The Goodluck Jonathan administration has been “silently transforming Nigeria from its dark ages of underdevelopment to a 21st century economic and political force,” Mr. Nnawetanma writes.

Mr. Nnawetanma has completed a list of implementations of the Goodluck Jonathan administration he considers to be a progress.

1. Promotion and practice of true democracy by creating an enabling environment where people from diverse backgrounds and with divergent views and opinions can be accommodated. Under the watch of Goodluck Jonathan administration, the APC was registered by INEC as a mega opposition party big enough to challenge the PDP at both state and national levels. This would have been unthinkable some years back.

2. Conduct of free and fair elections in the country, including the 2011 poll which was adjudged to be the most credible election of its magnitude that has ever been conducted in the country, though it was not without its flaws. Unlike in other administrations, the Goodluck Jonathan administration has given a free hand to the country’s electoral umpire, INEC, to perform its statutory duties.

3. Relative non-interference with electoral and judicial matters. This is evident in the number of governorship elections that have been won both at the polls and in the court by opposition parties in Anambra, Imo, Osun states, among others.

4. Liberalization of the press and guaranteeing the freedom of speech in a country where the stifling of the press and suppression of the citizens’ right to freedom of speech used to be the norm, a legacy of over 30 years of military rule. The existence of vocal anti-government media houses and critics would have culminated in some high-profile assassinations some years back, but today citizens are free to air their views whenever and wherever they like just like any other sane country.

5. Opening up of Nigeria to the global business community and becoming Africa’s number one destination of foreign investors. In the first six months of 2014, a total of US$9.70 billion or N1.51 trillion flowed into the national economy as foreign direct investments (FDI).

6. Under the Goodluck Jonathan administration, Nigeria rebased it’s GDP for the first time in over a decade to become the largest economy in Africa, overtaking South Africa and Egypt in the process.

7. Proceeds from Nigeria’s non-oil exports rose to 2.97 billion by the end of 2013, up from 2.3 billion in 2010.

8. Initiation of the YOUWIN program in 2011. The Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria (YOUWIN) program aims to generate over 100,000 jobs for innovative unemployed youths across the country in the course of three years. It is currently in its third year.

9. Nigerians are now a step closer to being fully integrated into the international e-commerce community with the approval and reinclusion of Nigeria as one of the Paypal-compliant countries after being banned from using the service at the peak of the advanced fee fraud (419 scams). With Paypal, Nigerians can now pay for goods and services online from anywhere in the world.

10. Goodluck Jonathan administration is the one behind the revival of the dead automotive industry in Nigeria. Global auto giants like Peugeot, Nissan and Hyundai now either assemble or wholly manufacture small cars, Sport Utility Vehicles, trucks and buses at various locations in Nigeria. In addition to that, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company (IVM), Nigeria’s flagship indigenous automaker, has begun the sale of their first made-in-Nigeria cars and SUVs in August 2014.

11. Under the Goodluck Jonathan administration, Nigeria became the first country in West Africa to host the World Economic Forum (WEF) in 2014. It was also the most successful World Economic Forum for Africa (WEFA) in history, boasting of a global reach of 2.1 billion people according to estimates.

12. Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote’s net worth increased from US$2.1 billion at the start of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s administration to US$23 billion in 2014, making him Forbes’ richest black person in the world and the overall 26th richest in the world. He attributed this mammoth increase in his monetary worth to Goodluck Jonathan administration favourable economic policies.

13. Construction and beautification of many federal roads in the country, including the Lagos-Benin expressway, Abuja-Lokoja expressway, Enugu-Abakiliki expressway, Onitsha-Owerri highway and most parts of the Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway. Also, construction of the second Niger Bridge between Onitsha and Asaba to relieve the pressure on the old Niger Bridge which was completed in December 1965.

14. Revival of the comatose railway system of transportation in the country is happening under the current Goodluck Jonathan administration.

15. Remodelling, beautification and standardization of airports across the country. In addition to that, aircraft from Nigeria are now allowed to fly directly to the United States of America instead of going through many stopovers in Amsterdam and some other European cities along/in the route. The Akanu Ibiam Airport in Enugu was upgradede into an international airport, directly connecting the South-East region of the country to the outside world for the first time since independence.

16. Establishment of nine federal universities across the country in states which previously had no federal degree awarding institution.

17. Computerizing education in the country with the introduction of the computer-based test (CBT) which will be mandatory for all UTME candidates from 2015.

18. Introduction of the Almajiri system of education in the academically disadvantaged Northern parts of the country.

19. Arresting the outbreak of the deadly and highly contagious Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in record time, though it unfortunately claimed some lives at the onset.

20. Transformation of the agricultural sector, so that, in the words of Agriculture minister Akinwumi Adesina, “Nigerians will stop thinking of agriculture just as a means of livelihood, but more as a business.”

21. Nigeria has reduced its food imports by over 40% as of 2013, moving the country closer to self sufficiency in agriculture.

22. Nigeria is the world’s largest producer of cassava with an output of over 45 million metric tonnes in 2014 according to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

23. Due to favourable economic policies, Internet penetration in Nigeria has now increased from about 45 million in 2011 to 63 million in 2014, overtaking countries such as the United Kingdom and France in the process. What this means is that more people now use the internet in Nigeria than in the UK and France.

24. As of the second quarter of 2014, the number of registered active telephone lines in Nigeria stood at 130 million out of a total of over 170 million telephone lines.

25. Introduction of the Nigerian electronic identity card (e-ID card), one of the most secure in the world d the largest in Africa. The e-ID card serves as both an international identification module and an electronic payment solution.

26. Introduction of the cashless system which aims to encourage the use of e-payment systems in the country and reduce the volume of physical cash in circulation.

27. Unbundling of the dysfunctional Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) into about 18 profit-driven successor companies.

28. Under the watch of President Goodluck Jonathan administration, Nigeria won the African Cup of Nations for the first time in 19 years in South Africa in February, 2013.

29. Nigeria ended up with 11 gold , 11 silver and 14 bronze medals at the recently concluded 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, finishing 8th in the overall ranking.

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1. Jonathan didn't promote true democracy. He lacked the power to prevent registration of political parties. If anything, democracy suffered a big set-back in his time when he made 16 to be greater than 19 and allowed 5 lawmakers to sack Ekiti's HOA authentic speaker and other members. He also used soldiers to intimidate and arrest opposition figures in Osun and Ekiti.

2. Again, he had no choice with the election that sacked him from Aso Rock. We remember vividly how his party opposed the use of PVC and card reader because they saw clear defeat. It was to have a chance at rigging or derailing the election they shifted the poll from February 14. What about all the bribing and inducements we saw and others being revealed now?

3. Similar to number one and two. Opposition parties won elections before he became president. And opposition parties will win elections after he has left office.

4. Freedom of speech indeed. What could he have done to deny media houses freedom of speech? As brutal as OBJ was, he couldn't silence opposing views. And how do you classify the seizure and destruction of newspapers in June 2014 and Oct 2011? Read it here https://www.nairaland.com/2123824/revealed-gej-clamps-down-press

5. It was not GEJ that opened up Nigeria to foreign investments. Nigeria had long been attracting foreign investments before GEJ. And if you have any evidence to support your claim, bring it up.

6. This is very ridiculous! Re-basement of GDP is nothing but paperwork. It's just a re-evaluation exercise that countries engage in from time to time. Some do it every ten years while some do it less or more regularly. So, spare us this nonsense you call achievement.

7. Ok. But provide credible link.

8. YOUWIN and SURE-P have been revealed to be conduit pipe for corrupt politicians GEJ surrounded himself with. A simple Google will help clear your doubt here.

9. How was he responsible for more Nigerians and businesses using paypal for business transaction?

10. Agreed he tried in this regard.

11. Another watery and shameless claim to achievement.

That these nonsense and mediocre performance are what you guys can come up with speaks volume of the monumental failure GEJ was.

Imagine claiming re-basing of GDP as an achievement! Imagine claiming Dangote's success in business as achievement? Imagine so many bogus and unsubstantiated watery claims as achievements!


Una no dey shame? Despite meeting over $47bn in foreign reserves and over $20bn in ECA, plus earnings of hundreds of billion of dollars from crude sale, na "these nonsenses" una dey show as achievements! Shame dey catch me on your behalf abeg.

Jonathan's era is best consigned in the rubbish bin of history.

Calvert emptor !






trespassers will b shot

survivors will b shot again!

30. Women in politics have been given more prominent roles in the current President Goodluck Jonathan administration. A large number of the federal appointees of the Goodluck Jonathan administration are women. They include, but are not limited to, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Miriam Aloma Mukhtar, Nigeria’s first female Chief Justice; Diezani Alison-Madueke; ex-aviation minister Stella Oduah, Joy Ogwu, Nigeria’s representatives at the United Nations; Sarah Jibril; and Viola Onwuliri.

The list is not complete, Mr. Nnawetanma argues, and may be missing out on some key developments. Could you add any other significant break-throughs performed by the Goodluck Jonathan administration in this or that sector?

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For the Op who opened a thread asking Jonathan achievement in the Niger Delta, I must say that's a ridiculous and myopic thing to ask.
Need to remind us Jonathan wasn't a President of Niger Delta but the President of the federal republic of Nigeria...
Shalom...

Passingshot,are you then trying to say Jonathan didn't achieved anything positive as president of Nigeria ?
Enlighten me more.

ZOMBIE

PassingShot:
What is this?

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1. Jonathan didn't promote true democracy. He lacked the power to prevent registration of political parties. If anything, democracy suffered a big set-back in his time when he made 16 to be greater than 19 and allowed 5 lawmakers to sack Ekiti's HOA authentic speaker and other members. He also used soldiers to intimidate and arrest opposition figures in Osun and Ekiti.

2. Again, he had no choice with the election that sacked him from Aso Rock. We remember vividly how his party opposed the use of PVC and card reader because they saw clear defeat. It was to have a chance at rigging or derailing the election they shifted the poll from February 14. What about all the bribing and inducements we saw and others being revealed now?

3. Similar to number one and two. Opposition parties won elections before he became president. And opposition parties will win elections after he has left office.

4. Freedom of speech indeed. What could he have done to deny media houses freedom of speech? As brutal as OBJ was, he couldn't silence opposing views. And how do you classify the seizure and destruction of newspapers in June 2014 and Oct 2011? Read it here https://www.nairaland.com/2123824/revealed-gej-clamps-down-press

5. It was not GEJ that opened up Nigeria to foreign investments. Nigeria had long been attracting foreign investments before GEJ. And if you have any evidence to support your claim, bring it up.

6. This is very ridiculous! Re-basement of GDP is nothing but paperwork. It's just a re-evaluation exercise that countries engage in from time to time. Some do it every ten years while some do it less or more regularly. So, spare us this nonsense you call achievement.

7. Ok. But provide credible link.

8. YOUWIN and SURE-P have been revealed to be conduit pipe for corrupt politicians GEJ surrounded himself with. A simple Google will help clear your doubt here.

9. How was he responsible for more Nigerians and businesses using paypal for business transaction?

10. Agreed he tried in this regard.

11. Another watery and shameless claim to achievement.

That these nonsense and mediocre performance are what you guys can come up with speaks volume of the monumental failure GEJ was.

Imagine claiming re-basing of GDP as an achievement! Imagine claiming Dangote's success in business as achievement? Imagine so many bogus and unsubstantiated watery claims as achievements!


Una no dey shame? Despite meeting over $47bn in foreign reserves and over $20bn in ECA, plus earnings of hundreds of billion of dollars from crude sale, na "these nonsenses" una dey show as achievements! Shame dey catch me on your behalf abeg.

Jonathan's era is best consigned in the rubbish bin of history.

osymerga:
Passingshot,are you then trying to say Jonathan didn't achieved anything positive as president of Nigeria ?
Enlighten me more.

The areas I will score him average are:

1. Agriculture
2. Revival of automotive industry
3. Establishing more higher institutions of learning - even though there were no structures in them.

His performance does not commensurate with the resources he had and wasted.

PassingShot:


The areas I will score him average are:

1. Agriculture
2. Revival of automotive industry
3. Establishing more higher institutions of learning - even though there were no structures in them.

His performance does not commensurate with the resources he had and wasted.

Name one thing buhari has done in the past one year that affects the common man on the street

BUHARIISCURSED:

Name one thing buhari has done in the past one year that affects the common man on the street

Reducing Boko Haram terrorists to running rats has affected many ordinary citizens in a positive way.

BH used to carry out bombings in ABJ and were reported to have been in Lagos. Today, we all are confident of going about our business without the fear of bombs. The NE people will especially forever be grateful to him for this feat alone.

PassingShot:
What is this?

Coming for you .....

1. Jonathan didn't promote true democracy. He lacked the power to prevent registration of political parties. If anything, democracy suffered a big set-back in his time when he made 16 to be greater than 19 and allowed 5 lawmakers to sack Ekiti's HOA authentic speaker and other members. He also used soldiers to intimidate and arrest opposition figures in Osun and Ekiti.

2. Again, he had no choice with the election that sacked him from Aso Rock. We remember vividly how his party opposed the use of PVC and card reader because they saw clear defeat. It was to have a chance at rigging or derailing the election they shifted the poll from February 14. What about all the bribing and inducements we saw and others being revealed now?

3. Similar to number one and two. Opposition parties won elections before he became president. And opposition parties will win elections after he has left office.

4. Freedom of speech indeed. What could he have done to deny media houses freedom of speech? As brutal as OBJ was, he couldn't silence opposing views. And how do you classify the seizure and destruction of newspapers in June 2014 and Oct 2011? Read it here https://www.nairaland.com/2123824/revealed-gej-clamps-down-press

5. It was not GEJ that opened up Nigeria to foreign investments. Nigeria had long been attracting foreign investments before GEJ. And if you have any evidence to support your claim, bring it up.

6. This is very ridiculous! Re-basement of GDP is nothing but paperwork. It's just a re-evaluation exercise that countries engage in from time to time. Some do it every ten years while some do it less or more regularly. So, spare us this nonsense you call achievement.

7. Ok. But provide credible link.

8. YOUWIN and SURE-P have been revealed to be conduit pipe for corrupt politicians GEJ surrounded himself with. A simple Google will help clear your doubt here.

9. How was he responsible for more Nigerians and businesses using paypal for business transaction?

10. Agreed he tried in this regard.

11. Another watery and shameless claim to achievement.

That these nonsense and mediocre performance are what you guys can come up with speaks volume of the monumental failure GEJ was.

Imagine claiming re-basing of GDP as an achievement! Imagine claiming Dangote's success in business as achievement? Imagine so many bogus and unsubstantiated watery claims as achievements!


Una no dey shame? Despite meeting over $47bn in foreign reserves and over $20bn in ECA, plus earnings of hundreds of billion of dollars from crude sale, na "these nonsenses" una dey show as achievements! Shame dey catch me on your behalf abeg.

Jonathan's era is best consigned in the rubbish bin of history.

Stop lying.

PassingShot:

Reducing Boko Haram terrorists to running rats has affected many ordinary citizens in a positive way.

BH used to carry out bombings in ABJ and were reported to have been in Lagos. Today, we all are confident of going about our business without the fear of bombs. The NE people will especially forever be grateful to him for this feat alone.

Security is a national thing. If the NE are regaining peace, the SS &SE are already boiling. Now the fear of a Fulani Headsman is the beginning wisdom if you want to live.

These "Ugandan" people are at it again. So Dangote making the richest man in Africa in Forbes Magazine is now an achievement of Jonathan? Na wa o. Could Soyinka's Nobel Laureate Prize of 1986 be said to be an achievement of Babangida, who was the Head of State then?

Nkemtreasure:


Security is a national thing. If the NE are regaining peace, the SS &SE are already boiling. Now the fear of a Fulani Headsman is the beginning wisdom if you want to live.

The ND terrorism is borne out of hatred for the president and their loss of election. The herdsmen issue though has been around for sometimes but we expect the president will eventually deal with it. Whichever way, security has improved compared to this time last year.

Jonathan d great achiever ur d best sir ur haters can go n die pls

denice1:


Stop lying, $6 in ECA & $36 in forex reserve.

Why not consult Google?

He tried, but it was not easy for him at all. Despite that he was surrounded by hoodlums, He had his own loop holes.

Some people will be bitter for the rest of their lives.