Am the Best Leader Nigeria has Ever Had – Pres. Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan says he is the best Nigerian president the country has ever had since its independence in 1960.

The Stream reports that Jonathan made this declaration in response to a comment made by former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, who reportedly described Jonathan’s performance as “below average.”

Jonathan refuted Obasanjo’s claim via a a statement released by his Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, in Abuja on Sunday.

Here is an excerpt:

Our attention has been drawn to comments made by a former President of this country, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, regarding the performance of the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.

Obasanjo had at an event over the weekend declared that he rated the President Goodluck Jonathan administration ‘below average’.

We aver that Obasanjo’s comments are untrue, misleading and clearly do not tally with the facts on the ground.

We therefore wish to assert without equivocation that in terms of performance and achievements, no administration since 1960 when Nigeria gained independence from Britain, has done as much as that of President Jonathan…

While it is true that the present activities of the terrorists in the three north-eastern states have become more deadly in mindless killings, kidnappings and supposed territorial seizures, government has made giant diplomatic strides with our neighbouring countries in order to checkmate the crisscrossing of the insurgents.
The military and other security agents, which have engaged the insurgents since inception, have done a great job in spite of recent challenges.
The truth of the matter which we must know and accept is that we have an internal enemy supported by internal and external resources waging a major warfare against our nation.