The former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory
Administration, FCTA, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, yesterday, described President
Goodluck Jonathan’s 52nd Independence Anniversary speech as 18 minutes of false
claims. El-Rufai also picked holes with the one year prayer project the
President flagged off, stressing that rather than engage Nigerians and spend
money on the project, President Jonathan must deliver on dividends of democracy
by providing the needed infrastructure for Nigerians to enjoy.
El-Rufai, who noted that the broadcast lacked substance,
said: “Is it at all possible to react to nothing? The speech was 18 minutes of
false claims of accomplishments no one can see or feel, and promises that no
one believes will be fulfilled.
“That is the tragedy of our nation today. That is why a
country which constitution does not recognise any ‘state religion’ has resorted
to a year of publicly-funded prayer project, instead of the harder work of
providing inclusive leadership, honesty and integrity by example.”
Also commenting on the broadcast, Senator Domingo Obende,
ACN, Edo North, noted that speeches might sound good and were semantics. But
stressed that what was required was action. He urged Jonathan to wake up to the
challenges of governance, while sympathising with him against the backdrop that
Nigeria is a complex country with myriad of problems.
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