Why Jonathan Should Be Re-Elected

Many people have in the past few months being in a foggy state as to who should be voted Nigerian president on March 28, 2015 as citizens at this weekend go to the poll.
Their confusion is as a result of heated campaigns and debates between the two leading political parties in the country; the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates; Muhammadu Buhari and incumbent President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
President Goodluck Jonathan, no doubt has proven to Nigerians and the global community that transforming the country is indeed feasible; thus the necessity to bring him back for a second term to consolidate on the legacies of his administration. The PDP led presidency has been doing marvelously well at ensuring that the Nigerian economy is transformed in line with the advanced world development trend. Nigeria today is being acknowledged as one of the fastest growing economies in the world due to the transformation policy of President Jonathan in the last five years.
Since the inception of his government, President Jonathan has allowed the private sector to thrive; yet he did not abandon the under-privileged of the society. While the private sector is encouraged to invest massively in agriculture, power, aviation and other strategic sectors, he is also building Almajiri schools and expanding access to tertiary education by establishing 9 new federal universities in states that previously had no federal degree awarding institution, and issued 14 licenses for new private ones.
Jonathan is proactively investing in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and providing productive engagement for our young ones in agriculture, ICT and the creative industry.
Perhaps, many can acknowledge the fact that, Benin-Ore-Shagamu expressway is witnessing massive rehabilitation, the Lagos-Kano rail lines which have been moribund for over 18 years, is now working, while there is remodeling, beautification and standardisation of airports across the country. In addition, aircraft from Nigeria can now fly directly to the United States of America rather than go through Amsterdam and some other European cities. Enugu- Abakiliki expressway, Onitsha-Owerri highway and most parts of the Enugu- Port Harcourt expressway have been rehabilitated. Also, construction of the second Niger Bridge is ongoing. I am convinced that the hands of Goodluck Jonathan that started these good works will surely complete them.
The President is working for the future of Nigeria, as he has always reminded the youths that they are the ones to take the country to the moon.
He is a very honest leader based on his admission of the fact that his generation has failed, during one of his speeches he said, “I believe that the young Nigerians are the future, we are finished. We believe that the youths will be the ones that will take us to the moon, my generation has failed because we could not take Nigeria to the moon.”
The war against corruption is one of the salient achievements of Jonathan’s administration but many seemed not to appreciate the effort in making sure that all the loopholes through which funds are siphoned are completely blocked. In December when workers were not paid salaries, the APC, politicised the issue spreading rumours that the country was broke, but what actually happened was because of software used for processing salary packages.
The administration of President Jonathan’s has recorded successes in combating corruption in the agricultural sector through fertiliser distribution. He is doing everything possible within the ambit of the law to prevent people from touching taxpayers’ money and this is what every responsible government should do if it is serious in the fight against corruption.
Again, women in politics have been given more prominent roles in the present administration. Some of the appointees are: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Miriam Aloma Mukhtar, former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, Diezani Alison-Madueke; Joy Ogwu, Nigeria’s representative at the United Nations; Sarah Jibril; and Viola Onwuliri among others.
These are also the values that have resulted in the unparalleled milestones recorded in every sphere of our national life. The quality of legislation and policies under this administration has continued to transform the nation into a destination for progress. The strict adherence to the rule of law, the guarantee of personal freedom, passage of the Freedom of Information Act, ensuring greater transparency in governance, the electoral reforms and policy of wealth transfer, leading to the unprecedented thriving of private enterprises, are some of the achievements of President Jonathan.