Jonathan Lacks Humility in His Approach to Issues – Nyako

Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State, yesterday, took on President Goodluck Jonathan for demonstrating what he said was a total absence of humility in his approach to governance.

The governor was reacting to Jonathan’s. Statement at the North-East rally of the Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday. Jonathan had said

that some northern governors should be held responsible for the crises in their states due to their failure to provide requisite education for their people.

Jonathan was quoted to have said, “It is shameful for a governor who has stayed in power in his state for up to six years or more, to come to me and talk about bad leadership when you have youths in your state, more than half of whom have not attended primary school and you are doing nothing about it. “State governors should be ashamed of themselves when our children do not go to primary and secondary schools and they decide to carry arms.”

Reacting to Jonathan’s comment through his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Mr. Ahmad Sajo, the governor said it was unfortunate that the President had chosen once again, to blame everybody but himself, for things going wrong under his leadership.

According to him, blaming governors for his failure to do the right things, is not a mark of good leadership. He said “We wish to draw the attention of the President to the fact that over 800 classroom blocks were destroyed in Borno State.

“Over 2,000 classroom blocks were destroyed in Yobe State, including those belonging to the Federal Government. Recently, some classrooms were destroyed in Adamawa State as well.

“Several schools were damaged and closed down in the affected states including Federal Government colleges even though the President said his government had no responsibility for secondary education.

“The President’s persistent refusal to visit the affected states could be interpreted to mean an abdication of his constitutional responsibility to cater for the welfare and safety of the people of the zone.

“If he could go to Bauchi State on a political jamboree, why not visit Borno and Yobe states as part of his constitutional responsibility?”

Governors, he said, could not be held responsible for security challenges since they had no control over the nation’s security apparatus.

“The President is the Commander-in-Chief with powers over the Armed Forces, Police and other security agencies. On the issue of education, the President is either being misled or totally ignorant,” he added.

SOURCE: Daily Post