Why Goodluck Jonathan is the most criticized president in the world

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday said he was the most criticised President in the whole world and vowed to become the most praised before he left office.

“I think I am the most criticised President in the whole world, but I want to tell this audience that before I leave I will be the most praised President,” he said at the opening of the 52nd Annual General of the Nigerian Bar Association at the International Conference Centre in Abuja.

We want to take Mr. Jonathan by his words,  hoping that he will not disappoint young Nigerians, as well as himself. 

 If he does not know why young, middle-aged and old Nigerians criticize him virulently, we will be glad to mention just a few out over 500 reasons (never mind my exaggeration): 

Catalogue of unfulfilled promises:

• Mr. Jonathan has an excessive baggage of unfulfilled promises, made worse by the surreptitious fuel subsidy removal announced last January, while the nation was in gloom over the Christmas bombing at Madalla, Niger State.

•  Mr. President promised Nigerians that by February 2011, the power sector was going to be privatized as individual companies will handle the power generating capacity and distribution of power to Nigerians.. Privatization of PHCN is ongoing and we do hope it is finalised.

• Mr. President stated that the price of cement was going to be reduced to a minimum of N1, 000.00 per bag. Presently, the price of cement in Nigeria is at the highest maximum of N2, 300.00 per bag. This is even a worse scenario than the time the promise was given.

• Mr. President promised that the Federal Government would tackle squarely, the erosion menace that was threatening the entire South-East zone. During his campaign, he said if he was voted for, government would face the menace “squarely”. South-Easterners are still waiting!

•  The people of Jos won’t forget the many promises the President has made in the area of security. While deploying soldiers to the city on January 18, 2010 after a sectarian violence that led to the death of more than 180 people, he said peace would soon return to the city. More than two years after giving the assurance, peace has yet to return as more people are being killed day after day.

• In the area of development, Jonathan also swore to replicate the Asian Tiger feat in Nigeria. But with the closure of many industries, observers are wondering how this will be done. “Many factories have relocated to Ghana either because of lack of power or because of the insecurity that has pervaded the country. But let us wait. He has three more years to go.

• In the area of education, President Goodluck Jonathan promised to build new federal universities in every Geo-political zone of the country and at least one new university in every state, at least accounting for 42 new universities, -- no need to further the argument here....case closed.

• We all know the headache the feared Islamist group Boko-Haram has brought to our beloved country.

And the list is endless...