Mediaboss Marketing

The All Progressives Congress has accused President GoodluckJonathan of taking political advantage of calamities that havebefallen Nigeria under his watch, saying giving N5m to each family that lost a relative in the Immigration recruitmentexercise after one year is not only belated but aimed at solicitingvotes.

In a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday by its National PublicitySecretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party wondered why it took the President one year to act on the promise he made to thefamilies, adding that but for the forthcoming elections, the Presidentwould have simply ignored the families, in his usual style.

The truth is that this President was forced to act because of theelections. Otherwise, why has it taken one year for the President toredeem his promise to the bereaved families? Why has his Administration not sanctioned those who sent innocent job seekers totheir early graves after extorting them? Why is the Interior Minister, Mr. Abba Moro, who presided over the deaths, still in office, virtuallydancing on the graves of those innocent youths?

Sunday, March 15th, will mark one year since those vibrant youthswere lured to their deaths by a callous federal government that failedthem in all ramifications, including the security of their lives andthe assurance of their welfare, the raison detre of any government. It is therefore utterly reprehensible, immoral and wicked for the sameadministration to seek to make political gains out of the needlesstragedy, it said.

APC said President Jonathan, in his desperation for re-election, hasalso sought to take political advantage of other tragedies, includingthe Buni Yadi massacre of school children and the abduction of Chibokgirls.

After refusing to even visit the families of those school childrenin Buni Yadi and Chibok, the President suddenly woke up and startedsending delegations to meet with them, all this because he needsvotes. As a parent himself, how will the President feel if he had beenso treated? Why must the President put his re-election over and aboveeverything else, including the welfare and security of Nigerians? Isthere no limit to desperation.

It said Nigerians are keenly aware of the fact that this President hassuddenly woken up from his deep slumber and become artificially hyperactive, making repeated visits to regions that he had neglectedin the past six years and doling out hard currencies even at a timethe Naira was taking a beating, all for election purposes.

No one is fooled by the antics of a desperate President, and in thefullness of time, Nigerians will show President Jonathan and hiscohorts that they are not impressed by his pretend governance, APCsaid.

Go here to see the original:
Jonathan taking advantage of Immigration jobs tragedy -APC