Nigeria should appreciate the selfless service and sacrifice made by Dr. Goodluck Jonathan – INC

The ljaw National Con­gress (INC) has is­sued a note of warn­ing to the administration of Muhammadu Buhari over his criticisms and disrespect for the immediate past pres­ident, Dr Goodluck Jona­than.

A statement jointly signed by the National President and Publicity Secretary of the body, Alatubo Charles Harry and Victor Burubo (Pastor), said the selfless act and huge sacrifice Dr Good­luck Jonathan paid to avert impending catastrophe dur­ing the 2015 general elec­tion, was left unrecognized and unappreciated, rather he is been castigated, his im­age tarnished by the govern­ment of the day

“Since he left office in May 2015, having traded his am­bition to buy Nigeria respite from acrimony, violence and bloodshed, INC, Ijaw people, all Nigerians and in­deed the world has viewed with unspeakable shock, the various attempts by officials of the succeeding Govern­ment under President Mu­hammadu Buhari, to tarnish the image of former Presi­dent Goodluck Ebele Jona­than GCFR. There is a con­stant and well-programmed diatribe and instigation of animosity against the civi­lized personage of former President Jonathan and his comparatively successful tenure under a barrage of attacks and vilifications”

The statement maintained that the INC was still at loss why the government of the day has not seen him wor­thy of credit or acknowl­edgement of any sort for his patriotism, honesty and passion for the Nigeria uni­ty.

“We view with consterna­tion the government’s un­ethical refusal to afford him any credit or plaudits for his honest, patriotic and pan-Nigerian approach to gov­ernance.”

The statement further reads: Regardless of that however Dr. Jonathan re­mains a core democrat and an International Statesman who currently enjoys a ster­ling image on the world stage.

Ijaw National Congress, frowns at the cheap, disin­genuous and petulant at­tempt by officials to finger him as a sponsor of any armed group anywhere in the world. We hereby warn the Minister of Information Mr Lai Mohammed, who has issued a mish-mash of pointless conjecture and in­nuendo such as: “belief in certain quarters that the for­mer President is a sponsor of the Avengers has refused to go away”. How crass can one get in Goebellsian dou­ble-speak!

The statement cautioned as well admonished the gov­ernment of the day on the dangers on this act of in­gratitude and provocations in the mind of Nigerians, and warned that such act should stop henceforth. It however advised them to face critical issues on gov­ernance, rather than trivial issues.

“The studied silence of former President Jonathan and the equanimity of Nige­rians in the face of such irre­sponsible provocation can­not be allowed to continue.

Let the word go forth from now: the continued vilification of Dr Goodluck Jonathan, GCFR, former President of Nigeria is un­acceptable to us and must stop. Nigeria has a far great­er weight of grim and cru­cial issues to deal with, rath­er this petty fixation with rubbishing the image of a former President who saved the Nation from certain ca­lamity. This time enough is simply enough!”

    Source: Authority