As the Saturday presidential election draws closer, the gale of endorsement coming the way of President Goodluck Jonathan seems to be growing on a daily basis, as business moguls, under the auspices of Corporate Forum, yesterday endorsed him for a second term in office.
According to the forum, it took the step because the President has fulfilled his 2010 campaign promises anchored on the Transformation Agenda.
This was disclosed by the chairman of the forum, Otunba Funsho Lawal, in the company of other directors of the forum, Ambassador Greg Mbadiwe and Francis Kudayo, in an interview with journalists at the National Institute of International Affairs, NIIA, in Lagos.
According to Lawal, the group whose membership spans across sectors such as the oil and gas, manufacturing, telecommunication, banking and IT, said Jonathan’s reforms has made Nigeria the number one economy in Africa; one of the fastest growing economies in the world and the number one destination for Foreign Direct Investment in Africa.
Pointing out why Jonathan deserves a second term, Lawal said: “The reasons the Corporate Forum is endorsing President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term in office is because we have discovered that the President has fulfilled his 2010 campaign promises anchored on the Transformation Agenda to bring a breath of fresh air to all sectors of the economy and the polity.
“President Jonathan’s score card of transformation cuts across virtually all sectors such as fiscal management reforms, financial sector reforms, pension reforms, local content reforms, job creation reforms, manufacturing reforms, agricultural reforms, housing reforms, aviation sector reforms, ports and harbour reforms, water and sanitation sector reforms and railway reforms.
“Other areas the President has done well include; information and technology reforms, human capital reforms, education reforms, women, youth empowerment and social safety net, power reforms, trade and industry reforms, new solid minerals policy, health sector reforms, the freedom of information act and convening of the national conference.”
Speaking along the same line, one of the Directors of the forum, Kudayo said: “The reforms initiated by President Goodluck Jonathan have resulted in Nigeria being the number one economy in Africa; one of the fastest growing economies in the world and the number one destination for Foreign Direct Investment in Africa. Details of all the reforms are verifiable and we have provided them in a booklet titled, President Goodluck Jonathan Innovative Reforms (2010-January 2015).”
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