President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday described governors of states where there are prevailing security challenge as bad leaders, saying they have failed the people.
The President, who addressed party members at the North East Peoples Democratic Party ‘Unity Rally’ in Bauchi, Bauchi State, said the governors who have deceived the people for long would soon be exposed.
He wondered why governors would come to Abuja to complain about bad leadership when they preside over affairs in their respective states and could not ensure that their children are properly educated.
According to him, they pushed the youths into the hands of those who are manipulating them now because the governors have failed to educate them and now they have turned against the society.
President Jonathan said: “Sometimes, governors will come and say we have some issues because of bad leadership.
“Bad leadership from whom?”
The President continued: “If we have security challenge either Boko Haram, kidnapping or whatever, these are people who couldn’t go to primary schools, who couldn’t go to secondary schools and they have no homes and criminals now recruit and use them.If you see them, they wear rags but they carry rifles that are worth more than N250,000 and somebody give them food to eat so that they can have strength to kill.
“The federal government does not control primary school.
“The federal government does not control secondary education and a governor has been on seat in that state for eight years and there are people that can’t go to secondary school and you say bad leadership.
“Who is a bad leader?
“Is it the federal government?
“I make sure each state has a University.
“That is the responsibility of the federal government and I have done it.
“Somebody cannot do his job for eight years, he still has so many children who could not go to primary school, who could not go to secondary school and you open your mouth to talk about bad leadership.
“Is it the federal government or Mr. President that will put your children in the primary school and secondary schools?
“I have done my part
“We will make sure that we fund these Universities.
“So, a state governor that his people don’t go to school and all of them now carry weapons to kill people, you should be shameful to talk about bad leadership.
“They are deceiving Nigerians and that must end.
“We must expose ourselves to all Nigerians but that time is not today.”
President Jonathan therefore enjoined all governors to ensure that all their children are enrolled in school up to secondary level.
He also assured party members that the PDP is the only party that is truly democratic where they can achieve their political ambitions without having a ‘godfather’. According to him, more than 60 per cent of Nigerian politicians who are great mobilizers are in the ruling party, urging them to continue to support the party. He added: “Let me reassure our PDP family that nobody should deceive you. “PDP is the only democratic party. “PDP is the only party where God is our common father. “You don’t need any ‘godfather’ to make you get what you want. “More than 60 per cent of Nigerians are in PDP. “No matter how people use the media to deceive you, we know ourselves. “We know the politicians in this country. “We know who is a politician, who is a mobiliser. “More than 60 per cent of these people are in PDP. “PDP will continue to rule. “We will surely reclaim Adamwa State. “If some people are leaving, they are just leaving with one vote. “Adamawa is for PDP and we will surely reclaim Adamawa State. “The North East is for PDP.” Also speaking at the rally, the National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu; Vice President Namadi Sambo; Senate President, David Mark; and other party chieftains all enjoined the members to continue to support President Jonathan and to return their states in 2015. Others at the rally were PDP governors from the zone; the PDP Governors’ Forum chairman, Governor Godswill Akpabio; Chief Tony Anenih; and top government functionaries.
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