This is what i don't understand about our President.Students of the Government Science Secondary School Potiskun Yobe state are killed in a barbaric bomb blast and the best our President can do is release a PR statement through his media officer?Why can't the President make a statement himself?Why can't he get on the first plane and be in Yobe State? What could he be doing at this very moment that requires more attention than the lives of these young school children
Any other country in the world and you would have seen the president addressing the nation on the television and being at the scene ASAP.But our president chooses to leave this to his media officer?What can be more important than the lives of young Nigerian's who are the future?If a relative or top member of the PDP had lost their kids to a bomb blast,would President Jonathan have let his media officer make a statement?I'm sure he would have been the first expressing his sympathy.We all remember how President Jonathan postponed a national meeting because the brother of the Vice President died in a car crash!
Can you imagine David Cameron or President Obama reacting the same way?They would have been at the scene in less than an hour! The whole thing is a joke..I can't believe this.The priority for our leaders is how to get a 2nd term..very very sad!
Can you imagine David Cameron or President Obama reacting the same way?They would have been at the scene in less than an hour! The whole thing is a joke..I can't believe this.The priority for our leaders is how to get a 2nd term..very very sad!
I am sorry to say this,i have nothing against President Joanthan personally,but i do really feel this job of leading the nation is bigger than him.He generates no confidence or instill any confidence into the nation.Except those who insist President Jonathan should lead simply becausse he comes from their side of town! I would be fuming if President Jonathn ahad shown this approach if my relatives were in that bomb blast! Hell,they are not victims now,and i am still fuming!
Here is the statement President Jonathan released regarding the bomb blast that killed many students at Government Science Secondary School,Potiskun ,Yobe state.
Find the State House press release below...
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan extends heartfelt commiserations to the Government and people of Yobe state on the death of many students in a bomb attack on Potiskum earlier today.
President Jonathan also conveys his deepest sympathies to all parents who lost their beloved children in the heinous attack on the Government Science Secondary School which appears to have been carried out by a suicide bomber.
The President condemns the dastardly murder of the students on their school’s assembly ground as they prepared to begin another week of study in pursuit of a better life for themselves and their families.
He assures the grieving parents and people of Yobe state that no matter how long it takes, the Federal Government will ensure that all those responsible for the senseless murder of so many promising youngsters and the continuing acts of terrorism across the country are brought to justice and made to pay for their atrocious crimes.
The President similarly assures all Nigerians that in spite of seeming setbacks, his Administration remains fully committed to winning the war against insurgency and terrorism.
Nigeria, President Jonathan affirms, will ultimately overcome the current security challenges imposed by domestic terrorists and their foreign allies, with the dedication of its Armed Forces and national security agencies, as well as the continued support and cooperation of all patriotic citizens.
Reuben Abati
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)