A Second Republic Minister of Steel, Dr. Paul Unongo, has described President Goodluck Jonathan as a disaster to Nigeria.
Unongo
said it was immoral for the President to seek re-election when Boko
Haram has taken over large chunks of Nigeria’s territory.
He
said, “He (Jonathan) is a complete disaster to Nigeria. He has made us
look so ridiculous in the eyes of the world. Some little thing called
Boko Haram that started like a joke is laying claim to large junk of
Nigerian territories.
“Huge cities
have fallen into the hands of these people. You find them with the kind
of equipment that is meant to be for the Nigeria army.
“A
tragedy is playing out in Nigeria and everybody is going about
seemingly unconcerned and Jonathan is seeking re-election. I think
something has happened to Nigeria.
“It’s
a tragedy. And it is a travesty of human dignity and justice for the
person responsible for this, who is supposed to give us responsible
leadership, instead of confronting the problem; he is busy fighting
people and doing everything to retain the Presidency next year. I think
it is obscene. I think it is immoral and I think it is sinful.”
Unongo,
who is the deputy chairman of the Northern Elders Forum, added that the
any of the presidential aspirants from the North would perform far
better than Jonathan as president.
He
said going by current trends, larger portion of the country would be
taken over by Boko Haram if Jonathan continues as President.
He
said, “I think that some of us may be owing our existence to the ragtag
thing called Boko Haram because what stops Boko Haram from coming all
the way to Wukari or Gboko? I don’t see soldiers anywhere. This is what
has happened to Nigeria.
“Frankly
speaking, in my own judgment, anyone of the presidential aspirants from
the North would be a better President a thousand times than the current
President.”
On the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, who recently defected from the
Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress, Unongo said
the North was happy with him.
He noted
that given Tambuwal’s ability to get the support of both northern and
southern lawmakers in the House, he would have received the support of
some northern elders if he ran for presidency.
“We,
in the North, are quite happy with the performance of this young man
(Tambuwal) at the federal legislature. He is a uniting force. He was
able to get all his members to stand behind him. The way he ran the
House, it was obvious he has some possibilities and capabilities. If he
decides to run for the presidency, we will look at him very critically,”
Unongo said.
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