The man Goodluck Jonathan
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan is Nigeria’s 14th Head of State. Born on November 20, 1957 at Ogbia, Bayelsa State, he attended St. Stephens Primary School Otuoke (1961-65), St. Michaels Primary School Oloibiri (1966-69), Mater Dei High School Imiringi (1971-77) and the University of Port-Harcourt (1977-81), (1983-84) and (1987-95).
He holds a B.Sc Hons Zoology (1981), M.Sc Hydrobiology and Fisferies Biology (1984 and PhD in Zoology (1995). Nigeria's President Jonathan speaks during an interview with ThomsonReuters in New York.
Goodluck Jonathan worked with the Customs and Excise (1975-77). He also worked as an Inspector in the Rivers State Ministry of Education (1983-83). He was a lecturer with the Rivers State College of Education (1983-93) and Assistant Director with OMPADEC (1993-98).
Jonathan joined politics in 1998 and in his first outing was elected as deputy governor of Bayelsa State in 1999.
Less than six years later, he was sworn in as governor on December 9, 2005 following the impeachment of Governor Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha.
At a time he was preparing to deepen his reign as governor, he was nominated as a vice presidential candidate to late President Umaru Musa Yar’Ádua on the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and they won the 2007 presidential polls.
He served as Vice President for less than three years. Once again, as fate would have it, he was constitutionally proclaimed the Acting President on February 7, 2010 following Yar’Adua’s protracted ill-health and President in May 2010 following Yar’Adua’s death.
He contested the 2011 presidential election on the platform of the PDP beating Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and Mr Nuhu Ribadu of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) who were his major opponents.
Jonathan’s main achievements
* Reconstruction of federal roads (25,000 kilometres) across the country
* Renovating 22 airports across the country making the Akanu Ibiam Airport, Enugu an international airport.
* Giant strides in agriculture with Nigeria being the highest producer of cassava in the world today according to FAO records.
*Revamping the auto industry with vehicles now being manufactured in Nigeria by an indigenous firm, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company. Other global players like Nissan, Peugeot and Hyundai are following in this direction.
The man Muhammadu Buhari
Major-General Muhammadu Buhari was Nigeria’s seventh head of state (December 31, 1983 – August 27, 1985).
Born on December 17, 1942, he joined the Nigeria Army in 1962, attending the Nigerian Military Training College the same year. He attended Mons Officer Cadets School in Aldershot, England; Defence Services Staff College, Wellington in 1973 and United States War College Pennsylvania.
Buhari was commissioned a Lieutenant in the army in January 1966. In his chequered military career, he was the Commander Second Infantry Battalion (1965-67), Brigade Second Sector Infantry Division in 1967 and Third Infantry Brigade (1967-68). He was appointed the Brigade Major/Commandant 31 Infantry Brigade (1970-71) and Adjutant-General of the First Infantry Division Headquarters (1971-72).
Other high positions he held at different times included Acting Director, Transport and Supply of the Nigerian Army Supply Corps and Transport Headquarters; Military Secretary, Army Headquarters and Member, Supreme Military Council (1978-79); GOC, 4th Infantry Division (1980-1981), 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division (1981) and 3rd Armoured Division (1981-1983).
Buhari was appointed the Military Governor of North Eastern State following the General Murtala Mohammed Coup. Upon Murtala’s death, General Olusegun Obasanjo appointed him as Federal Commissioner for Petroleum and Natural Resources.
Following the military coup of December 31, 1983, which overthrew the civilian regime of President Shehu Shagari, he became the head of state. He was in turn toppled by a palace coup in August 1985.
During the government of late General Sani Abacha, he was appointed the Chairman of the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF).
With the return of civil rule, General Buhari contested the 2003 presidential election on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) against General Obasanjo and lost. He also lost the 2007 presidential election to late President Umaru Yar’Adua. In 2011, he contested the presidential election on the banner of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and lost to President Goodluck Jonathan.
He is now on his fourth attempt to become Nigeria’s top leader.
Buhari’s main accomplishments
* Introduced War Against Indiscipline on March 20, 1984 to ensure discipline in the polity.
* Embarked on ferocious anti corruption crusade jailing many politicians for many years
*He secured oil production concessions from OPEC and Nigeria increased her quota from 1.3m to 1.45m barrels a day.
* Took drastic monetary control measures to check currency trafficking
*Procured new airbuses for Nigeria Airways.
*Economic measures promoting local productions were initiated. Import duty waivers were for only essential products while the existing import duty regime was reviewed from between zero and 500 percent between 5percent and 200percent. This was to strike balance.
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PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan is Nigeria’s 14th Head of State. Born on November 20, 1957 at Ogbia, Bayelsa State, he attended St. Stephens Primary School Otuoke (1961-65), St. Michaels Primary School Oloibiri (1966-69), Mater Dei High School Imiringi (1971-77) and the University of Port-Harcourt (1977-81), (1983-84) and (1987-95).
He holds a B.Sc Hons Zoology (1981), M.Sc Hydrobiology and Fisferies Biology (1984 and PhD in Zoology (1995).
Goodluck Jonathan worked with the Customs and Excise (1975-77). He also worked as an Inspector in the Rivers State Ministry of Education (1983-83). He was a lecturer with the Rivers State College of Education (1983-93) and Assistant Director with OMPADEC (1993-98).
Jonathan joined politics in 1998 and in his first outing was elected as deputy governor of Bayelsa State in 1999.
Less than six years later, he was sworn in as governor on December 9, 2005 following the impeachment of Governor Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha.
At a time he was preparing to deepen his reign as governor, he was nominated as a vice presidential candidate to late President Umaru Musa Yar’Ádua on the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and they won the 2007 presidential polls.
He served as Vice President for less than three years. Once again, as fate would have it, he was constitutionally proclaimed the Acting President on February 7, 2010 following Yar’Adua’s protracted ill-health and President in May 2010 following Yar’Adua’s death.
He contested the 2011 presidential election on the platform of the PDP beating Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and Mr Nuhu Ribadu of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) who were his major opponents.
Jonathan’s main achievements
* Reconstruction of federal roads (25,000 kilometres) across the country
* Renovating 22 airports across the country making the Akanu Ibiam Airport, Enugu an international airport
.
* Giant strides in agriculture with Nigeria being the highest producer of cassava in the world today according to FAO records.
*Revamping the auto industry with vehicles now being manufactured in Nigeria by an indigenous firm, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company. Other global players like Nissan, Peugeot and Hyundai are following in this direction.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/who-will-break-the-jinx-jonathan-or-buhari/#sthash.fJD0jRkD.dpuf
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan is Nigeria’s 14th Head of State. Born on November 20, 1957 at Ogbia, Bayelsa State, he attended St. Stephens Primary School Otuoke (1961-65), St. Michaels Primary School Oloibiri (1966-69), Mater Dei High School Imiringi (1971-77) and the University of Port-Harcourt (1977-81), (1983-84) and (1987-95).
He holds a B.Sc Hons Zoology (1981), M.Sc Hydrobiology and Fisferies Biology (1984 and PhD in Zoology (1995).
Goodluck Jonathan worked with the Customs and Excise (1975-77). He also worked as an Inspector in the Rivers State Ministry of Education (1983-83). He was a lecturer with the Rivers State College of Education (1983-93) and Assistant Director with OMPADEC (1993-98).
Jonathan joined politics in 1998 and in his first outing was elected as deputy governor of Bayelsa State in 1999.
Less than six years later, he was sworn in as governor on December 9, 2005 following the impeachment of Governor Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha.
At a time he was preparing to deepen his reign as governor, he was nominated as a vice presidential candidate to late President Umaru Musa Yar’Ádua on the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and they won the 2007 presidential polls.
He served as Vice President for less than three years. Once again, as fate would have it, he was constitutionally proclaimed the Acting President on February 7, 2010 following Yar’Adua’s protracted ill-health and President in May 2010 following Yar’Adua’s death.
He contested the 2011 presidential election on the platform of the PDP beating Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and Mr Nuhu Ribadu of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) who were his major opponents.
Jonathan’s main achievements
* Reconstruction of federal roads (25,000 kilometres) across the country
* Renovating 22 airports across the country making the Akanu Ibiam Airport, Enugu an international airport
.
* Giant strides in agriculture with Nigeria being the highest producer of cassava in the world today according to FAO records.
*Revamping the auto industry with vehicles now being manufactured in Nigeria by an indigenous firm, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company. Other global players like Nissan, Peugeot and Hyundai are following in this direction.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/who-will-break-the-jinx-jonathan-or-buhari/#sthash.fJD0jRkD.dpuf
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