WHY BLAMING PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN?

 

WHY NIGERIANS MUST VOTE FOR GOODLUCK JONATHANFEBRUARY 2015

WRITTEN

BY DAUDA AWWAL

from Office of Special Adviser to the President onEthics and Values in Diaspora(U.K) in partnership

and endorsed by DR SARAH JIBRIL,S.A To thePresident on Ethics and Values.

 

President Goodluck Jonathan is ready to CONTINUE  in officeafter the results of the upcoming presidential election in

February 2015. Jonathan is tested and trusted and he needstotal support of every Nigerians to continue his unique jobs he

has done for the nation, we appreciate him in Diaspora, Godwill continue to give him more wisdom to remain victoriousalways. After reading this write up, you will  know he had

performed well and transformed the nation well.

 

1-The Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP)and

National Enterprise Development Programme (NEDEP)

 Launched by President Good Luck Jonathan on the11thFebruary, 2014

 

President Goodluck  aware that the average Nigerian is creative, intelligent, resourceful, business savvy and most of all, enterprising by nature. It is evident in the high number of micro, small and medium enterprises we see across the country. These enterprises are the creator of jobs, the source through which millions of families are fed in the country and ultimately the backbone of our economy. According to the World BANK , fostering high growth entrepreneurship and innovative activity are critical in achieving high productivity and job creation in any country. One of the major achievement of the Jonathan's administration is launching of The Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP), to industrialize Nigeria; and The National Enterprise Development Programme (NEDEP) to deliver growth within Nigeria’s micro, small, and medium enterprises.

President Goodluck Jonathan involved the business analyst, management expert and specialist on entrepreneurship development and SMEs Small and medium enterprises. It is clear that Jonathan carries all Nigerians along with his transformation agenda in our great nation, this PROGRAM  will add more values to Nigerian economy.  , it has created more  jobs in Nigeria..

 

The Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP)and the National Enterprise Development Programme (NEDEP) will help to fast-track the attainment of these goals. They are TARGETED  at transforming Nigerian businesses and changing the lives of ordinary people.

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Jonathan have launched the boldest transformation of the agricultural sector and it has increased Nigeria’s food production by 20 million tons per annum.

Among other significant achievements, the programme re-organized the power sector for improved performance by privatizing 11 distribution and four generating companies and bringing in private sector capital and expertise. President Jonathan has upgraded facilities within the Nigerian aviation sector to standards never seen before in this country and also have restarted rail services that had been dormant for over 20 years...  

2-The Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan

The Nigeria Industrial plan  will also address age-old constraints that have persistently limitedmanufacturing. It will build-up industrial infrastructure, prioritize power for industrial use, reduce borrowing costs and mobilize funding for the real sector. It will also facilitate youthtraining in industrial skills, improve Nigerian INVESTMENTS  on climate, raise our product standards, link innovation to industry,

and promote local patronage of ‘made in Nigeria goods.

 

President Jonathan said:'' This Program has been  conducted in 2010 by SMEDAN and the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics showed that we have 17 million Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), employing over 32 million people. If eachMicro, Small, and Medium Enterprise in Nigeria employs just one additional person, we would create 17 million extra jobs, and unemployment in Nigeria would be drastically reduced. That SURVEY  was conducted three years ago. Today, we have moreMicro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Nigeria, with the potential for even greater impact''.

According to His Excellency ,''NEDEP has placed Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises at thecentre of our National Economic Policy. Our visionis to take this new model for national enterprise development to all the 774 local governments in our country''.

 

The Programme will fully unlock the potentials of Nigeria’s Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises sector by resolving many of the problems  that most small businesses  such as – access to FINANCE, access to markets, weak business development, dearth of technical skills, lack of infrastructure, and insufficient market information. According to Mr President ''Under NEDEP, enterprise zones will be created in

every State of the Federation, equipped with essential infrastructure for small businesses to thrive and transform Nigeria through employment generation, economic linkages, and rural industrialization.

Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, the integratedapproach being pursued under the Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan and the National Enterprise Development Programme which allows for better coordination, synergy, effectiveness and more efficient utilisation of resources, will positively transform the Nigerian economy.

We have made very notable progress towards our objective since we started implementing the two programmes 12 months ago. Through the Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan, We have significantly cut the costs of business incorporation in Nigeria. We have mobilized new INVESTMENT  in the Sugar sector exceeding 3 billion US dollars.

 

 In just 4 months, our landmark Auto Industry Development PROGRAM  has attracted over six international car manufacturers, including Nissan and Hyundai. We have also consolidated  gains in the cement sector, which has attracted US$ 8 billion in INVESTMENT  and is supporting 1.6 million jobs. In 2013, Nigeria became a net exporter of cement for the first time in our history.

 

 Looking ahead, we envision greater collaboration between the Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP) and relevant Ministries to promote and facilitate renaissance and growth in other sectorssuch as textiles and garments, leather, palm OIL  processing, cocoa processing, basic steel works, chemicals, petrochemicals, fertilizers, light manufacturing and many more.

 

 Our achievements in the National Enterprise Development Programme  have been just as impressive. The programme has taken the Federal government’s support for MSMEs into every corner of Nigeria. In just five months, we decentralised the activities of the Small and Medium EnterprisesDevelopment Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and established its presence in all 36 States of Nigeria.

 

 We have identified and are also vigorously supporting at least one product in all 774 local governments in Nigeria based on each local government’s area of competitive advantage. To help tens of thousands of small businesses have better access to FINANCE  and capacity support, wehave formed over 10,000 MSME cooperatives and REGISTERED  them with the Corporate Affairs Commission.

 

We have refocused attention on micro enterprises. Over the last 12 months, the BANK  of Industry hasdisbursed 10 billion naira to the smallest and most fragile businesses at the bottom of the pyramid.

 

 As we look ahead to the future, sustainability and effectiveness are core principles that will guide our actions. We will not only sustain the momentum of both the Nigeria Industrial RevolutionPlan and the National Enterprise Development Programme, we will also expand their impact and reach.

 

To ensure the attainment of this goal, I will sooninaugurate the National Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Council, which will be chaired by the Vice President. Furthermore, the Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan Presidential Advisory group, which will meet with me periodically, will also be established. Both bodies will constitute part of the institutional framework to monitor andprovide guidance for the implementation of these programmes.

 

In closing, let me emphasize that legacies define all historical epochs. At this stage of the Nigerian journey, we must strive to build legaciesthat will outlive us. All great countries are built on sustained improvements from one

generation to the next and I assure you all that this administration will leave worthy legacies forfuture generations of Nigerians.

President Jonathan concluded ''We will leave this country stronger, and better than we met it. With the diligent implementation of revolutionary programmes like the Nigerian Industrial RevolutionPlan and the National Enterprise Development Programme, we can truly make Nigeria the giant of Africa.

 

 National Assembly zonal outreach intervention programmes currently, through the National Assembly zonal outreach intervention, a total of 97 million naira has been provided to various cooperatives in Osun, Oyo and Ekiti States. This has been good

for developing MSMEs in these respective states. NEDEP will work with other National Assembly Members of the house will facilitate their contribution to this

scheme to assist MSMEs in their states. Moveable collateral REGISTRY  has been

developed by many countries as an avenue for increasing access to FINANCE . Given the importance of collateral for accessing funds in Nigeria, there is a need to widen the collateral that is acceptable by the lending institutions. The World BANK  is therefore assisting to create this registry in Nigeria with the central bank of

Nigeria, the corporate affairs commission and other MDAs is striving towards, the fruits of our current economic growth must be felt not just by the few but by everyone of the millions of talented Nigerians. The entrepreneurial spirit which is present across Nigerians.. The NEDEP PROGRAM  is an example of what can be achieved through collaboration between Federal, State and Local Governments across the country andacross all political lines, joined with a common mission, driving towards a common vision of creating jobs and eradicating poverty.

The National Enterprise Development Programme(NEDEP) has been designed to address the challenges that are stifling the growth of the MSME sector in Nigeria. It pulls together public sector capacity and private sector expertise in addressing these challenges. With the rigorous implementation of the program, NEDEP expects

to create an average of one million jobs per year.Under NEDEP, all stakeholders are engaged to ensure a holistic framework is put in place to directly address these barriers. For example, the Industrial training fund (ITF) will ensure that MSMEs have the requisite skills; the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency

of Nigeria (SMEDAN) will provide business support services working with MSMEs to

prepare bankable business plans and the Bank of Industry (BOI) will provide funding for eligible

small businesses. The Nigerian consumer appetite is large…. With

a population of 167 million that is expected to reach 220 million by 2020.Thank you President Goodluck Jonathan for introducing this programme for Nigerians.

 

3- E-PAYMENT /ANTI-CORRUPTION

 

President Goodluck Jonatha 's administration introduced  payment online which means using a payment processor which involves using electronic funds, web processing solution as well as database UPDATING  when the process is successful.It means the transfer of funds from your buyer’s account to your account through a trusted platform. Now for a global audience, there are several ways which have evolved that has allowed merchants to be able to receive money transfer ranging from merchant’s own merchant account to third party payment processing.

For many Small, Medium and Large Scale businesses,accepting payments online offers major benefits.

 

 Customers increasingly expect this facility and it can improve your CASH  flow significantly. Although, people believe it’s easy to accept cheques or invoices for your online sales and to process payments in the traditional way, that’s

why examine why every business should accept online payment. Infact, this is necessary because buyers often use the internet for a speedy serviceas most sales are paid for with credit and debit cards nowadays. To accept CARDS ONLINE  in Nigeriaand Globally, you will have to make special banking arrangements.

As an entrepreneur, it’s one thing to be able to conceive an ONLINE BUSINESS IDEA , create the virtual platform, market your product or service but how do you receive your payment online in Nigeria.

 

THE BENEFITS

International Acceptance:  it is acceptable both locally and internationally issued cards includingInterswitch, MasterCard and VISA.

Timely transaction processing: Merchants get valuenext day after transaction takes place.

All BANKS  in Nigeria monitoring the transactions on line.

Convenient means of payment

Acceptance of both local and international cards

Global reach for merchants

Increased sale

70 percent of Nigerians enjoy the E-payment today and it has reduced the corruption of many National

Government bodies such as immigration, customs, etc

 

 

 

4- President Jonathan's administration and Women empowerment in politics in Nigeria.

President Goodluck Jonathan’s passionate drive to transform the lives of Nigerian women and improve their welfare and opportunities  Part of the answer is that the President is married to a remarkable woman, Dame Patience Jonathan, who is endowed with some of the greatest human attributesand who is a natural mobilizer of women. The President has, in his private and public life, benefitted immensely from his wife’s virtues. It is generally acknowledged. The Jonathan administration on women empowerment in Nigeria highlight the surrounding challenges and make recommendations on how to deepen the impact of women empowerment efforts in Nigeria, under the Jonathan administration. in the life of their community. Women empowerment is not different. It is essentially about the process by which women gain control over their lives and over democratic PARTICIPATION  in the life of their community.

The Scorecard of the Jonathan Administration on Women Empowerment

President Jonathan approved 30% appointments for the empowerment of Nigerian women For instance, the administration took off in 2011 with the appointment of 13 female Cabinet Ministers, 5 female Special Advisers, 10 female Ambassadors, 16female Judges of the Court of Appeal; 11 female Permanent Secretaries, 16 female Judges of the Federal High Court, 3 female Judges of the SupremeCourt, 6 female Judges of the National Industrial Court; a female Acting President, Court of Appeal and The Chief Justice of the

Federation as female. By this, the President has made good his campaign promises by raising the number of women in decision-making positions to anunprecedented level .This ever happened in the past Nigerian leaders since 1960 till Jonathan came on board.

In 2014,President Goodluck Jonathan appointed  Nigerian women to attain the highest level of PARTICIPATION  in the nation’s social, political and economic life. as part of President Jonathan’s Transformation Agenda.

This gives women political aspirants and resulted in an increase in women’s representation in Government, from 10% in 2011, to over 33% in 2013,

with the appointment of 13 female Ministers out of42, representing 31% and 4 Special Advisers out of18,representing 23%. These appointments have set the stage for the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) TARGET  number three, on Gender Equity and Women Empowerment .

Since 1960 Nigerian women have never enjoyed a pride of place like they have done in Jonathan’s Government. The first government in Nigeria to appoint a woman Chief Justice of Nigeria since independence, first woman Petroleum Minister and too many other firsts attributed to Nigerian womensince the country’s leadership history. Jonathan’sleadership is the most gender sensitive administration so far in the country. It is in hisgovernment that the best of Nigerian women in leadership responsibilities has been most showcased even for future administration in the country.

Outside politics, two micro-credit schemes have been set up to assist women: (1) the Women Fund for Economic Empowerment (WOFEE) and (2) the Business Development Fund for Women (BUDFOW). The two schemes are revolving facilities with an interest rate of 10%. In addition to these efforts, 77 skills acquisition centres have been constructed and equipped across the country to increase income generation, through job creation, for women, especially at the grassroots level. A recent research, conducted and published in a book, titled Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Champion forWomen, shows that Nigeria was 23rd out of 188 countries studied, in terms of women mobilization,appointment into positions, PARTICIPATION  in governance and women empowerment. Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa was also recently appointed

the first female President of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal  Since 2013,President Jonathan's

administration has focused truly on the visibility, genuine empowerment, dignity and PARTICIPATION  of women in politics than any time in Nigeria’s history and that the Nigerian woman never had it so good.

Government is working to rescue 270 girls kidnapped from the dormitory of the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, on April 14,2014 by the Boko Haram. Over 50 of them escapedand reunited with their families and some have relocated to United States of America while 219 are believed to still be with the insurgents. The U.S. is among several Western countries assisting Nigeria in the search for the school girls and thebattle against the insurgent Boko Haram, which haskilled over 12,000 people.

5-The fact about the States Allocation in Nigeria

The three tiers of government in the country have SHARED  a total of N731, 133 billion as federal allocation for the month of March, 2013. A communiqué issued by the Technical Sub-Committeeof the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC)shows that the distributable revenue for the monthwas N500, 460 billion.  There was an augmentation of N123, 308 billion which brought the total statutory allocation for the month to N623, 768 billion.  Also distributed for the month was N7, 617 billion refunded by NNPC and the sum of N35, 549 billion from the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P).

 According to the communiqué, gross revenue of N595, 708 billion was received for the month.   This was higher than the N571, 676 billion received in the previous month by N24, 023 billiondue partly to the receipt of arrears of sales of CRUDE   OIL  and gas. The communiqué reported that within the period, there was a decrease in crude OIL  production and lifting operations due to the force majeure declared at Qua Iboe and Brass terminals and maintenance work at Okono, Brass and Amenam terminals. For the month of March 2013, the gross revenue from the Value Added Tax (VAT) witnessed an increase of N1, 492 billion. The sum of N64, 199 billion was available as against N62, 707 billion distributed in the preceding month. A breakdown of the distribution showed that for the month of March, the Federal government got N232, 529 billion (52.68%) as against N209, 856 billion received for the month of February.  The State governments SHARED  a total of N117, 942 billion (26.72%) as against N106, 442 billion received for the previous month. The Local governments shared N90, 928 billion (20.60%) against N82, 062 billion received for February. The oil producing states shared the sum of N55, 008 billion as 13% derivation revenue for the

month of March as against NN47, 484 billion collected for February 2013.

All 36 States in Nigeria gets the money that is available to be SHARED  each month. It is always published in daily Newspaper in Nigeria. In 2013 alone States like Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Niger Delta, Kaduna ,Oyo, Borno, Lagos, Katsina and Kano got the highest allocation from the Federation Accountand what they got individually is more than the annual budgetary allocation of neighbouring countries such as Gambia and Liberia.

Akwa Ibom got N260 BILLION, Rivers got N230 BILLION, Niger Delta got N209 BILLION, Bayelsa gotN173 BILLION, Lagos got N168 BILLION, Kaduna got N97 BILLION, Oyo got N100 BILLION, Katsina got 103BILLION, Borno got N94 BILLION and Kano got N140 BILLION. This shows that many Nigerian States receive allocations which are larger than budgetary allocation of neighbouring countries such as Liberia which is $430 million and Gambia $210 million.

We tasked Nigerians to challenge their Governors to account for the monthly budgetary allocation they got from federation account. We wondered why Nigerian citizens always blame President Jonathan for the failings of some state governments who gets monthly allocation larger than countries likeLiberia and Gambia. Nigerians needs to demand improved standard of living from their state governments rattan accusing the Federal Governmentat all time .Jonathan needs their co-corporation

to transform the country all together. Corruption in Nigeria has affected many states .

Its time for you to ask your Governors what they have been doing with all their Monthly Allocations.

Below is the STATE ALLOCATION FOR MAY 2013

1. Akwa Ibom. 31LGCs. N69.4bn2. Rivers. 23 LGCs. N67.6bn3. Delta. 23 LGCs. N62.2bn4. Bayelsa. 8 LGCs. N50.4bn5. Kano. 44 LGCs. N34.5bn6. Lagos. 20 LGCs. N30.0bn7. Katsina. 34 LGCs. N25.5bn8. Ondo. 18 LGCs. N24.8bn9. Oyo. 33 LGCs. N24.6bn10.Kaduna. 23 LGCs. N23.7bn11 BORNO. 27 LGCS. 22.1BN12 NIGER. 25 LGCS. 22.1BN13.IMO. 27LGCS. 21.9BN14.JIGAWA. 27LGCS. 21.6bn15.BAUCHI. 20LGCS. 21.4BN16.EDO. 18LGCS. 20.6BN17.BENUE. 23LGCS.20.2BN18.SOKOTO. 23LGCS. 19.8BN19.KOGI. 21LGCS. 18.8BN20.OSUN. 30LGCS. 18.76BN21.ANAMBRA. 21LGCS. 18.74BN22.ADAMAWA. 21LGCS. 18.6BN23.KEBBI. 21LGCS. 18.3BN24.OGUN. 20LGCS. 17.8BN25.ABIA. 17LGCS. 17.48BN26.TARABA. 16LGCS. 17.3BN

27.YOBE. 17LGCS. 17BN28.PLATEAU. 17LGCS. 16.9BN29.ZAMFARA. 14LGCS. 16.7BN30.CROSS RIVERS. 18LGCS. 16.5BN31.ENUGU. 17LGCS. 16.4BN32.KWARA. 16LGCS. 15.6BN33.EKITI. 16LGCS. 13.8BN34.NASSARAWA. 13LGCS. 13.67BN35.GOMBE. 11LGCS. 13.6536.EBONYI. 13LGCS. 12.6BN37.FCT-ABUJA. 6LGCS. 3.2BN

STATES TOTAL: 894BILLION NAIRA

38 FGN/FCT. 730BN39 NCS/FIRS. 6BN

GRAND TOTAL: 1.6TRILLION NAIRA

BELLOW IS THE LIST OF HUGE DEPT PROFILE FOR ALL STATES IN THE FEDERATION

It's time to ask your Governors what they have been doing with all these DEBTS  they have accrueddespite the huge monthly allocation they get from the Federal Govt.

Do you think these huge debt pile up is warranted especially by a state like Lagos with a massive monthly Internal Generated Revenue (IGR) of more than 50 billion Naira? And these are just EXTERNALDEBTS  and not Local debts owed to contractors, bankers etc..

Nigerians, ask YOUR Governors questions! They are there to serve!Below is the list state by state!

Kano owes $61.7millionKatsina owes $74.6millionAkwa Ibom owes $61.6 millionCross River owes $113millionKebbi owes $47.8millionKogi owes $33.8millionImo owes $51.9millionKwara owes $45.5millionLagos owes $611.2 millionNassarawa owes $36.9 millionKaduna owes $215.6millionNiger owes $29.7millionAnambra owes $26.7millionOgun state owes $102millionOndo owes $51.8 millionOsun owes $62.7millionOyo owes $76.6millionPlateau owes $21.9millionRivers owes $36.6millionJigawa owes $33.6millionGombe owes $31.7millionEnugu owes $50millionDelta owes $18.9millionEkiti owes $36.1millionEdo owes $42.7 millionEbonyi owes $41.5millionBayelsa owes $28millionBornu owes $24.1millionBenue owes 28.4millionBauchi owes $67.1million

Adamawa owes $30.2millionAbia state owes $35.9 million

 

Transformation means total change innate renewal/change from within the conscience, attitudes, perceptions, manners, way of thoughts/life and interactions /or behavior i.e life respecting, positive/decent cultural ways of effective and happy living through Autonomous Morality by all (i.e Self-Policing/Regulations, byIndividuals, Corporate/Governance,

System, without being policed by the Police or lawenforcement agencies, but guided.)

Ethics-In philosophical/Social/Professional parlance means the knowledge, art/skill application of Good Character, does and don't to the rules and regulations/laws, commandments or constitutions.

Ethics in Christianity means, all the contents of Righteousness or obedience to the word/commandments of Jehovah/God.

N.B: Ethics in Islam means all the contents of obedience of Sariah/Hadith and more.

Values- means the morals/principles/codes/virtues,

commandments constitutions/laws/regulations, etc. Therefore, neither Solomon nor Shuaib, Aisha or Esher, Ifashina or Ogunronke have any reason to misbehave, especially if they are in on oath in

any sector or level of life or responsibilities/capabilities.

This message is from DR SARAH JIBRIL Office of Special Adviser to the President on Ethics and Value in Diaspora (United Kingdom ).

Ref : International Journal of Business and Social Science, September 2014 Idike, Adeline Nnenna, A. (Ph.D) /Sun Newspaper/The Presidency. Office of  the Special Adviser to the President on Ethics and Values.