opposition was one of the best ingredients of democracy.

domcarez: Believe it or not going by what we saw at d PDP dinner GEJ is an emerging strongman of naija politics and its so glaring his influence and finesse is gradually being felt that was y d likes of Atiku,IBB and OBJ who cudnt secure a senatorial seat for his daughter decided to boycot d dinner out of shame. OBJ's influence is fast on the decline,same wit Atiku and IBB, by the time GEJ z done with Amaechi he wil become politically irrelevant.

Symphony007: That is why i love the westminster system of government. If jonathan was prime minister and every tuesday, he had to go before parliament and the nigerian people and debate the opposition on his policies..nigerians will shutter at the IQ of their president and he will definitely loose sleep when he thinks of the next embarrasment the following tuesday.