Workers' May Day: Nigeria is not poor - President Jonathan tells World Bank

The Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has faulted the World Bank report which placed the Country among the five poorest countries in the world, saying “the nation is not poor’’.

Speaking at the workers' May Day rally held at the Eagle Square, Abuja, Jonathan said: “The challenge of the country is not poverty, but even redistribution of wealth among Nigerians.’’

President Jonathan, who vehemently said the realities on ground did not portray the country as a poor nation, but a nation whose abundant wealth needed to be evenly redistributed, adding that his administration was working assiduously and putting policies in place to ensure that Nigerians had access to financial resources to create wealth for themselves.

 “Nigeria is not a poor country. Nigerians are the most travelled people. There is no country you go that you will not see Nigerians. The GDP of Nigeria is over half a trillion dollars and the economy is growing at close to 7 per cent. He Said.

APC Muslim-Muslim Ticket: Jonathan, Fani-Kayode in closed-door meeting

Nigerian President, Dr.  Goodluck Jonathan has on Tuesday held a closed doors with a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Fani-Kayode who is one of the major critics of the present administration, attended the meeting which was held inside the President’s office with an unidentified man.

The former Aviation  minister, told State House correspondents after the meeting that lasted about an hour that there was nothing unusual for him to visit the President, affirming he was delighted he did so. “This is a Presidential Villa, the President is a President of Nigeria and every single person in this country that is a Nigerian is entitled to come here from time to time, when the doors are open to come and pay their respect to the wonderful people that are here. As a Nigerian, I have done that today and I am delighted to be here,” he said.

PDP will recover the stolen mandate in Kwara,Jonathan assures elders

The Nigerian President, Dr.  Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday has vowed to recapture Kwara state to the Peoples Democratic Party. The president gave this assurance when he received some PDP elders and political officeholders from Kwara in Abuja.

He said he would recapture all its ‘stolen mandates’ in Kwara on or before the 2015 general elections.

The president assured those members of the National Assembly who decided to remain in the PDP for better days ahead would never regret their action.

“In 2015, we will know who owns Kwara and if God gives us the opportunity, which I believe, probably we will even test our strength before 2015. “All stolen mandates will return to PDP and those who think that they can run away with our mandates, they should have a rethink.

“We must take over the state structures of the party, the governor and the state assembly; we must take all because it is easy to reach the grassroots through the states than the centre.

“As a member of the assembly who refused to defect, you will have nothing to regret. Just celebrate it. If they think that PDP will allow them to run away with it, they will see it.

“So, any state we are unable to win, members of the party in that state will continue to live like orphans. So, definitely, we are taking Kwara,’’ he said.

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President Jonathan Inaugurates National Confab

Nigerian President, Dr.  Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, inaugurates the National Conference urging the  delegates to do nothing that will undermine the unity of the country.

Jonathan says he has no personal agenda as regards the conference and further charged the members of delegate to focus strictly on the desire of Nigerians to build a greater nation.

"Dear Compatriots, my administration is convening this National Conference today because we believe hat we must assume responsibility for ensuring that the long-running national debate on the best way forward for our country is not in vain", Mr. president remarks.

President Jonathan Launches Construction Of Second Niger River Bridge

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr.  Goodluck Jonathan  launches the construction of second Niger river bridge.

Jonathan who also  commended the people of the country's South-East and South-South zones for their patience over delays in the construction of the second Niger River Bridge when he launched construction of the bridge here Monday.

Before performing the groundbreaking ceremony for the bridge at Atani, near Onitsha in Anambra state, President Jonathan said, "My sincere promise during my campaign is today made a reality to the good people of the South-East and South-South,"