LAGOS—Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos
State, yesterday, publicly disagreed with President
Goodluck Jonathan over the statement that his
generation has failed Nigeria, saying, “You
(Jonathan) failed Nigeria because my generation
did not fail this country.”
President Jonathan made the statement last
Thursday while addressing youths at the flag-off
of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP campaign
held at the Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS Lagos.
Fashola however reacted at the 2015, First
Quarter of the Town Hall meeting with
stakeholders in the transportation sector held in
Agidingbi, Ikeja, which also had in attendance
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives
Congress, APC in Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi
Ambode and others.
The governor urged Jonathan to accept
responsibility over his failure to address the
challenges confronting the nation over the last six
years of his administration rather than point
accusing fingers to past leaders, “late President
Musa Yar ‘Adua’s short tenure was better than
that of this administration.”
Fashola said; “He (Jonathan) said his generation
has failed, he should account for himself because i refuse to join the generation the President was
referring to.
I refuse to join the generation the generation
According to him, “He is in his 50s, I am also in
my 50s, and we appear to be, because I don’t
even want to join that generation because my
own generation has not failed, I have done well
on my job and I am proud to say so. If he has
failed, let him account for himself, he should not
join us”.
Fashola described the present administration as
“A failed government that has lost total focus.
Seven years ago, they started with Vision 2020
but later they said that they are transforming.
And all these have yielded no result. And that
was why they have stopped working.
On Boko Haram
He lamented that the situation in the North-East
region of the country was pathetic because
citizens have become refugees in their father land
due to the inability of the present administration
to tame the Boko Haram insurgency.
“And rather than the President using the recent
campaign in Lagos to gain the support of the
citizens the president was busy telling you they
tried to kill him four years ago and we did not
know. That is a serious national security issue
because nobody wants our Commander in Chief
dead. If anybody tries to kill him, we should have
known. And if I was Commander in Chief, and the
person who tries to kill me is in a South African
jail, I will ask that he should be repatriated to
Nigeria to come and face punishment.
“He (Jonathan) also claimed that General
Muhammadu Buhari (retd) didn’t buy arms in
1985. And after Buhari left office, the Nigeria
army got recognition for their role in protecting
West Africa and was the guns bought 30 years
ago be effective to fight today’s insurgency.”
Fashola added that President Jonathan made the
statements to gain the sympathy of the electorate
and woo them ahead of the presidential election.
He said: “In 2011, it was no shoes, now he is
saying they tried to kill him, it won’t work this
time. This time it is the job record, the promise
that you must look at”.

fashola kicked jona ball back to his stomach.
failure will always blame others for his woes


buhari for president
#buhari4change

That statement alone shows that Jonathan is a failure that is not ready for improvement

not now!

Fashola is very fearless. He's never hidden his derision for Jonathan and his failed administration. GEJ should really be ashamed of himself. His administration has been nothing short of a source of ridicule
It's so easy to see loopholes here and there.

#GMB 2019

Jonathan na mumu,apc is using ur words to campaign against u,just allow someone else to speak on ur behalf uncle jo

jingh:
fashola kicked jona ball back to his stomach.
failure will always blame others for his woes


buhari for president
#buhari4change

Which balls?
You mean the one Patience has locked in her wardrobe? If na play stop am o!

Failure is in his brain that is why we want to vote him out. GMB 2015. Change is eminent.

demelza:
Which balls?
You mean the one Patience has locked in her wardrobe? If na play stop am o!

lolz u funny oooo

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“In 2011, it was no shoes, now he is
saying they tried to kill him, it won’t work this
time. This time it is the job record, the promise
that you must look at”

This essentially is the crux of the whole matter.....this time around Nigerians will not be sold on sentiment or hoodwink with patronizing comments from PDP.

PDP should be telling us what they've done for us to be deserving of another shot at power....not cajoling us with sentiments that have done nothing but divide us along religion and tribal lines. We are simply tired of that...Nigerians want to be Nigerians with pride again...the pride that PDP have taken away from us.

Fashola: because my
own generation has not failed, I have done well
on my job and I am proud to say so. If he has
failed, let him account for himself, he should not
join us”

Knockout and very instructive statement in bold. Jonathan should just leave while he seems to still possess some strings of dignity left. He already said he'd be leaving this year, 2015, why the about face now?

Fashola added that President Jonathan made the
statements to gain the sympathy of the electorate
and woo them ahead of the presidential election.
He said: “In 2011, it was no shoes, now he is
saying they tried to kill him, it won’t work this
time. This time it is the job record, the promise
that you must look at”.[/quote]

Everybody voted Jonathan in 2011 out of share sympathy and the manner with which Yar'dua death was handle.
After 6 years,it was obvious GEJ has nothing to show and wants to play another trick on the people.
Change is imminent.

Well said uncle Fash.

How can fashola be a failure? The national 'appeal' that the APC is enjoying today started from you; your developmental stride in lagos was the reason everyone ask for change in their states- you advertised the party to Nigeria via your outstanding style of leadership in Lagos state.
FASHOLA, you didn't fail me, Gej did.

Fashola is really intelligent and I like his passion

So many clueless politician in PDP. Failed party. Jona, I hail you oh. Clueless till 2019 because I know you will rig the election though I'm not a supporter of Buhari because I know he will go against Christendom after one year if he win 2015 Presidential election.

Too much Failure He starts to de Share it.

Change from failure to hope n progress.

Don't believe in PDP message of no hope for change.


GMB n Osinbajo