Favouritism responsible for Nigeria’s backwardness – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan (middle) being received by Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State (right) and Deputy Governor, Sen. Baba Tela, during his visit to Bauchi yesterday.
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Wed Apr 07 2021
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the tradition of favouritism in leadership positions among families, friends, acquaintances rather than ability and capability to deliver is responsible for Nigeria’s backwardness.
Jonathan said this Tuesday at the Palace of the Emir of Bauchi during a one-day working visit.
He said the tradition in Nigeria is that before one can be appointed to an office or given a responsibility, he must know someone at the top echelon in the country, regretting that the development has taken the nation backwards.
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Jonathan, the incumbent president at the time, was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while Mohammed belonged to the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP).
Mohammed spoke on Tuesday about his relationship with Jonathan when the former president visited Bauchi to commission some projects.
The Bauchi governor said Jonathan was “instrumental to my coming into the limelight in Nigeria”.
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“Somebody that I never had anything in common with other than the traits of nationalism and Nigerianness. He made me the Minister of the FCT without knowing me or belonging to the same party with me,” Mohammed said.