Jonathan Says His Generation Has Failed Nigerians

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has openly admitted that his generation has failed Nigerians, adding that, it is the youths that will take the country to the promise land.

Jonathan made the assertion at the official flag-off of his 2015 presidential election campaign held at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, southwest Nigeria on Thursday.

He said that 2015 general elections is about the youths, noting that, it is either they vote for a youth to be relevant or the other way round and be irrelevant.

“My generation has failed Nigerians and it is the youths that will take this country to the moon. I’m here to talk to the youths who are voting for the first time and those between the ages of 20-23 years. It is only this government that has done so much for the youths in this country.

“We have scholarship for the youths but they must first make first class in their various schools before they will benefit. We will send them to the best universities across the world to further their education and they said we have no plans for the youths.

“Can a government that has no plan for its youths be doing this? We have built schools across the country including Almajiri schools in the North. Ask those who are deceiving you what they built when they were in government,” he said.

Jonathan said further that corruption cannot be stopped by arresting and harassing the people, adding that, his government is working on building institutions in order to stop corruption and its succeeding.

“They said we can’t fight corruption but we have arrested more people within a short period. We are reducing corruption and other relevant agencies will address Nigerians on this. They said we are weak, unfocused and has no plans. I came in with the late Ummar Yar’ Adua and he advocates the rule of law and I abide by it. Any country that doesn’t obey the rule of law is a jungle. We will follow due process in fighting corruption.

“They said they will fight insecurity, ask them what they did with defense money when they were in government. Ask them did they buy a single rifle for the security agencies? They instigated crises and they are now telling us they will fight insecurity,” he said.

Lagos State PDP governorship candidate, Jimi Agbaje said that the party’s governorship candidates from across the country are the new face of the party come 2015, assuring that the party would continue with the way it has governed their respective states from inception.

“We are the new face of PDP and we are out to do better than we have done today. President Goodluck Jonathan will emerge victorious come February 14, 2015 and all PDP governorship candidates will shake Nigeria come February 28,” he assured.