Jonathan resign! - APC Chieftain

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Chief Ayo Akande, has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to resign from office over his handling of the security and economic challenges facing the country.

Akande, in an Easter message on Monday, said Nigerians were “fed up with a president who prefer dining and wining round the states while a part of the country was burning.”

“It has never been so bad in this country. Christians in the country are celebrating the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ amid fear of their safety on the streets from terrorists, who have continued to wax stronger due to the inability of the Jonathan-led government to curb their criminality,” he said.

The APC chieftain noted that if it were to be in the developed world the President would have resigned when it was obvious that the government was losing control of the administration of the country.

“The power sector has nose-dived; security has collapsed while the economy of the country was nothing to write home about,” Akande said.

He congratulated Christians on the celebration of Easter and admonished them to continue to pray for the survival of the country.

He said, “It is evident that the country is not at ease but faithful of all religions, especially Christians in this season, should continue to pray for the survival of the country despite the bad governance that has been foisted on the people.

“To me, it is ridiculous that President Jonathan and his Peoples Democratic Party are claiming that the Gross Domestic Product of the country is the highest in Africa. It is a statement of fact all over the world that no economy can thrive in a country where the security apparatus has broken down. The security situation of the country is getting worse every day and Nigerians are not at rest.

“The missing school pupils in Borno State are yet to be accounted for. In Malaysia, the authorities are still searching for bodies of the people who lost their lives in the missing aircraft whereas in Nigeria the opposite is the case. “The President would have preferred dancing round the country or seeking for votes instead of confronting the security challenges facing the country. We do not have to wait until there is a bomb blast in the National Assembly or the venue of the National Conference before we ask him to resign.”

Source: Punch