Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako
Adamawa
State Governor Murtala Nyako on Sunday said President Goodluck
Jonathan had once again demonstrated a lack of humility in his
approach to issues.
Nyako was reacting to Jonathan’s comment
at the North-East rally of the Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday,
that the abdication of the responsibility of providing primary and
secondary education by the governors in the zone was responsible for
the Boko Haram insurgency.
Jonathan had said, “It is shameful for a
governor who has stayed in power in his state for up to six years or
more, to come to me and talk about bad leadership when you have youths
in your state, more than half of whom have not attended primary school
and you are doing nothing about it.
But Nyako, through his Director of Press
and Public Affairs, Mr. Ahmad Sajo, said it was unfortunate that the
President had chosen once again, to blame everybody but himself, for
things going wrong under his leadership.
According to him, blaming governors for his failure to do the right things , is not a mark of good leadership.
He said “We wish to draw the attention of
the President to the fact that over 800 classroom blocks were destroyed
in Borno State.
“Over 2,000 classroom blocks were
destroyed in Yobe State, including those belonging to the Federal
Government. Recently, some classrooms were destroyed in Adamawa State as
well.
“Several schools were damaged and closed
down in the affected states including Federal Government colleges even
though the President said his government had no responsibility for
secondary education.
“The President’s persistent refusal to
visit the affected states could be interpreted to mean an abdication of
his constitutional responsibility to cater for the welfare and safety of
the people of the zone.
“If he could go to Bauchi State on a
political jamboree, why not visit Borno and Yobe states as part of his
constitutional responsibility?”
The governor said if there was any proof
of bad governance, it would be located in the way and manner the
President executes his priorities and the kind of statements he and his
spokespersons make.
Governors, he said, could not be held
responsible for security challenges since they had no control over the
nation’s security apparatus.
“The President is the Commander-in-Chief
with powers over the Armed Forces, Police and other security agencies.
On the issue of education, the President is either being misled or is
totally ignorant,” he added.
The governor also challenged Jonathan to
tell the world what his administration had done to improve Adamawa
State since he assumed office.
The Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, however said he did not want to join issues with the President.
His Special Adviser on Media, Malam Isa
Gusau, explained that the President must have been misquoted because, he
had a grasp of what the issues were.
He said, “If you will recall, the
Minister of Special Duties who met some of the Boko Haram members,
announced that he spoke with First Class graduates, who are adherents
of Boko Haram.
“There are many who dropped out of school
to join the Boko Haram, there are also graduates among them who tore
their certificates.
“So, it is not about education per se. We
believe that the President understands the issues and must have been
misquoted in this case.”PUNCH
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