President Goodluck Jonathan in his handover speech on Thursday said his
administration has done its best to “intervene robustly and impact
positively on key aspects of our national life.
” In this piece From Punch, Nigerians, however, rated the President as having underperformed, Of course President Jonathan will never agree with anyone that his government failed. Before our very eyes, during the reign of President Jonathan, students of tertiary institutions were home for almost a year because of strike. And we had a President with an academic PhD! It’s quite unfortunate.
Those who wear the shoe know where it pinches them. Ask any ordinary
Nigerian today what he feels about the outgoing administration; you will
be shocked at what he will tell you. The litany of his woeful
performance is endless. It’s my hope that President Muhammadu Buhari
will go in there and get the job done.
–Dayo Williams
I will say many of us living outside the country know that Jonathan has
done little compare to the weight of trust reposed in him. I will say
emphatically that the instability in power supply is nothing to write
home about no matter the presentations of the outgoing president.
The administration also failed to strengthen the authority to fight
corruption. Inability to prosecute corrupt government officials is a
huge failure on his part.
–Fagbamigbe Victor
If he claimed to have met the expectations of the Nigerian people, that
is a fraud of gargantuan proportion. It is absolutely untrue that
Jonathan did well for Nigerians. You can imagine the terrible economic
legacy he is leaving behind. Is it the hardship or hike in fuel price we
should focus on? Or how he left us groaning in hardship in December? I
didn’t get both November and December salaries so I could not reunite
with my family even as a federal civil servant here in Abuja.
interestingly, I shall only remember President Jonathan for his
unflagging support for the development of sports.
–Olalekan Faseesin
Although the outgoing president tried his best during his tenure, his
best was far below what Nigerians expected and he ended up disappointing
us. We had high expectations and that was why we elected him as the
President but from the beginning of his tenure, the country witnessedg
serious problem in the petroleum industry. The country witnessed the
highest level of corruption during Jonathan’s time. We believed that he
would bring us good luck but he turned out to bring bad luck in
abundance. He has failed the nation as far as I am concerned.
–David Olorunsogo
Of course Jonathan has performed beyond our expectation. One of the
major things he laid emphasis on during his campaign was that he had no
shoes.
During his tenure, apart from getting shoes for himself which I am sure he did, he also did some good works.
He renovated and revived our rail stations and renovated roads too,
among others. He has done more than buying shoes by creating ways for
the shoes to be used. He is right.
–Tola Adegbite
Dr. Goodluck Jonathan tried his best for Nigeria, although many people
may criticise him, those people should understand that it is not easy to
lead a large country as Nigeria.
Boko Haram did not start with Jonathan government. Today, his
administration and the military have shown them pepper. The government
has reduced the effect of insurgency.
Also Jonathan provided many good roads across the country. He also
ensured peace and stability of the country by accepting his electoral
defeat.
–Abdulganiyu Adesina
He did not meet the expectations of Nigerians. If not for the people
that surrounded him and gave him problems, he probably would have done
better. To be a leader is not an easy thing.
He tried his best. But the issue of corruption really affected his administration. I will score him 50 per cent.
–Pastor Ojo S.P.
In the area of sports which is my jurisdiction, Jonathan tried a lot by
rewarding excellence unlike his predecessors. In his six years in
charge, sportsmen are now proud owner of houses and cars.
Although some directors in the National Sports Commission abused by
underpaying these sportsmen and sportswomen due to the lacuna in the
system.
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