Posterity will place me on the right side of history - Pres. Jonathan

Do you agree with him?...President Jonathan says he and his team have delivered the dividends of democracy to Nigerians and with that, he is confident that posterity will place them in the right place and judge them well. The president said this while speaking through his deputy, Namadi Sambo, at the official inauguration of Niger Delta Power Holding Company/National Integrated Power Plant Gwagwalada Transmission Substation in Abuja yesterday May 11th

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"Let me reiterate our firm belief and respect for democracy and its norms and values and our continued commitment to the progress and prosperity of our dear nation. To this regard, we shall continue to make our contributions to the development of our dear country as patriotic citizens. We are confident that posterity shall place us on the right side of history. I will take this opportunity to also assure all Nigerians that all the decisions and project implementation of both NDPHC and the National Council on Privatisation, all decisions are taken on the basis of sound professional advice and sound decision to ensure that we succeed in Nigeria in providing power successfully for the benefit of the country and our economic development.”he said

Almost all Nigerians have unflinching and implicit confidence in the leadership of the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari. This has been demonstrated by the voters in electing him as the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Nigeria has yet to be developed and safe enough to allow Buhari and his encourage to wait for the red light while obeying traffic rules. The security and safety of his life, high hopes on him and exigencies of his expected official state duties do not support his waiting for traffic control.

Nigerians will excuse him and his entourage on traffic. No laws without some sort of exception to those deserving of it. The escorts should use their intelligence to ensure safety of our leaders and to drive on the red light because the president-elect may be reluctant to reverse his directive.

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History should remind us of the Col B.S. Dimka assassination of Gen Murtala Muhammed on the traffic at Onikan, Lagos in February 1976. The country’s security then was better than it is now.

Finally, security should be highly tightened to protect our leaders especially the President-elect not only on the roads, but also at every place and time now, on the swearing – in day and afterwards.

Though only God can secure man, however, what God makes man to know and able to do, God may not interfere on it.

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