ACHIEVEMENTS

 

President Goodluck Jonathan became the first Nigerian president to be warned publicly not to contest for elections on account of ethno-regional selfish interest, and promised mayhem and gridlock if he does. First president/head of state from the entire southern Nigeria, who is neither a northerner nor an ex-military man.  First social media era president/ head of state

 First president/ head of state to evacuate Nigerians from trouble spots overseas by airlifting thousands of stranded citizens back home.  First president/ head of state under whose tenure, multi party democracy blossomed most: six different political parties have governors in Nigeria: Labour Party, ACN, PDP, APGA, ANPP, and CPC (please note: all court orders overturned in favour of opposition parties were all obeyed: Osun, Ekiti, etc). First president/ head of state to sign into law the Freedom of Information Act (FoIA); replacing the 100 year old Official Secrets Act (OSA)

First president/ head of state to effectively outlaw toll-collecting illegal police checkpoints in Nigeria.

President Goodluck Jonathan is also the first president/ head of state to introduce a National Tax Policy to create a self-sufficient economy that could bring development to the people.

First president to pay attention to our international and local airports – Kano airport upgraded after 57 years, and other airports upgrades in progress, with some like Benin Airport, commissioned. Kaduna refinery rehabilitated after 15 years.

President Goodluck Jonathan is the first president to summon the courage and practical will  to unbundle electricity distribution after 52 years. Problems inherited includes (a) Low Capacity Power Generation, (b) Abandoned NIPP Projects, (c) Decadent State of Power Distribution Administration, (d) Poor Gas Supply Initiatives, and (e) the inconclusive Power Privatization Plan.

In just under 2 years, power supply more than doubled after almost 100 years after amalgamation (met power supply at about 2,200 mw, now hovering between 4,237 mw and 5,000+ mw due to maintenance work after the completion of Power sector deregulation), and states have begun electricity distribution. 15 Private bidders have been presented their certificates for the first time in 100 years.

For over 2 decades, some of the busiest roads in Africa, located in Nigeria were in sorry states and caused deaths of thousands… But now GEJ has addressed the bad state of the Benin-Ore road which was rehabilitated after 20 years, and work is ongoing daily, on many others….GEJ has rejuvenated our comatose railways back to life after 20 years of lull in the sector, colonial laws under review, states and private investors welcome in the railways sector.

President Goodluck Jonathan is also the first to introduce 35% female appointments in government positions, first in decades to reduce salaries of public servants and examine the proliferation of different salary structures in the public service in the federation. First to deliver on nine new varsities, to accommodate, the growing number of admission candidates/population. . First to promise Almajiri School, and the promise kept.

900 million dollars Cocoa exported, as non-oil revenue first time in decades, 11 billion dollars trade surplus first time in decades, FG Roads and rural infrastructure taking shape gradually, lots of them neglected for decades. Railways chugging back to life, 48 billion dollars FOREX reserve… Excess crude another 9 or 7 billion or so….

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