The Supervising Minister of Information, Dr. Nurudeen Muhammad,
has said President Goodluck Jonathan deserved another term in office to
consolidate on the gains so far recorded through the implementation of the
Transformation Agenda.
He made the remark while speaking in
a programme on Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, in Abuja.
He said through the creative management of the economy,
Nigeria emerged as the fastest growing economy in Africa, with an inflation
rate of eight percent, against 12 percent when the President came into power.
Dr. Muhammad stated that the micro
and macro-economic framework introduced by the President and the consistency in
policy implementation had boosted investor confidence in the economy, which
attracted over $65 billion dollars in Foreign Direct Investment.
The Minister said the provision of
infrastructure across the country by the present administration was
unprecedented, and mentioned the construction of 62 roads, covering 25,000
kilometres, revival of the railways, introduction of the standard gauge
rail-line, construction of 10 power plants,
establishment of 12 universities
and over 125 Almajiri schools as some of the salient achievements of the
Jonathan administration.
He remarked that through the
purposeful leadership provided by the President, he was able to mobilize the
nation to defeat Ebola Virus Disease, halt the rise in HIV and contain the
spread of polio in the country from 300 cases, when he came into power, to six
reported cases this year.
Source: Vanguard
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