President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday lambasted some unnamed Senior Nigerians whom he said have been parading themselves as statesmen.
The president called them “ordinary politicians”, saying their utterances were beneath their status in the country.
Jonathan who spoke while playing host to a delegation of the Northern Elders Council in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, added that being a statesman was not about the offices previously occupied by politicians.
He said politicians who make provocative utterances aimed at causing disaffection and bringing the country down could not be described as statesmen.
Jonathan said such politicians only engage in such venture because they do not get what they want.
The president further stated that a lot of lies were being peddled about his government with the aim of painting him black.
He added that with time, Nigerians would know who statesmen truly are.
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