HOLD NORTH RESPONSIBLE FOR JONATHAN’S FAILURE – ALAMIEYESEIGHA

Former governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye
Alamieyeseigha, yesterday warned that the failure of the administration of
President Goodluck Jonathan would amount to the failure of the North.

Alamieyeseigha made this declaration on Friday in Abuja
during the award given to the chairman of HMG Oil and Gas, Alhaji Hamza
Mohammed by Arewa Youth Forum

According to the former governor who was the chairman of
the occasion, Jonathan was surrounded by northerners placed in strategic
positions, hence the failure of the present administration should be blamed on
the northerners in office.

His words: “If you look at the structure of this country,
those that have made it happen, those in the driver’s seat, President Goodluck
Jonathan is only one person. One out of so many around him; and quickly, the
next person to him is the vice president. He is from the North.

The third person is the Senate President; he is also from
the North. The head of the judiciary is also from the North. The Inspector-
General of Police is also from the North. The Chief of Defence Staff, the Chief
of Air Staff, the Comptroller- General, Customs, the National Security Adviser,
Comptroller-General, Immigration, CBN Governor, INEC Chairman, EFCC Chairman. I
can keep counting. Tell me, which office is left?

They are all from the North. So, if this government
fails, the north has failed. Not only Goodluck Jonathan from a small state
called Bayelsa State.” Alamieyeseigha also blamed the economic misfortune of
the nation on former leaders of the northern part of the country, whom he said
had failed to develop their region despite the privilege to do so. He said: “As
a child, I am 61, so I have a fair knowledge of this country.

I went to Defence Academy; I also have fair knowledge of
the North. Most of their leaders, I am directing it to the Northerners. All
their houses are in Kaduna, Abuja, Lagos. Go to their villages, they don’t even
have houses in their villages, but they have parents left behind, no water, no
electricity. Because they are enjoying urbanisation, they have forgotten where
they come from. “Leadership has been with some of them. If they have used the
resources of this country in developing our rural areas, we won’t be talking
about this level of poverty in our remote areas.”

While describing the awardee who was honoured with “Medal
of Fellow of Northern Youths” as young promising leader, detribalised and an
embodiment of professional qualities, he expressed optimism that there was hope
for Nigeria should her youths be groomed to overcome her present challenges.

Alamieyeseigha also scolded opposition parties for
welcoming members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP. “These are some of the
persons that are talking, making nonsense of themselves. They are saying that
PDP is bad. It is not a party that people should belong to. But the opposition,
when PDP members defect to their so called opposition party, they celebrate.

They are happy getting those people that are not good to
join them. There is no hope, if they are not thinking of better persons to
transform this country but the same people that have failed.”

Source: National Mirror