President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday in Washington DC, United States of America, declared that the days when a few politicians manipulate election results to their personal advantage are gone forever in Nigeria.
Speaking at an interactive session with Nigerian professionals, President Jonathan reassured Nigerians and the international communities that he remained fully committed to keeping the promise he made in 2011 that he will do everything possible to ensure that the elections in Nigeria become very free, fair and credible.
“The issue of credible elections must be institutionalised in Nigeria. Our electoral processes were not very good or credible when we came into office, but as I promised, we have been working very hard to change things and ensure that our elections are more credible, that every legitimate vote counts and that results are acceptable to the electorate.
“I promise you that the Osun governorship elections will be very free, fair and credible,” President Jonathan said.
On job creation, the President said that the Federal Government will continue to give the highest possible priority to policies and programmes that will lead to the creation of enough jobs for Nigerian youth.
“Job creation is a challenge to every government in the world. We are doing all that we can to tackle the problem in Nigerian because we know that we have a very youthful population and if we do not create enough jobs to meet their needs, the country will be in trouble,” he said.
President Jonathan also spoke of his administration’s efforts to improve standards and access to educational institutions in Nigeria, address the national housing deficit and further empower women.
He thanked Nigerian professionals abroad for the patriotic support for his government and urged them to continue to show love and concern for the well-being of their fatherland.
