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PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan is still exploring all options to put together  a cabinet that will drive his transformation agenda in the next four years.

On this score, he met behind closed doors yesterday with the leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in Aso Rock, as part of efforts to carry all stakeholders along.

Although the outcome of the secret talks was not immediately clear, Tinubu told State House correspondents that the meeting went very well and was very successful, saying that “opposition is not about axes, cutlasses and dane guns.”

The president also met publicly with leaders of major political parties in the country where he called on them to join hands with his government for the country’s transformation.

The leadership of Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, was however absent at the meeting, which held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

This is coming as the President appointed the President of the Nigerian Economic Society, NES, Dr. Kenneth Adeyemi, as an Honorary Adviser on Economic Matters as indications emerged that Mrs Deziani Allison-Madueke may not be reappointed as Petroleum Minister.

In an opening remark at the meeting which other parties including ACN; All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP; All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA; and Labour Party, LP, among others in attendance, President Jonathan said despite their political differences,  major political leaders must work with the government to ensure that Nigerians get the dividends of democracy.

“No matter who is the President, no matter who is the governor, what Nigerians are interested in is to have food on the table, there should be infrastructure, there should be security and there should be good governance. And I know that not only the ruling party alone can make this possible. For me to succeed, to give Nigerians what they want, we must run a stable government. It needs the cooperation of all the political parties, all the leaders,” he said.

Those in attendance were Bello Mohammed, Chairman of PDP; Kao Baraje, Secretary of PDP and Olusola Oke, Legal Adviser, PDP; Bisi Akande, Chairman ACN; Alhaji Bola Tinubu; Chris Ngige; and George Akume.
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PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan is still exploring all options to put together  a cabinet that will drive his transformation agenda in the next four years.

On this score, he met behind closed doors yesterday with the leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in Aso Rock, as part of efforts to carry all stakeholders along.

Although the outcome of the secret talks was not immediately clear, Tinubu told State House correspondents that the meeting went very well and was very successful, saying that “opposition is not about axes, cutlasses and dane guns.”

The president also met publicly with leaders of major political parties in the country where he called on them to join hands with his government for the country’s transformation.

The leadership of Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, was however absent at the meeting, which held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

This is coming as the President appointed the President of the Nigerian Economic Society, NES, Dr. Kenneth Adeyemi, as an Honorary Adviser on Economic Matters as indications emerged that Mrs Deziani Allison-Madueke may not be reappointed as Petroleum Minister.

In an opening remark at the meeting which other parties including ACN; All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP; All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA; and Labour Party, LP, among others in attendance, President Jonathan said despite their political differences,  major political leaders must work with the government to ensure that Nigerians get the dividends of democracy.

“No matter who is the President, no matter who is the governor, what Nigerians are interested in is to have food on the table, there should be infrastructure, there should be security and there should be good governance. And I know that not only the ruling party alone can make this possible. For me to succeed, to give Nigerians what they want, we must run a stable government. It needs the cooperation of all the political parties, all the leaders,” he said.

Those in attendance were Bello Mohammed, Chairman of PDP; Kao Baraje, Secretary of PDP and Olusola Oke, Legal Adviser, PDP; Bisi Akande, Chairman ACN; Alhaji Bola Tinubu; Chris Ngige; and George Akume.
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WITH more than 40 world leaders and five former Nigerian presidents and heads of state to witness his inauguration for a four year term as Nigerian president, Dr Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, yesterday, sealed a pact with Nigerians promising to turn their dreams into reality while declaring that the years of locust and cankerworm are over.

In his inaugural speech, President Jonathan cut the picture of a combatant on the battle front who is ready to fight to lift the standard of living of every Nigerian.

He said: “I will continue to fight, for your future, because I am one of you. I will continue to fight, for improved medical care for all our citizens. I will continue to fight for all citizens to have access to first class education. I will continue to fight for electricity to be available to all our citizens. I will continue to fight for an efficient and affordable public transport system for all our people.
I will continue to fight for jobs to be created through productive partnerships. You have trusted me with your mandate, and I will never, never let you down.

“I know your pain, because I have been there. Look beyond the hardship you have endured. See a new beginning; a new direction; a new spirit. Nigerians, I want you to start to dream again.  What you see in your dreams, we can achieve together.”

Nigerian former presidents and heads of state who were in attendance at the swearing in of President Jonathan included General Yakubu Gowon, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Chief Ernest Shonekan and General Abdulsalami Abubakar as well as former Vice President Alex Ekuweme.

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu administered the oath of office on him and Vice President, Namadi Sambo, at exactly 12.50 p.m.

President Jonathan in his speech rolled out a four-year development plan for Nigeria with special focus and attention on five keys areas of the economy including the real sector, infrastructure, education, agriculture and the Niger-Delta; and declared that “the time for lamentation is over now is the time for transformation.”

Growing the economy
He urged Nigerians including his rivals in the last presidential election to join him in his sincere determination to grow the Nigerian economy and place the country in its rightful position in the comity of nations; saying that “join me now as I begin the journey for our transformation.”

President Jonathan in his speech also sent a message to the rest of Africa, especially those yet to embrace true or people oriented democracy to do so immediately; saying that “we (Nigeria) fought for decolonization of Africa but now we will fight for democratization. I am confident that we have every reason to look to the future with hope. We owe ourselves and posterity the duty of making this country respectable in the comity of nations.

Nigeria, as a responsible member of the international community, will remain committed to the maintenance of global peace and security. We will continue to play an active role in the United Nations. Our role in the African Union, ECOWAS, and the Gulf of Guinea will be enhanced to ensure greater human and energy security.

This is a new dawn for Africa. We fought for decolonization. We will now fight for democratization. Nigeria, in partnership with the African Union, will lead the process for democracy and development in Africa. In particular, we will support the consolidation of democracy, good governance and human rights in the continent. Africa must develop its vast resources to tackle poverty and under-development.”

The colourful ceremony spiced with military parades, calisthenics by 1,050 students from both primary and secondary school, aerial displays by the Nigerian Airforce, and the traditional 21-gun salute, was witnessed by no less than 40 foreign heads of state and their spouses as well eight representatives of foreign leaders including prime ministers and vice presidents, and members of the diplomatic corps.

President Jonathan who was cheered intermittently as he read his speech stated that in the days ahead, his new government will demonstrate uncommon zeal towards the transformation of the common man, adding that the urgent and supreme task of this generation and administration is to provide equal opportunity for all Nigerians to thrive in a free society.

Rebuilding of infrastructure
He said: “Over the next four years, attention will be focused on rebuilding our infrastructure. We will create greater access to quality education and improved health care delivery. We will pay special attention to the agricultural sector, to enable it play its role of ensuring food security and massive job creation for our people.

The creation of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority will immensely contribute to strengthening our fiscal framework, by institutionalizing savings of our commodity-related revenues. With this mechanism in place, we will avoid the boom and bust cycles, and mitigate our exposure to oil price volatility. The lesson we have learnt is that the resolution of the Niger Delta issue is crucial for the health of the nation’s economy.  In the interest of justice, equity and national unity, we shall actively promote the development of the region.  I believe that peace is a necessary condition for development”.

Developmental priority
He disclosed that besides the real sector which will be given national developmental priority, in the next four years, infrastructure including power, energy; and air, road and railway transportations will also be prioritized with a view to reducing the suffering of our people, adding: “In every decision, I shall always place the common good before all else.

The bane of corruption shall be met by the overwhelming force of our collective determination, to rid our nation of this scourge. The fight against corruption is a war in which we must all enlist, so that the limited resources of this nation will be used for the growth of our commonwealth.” Jonathan declared that with the mandate given to him by the electorate during the last presidential poll he will not let the people down, saying that “with the mandate freely given to me, I want to assure that I will not disappoint our dear people.

The leadership we have pledged is decidedly transformative. The transformation will be achieved in all the critical sectors, by harnessing the creative energies of our people. We must grow the economy, create jobs, and generate enduring happiness for our people.

I have great confidence in the ability of Nigerians to transform this country.  The urgent task of my administration is to provide a suitable environment, for productive activities to flourish. I, therefore, call on the good people of Nigeria, to enlist as agents of this great transformation”.

The presidents who graced the occasion include the presidents of Uganda, Zimbabwe, Sao-Tome and Principe, Liberia, Senegal and South Africa. Others were the Presidents of the Republic of Niger, Sierra Leone, Trinidad and Tobago, Cote de’ Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Congo -Brazzaville, Congo Democratic, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea -Bissau, Gabon, Guinea -Conakry, Mauritania, Namibia, Rwanda, Saharawi Republic, Mali, Togo, Ghana, Gambia, Zambia, Benin and Chad.

The roll call also includes the vice Presidents of the Federal Republic of Korea, Burundi, Gambia, Kenya and Tanzania and former Zambian President, Kenneth Kaunda. Also present to grace the occasion was the Prime Ministers of Swaziland and Ethiopia. The Mayor of Dallas in the United States of America and the Prime Minister of Georgia were also present; while former Nigerian presidents and heads of state, present included General Yakubu Gowon, Alhaji Shehu Shagari Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Chief Ernest Shonekan and General Abdulsalami Abubakar as well as former Vice President Alex Ekuweme.
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WITH more than 40 world leaders and five former Nigerian presidents and heads of state to witness his inauguration for a four year term as Nigerian president, Dr Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan, yesterday, sealed a pact with Nigerians promising to turn their dreams into reality while declaring that the years of locust and cankerworm are over.

In his inaugural speech, President Jonathan cut the picture of a combatant on the battle front who is ready to fight to lift the standard of living of every Nigerian.

He said: “I will continue to fight, for your future, because I am one of you. I will continue to fight, for improved medical care for all our citizens. I will continue to fight for all citizens to have access to first class education. I will continue to fight for electricity to be available to all our citizens. I will continue to fight for an efficient and affordable public transport system for all our people.
I will continue to fight for jobs to be created through productive partnerships. You have trusted me with your mandate, and I will never, never let you down.

“I know your pain, because I have been there. Look beyond the hardship you have endured. See a new beginning; a new direction; a new spirit. Nigerians, I want you to start to dream again.  What you see in your dreams, we can achieve together.”

Nigerian former presidents and heads of state who were in attendance at the swearing in of President Jonathan included General Yakubu Gowon, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Chief Ernest Shonekan and General Abdulsalami Abubakar as well as former Vice President Alex Ekuweme.

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu administered the oath of office on him and Vice President, Namadi Sambo, at exactly 12.50 p.m.

President Jonathan in his speech rolled out a four-year development plan for Nigeria with special focus and attention on five keys areas of the economy including the real sector, infrastructure, education, agriculture and the Niger-Delta; and declared that “the time for lamentation is over now is the time for transformation.”

Growing the economy
He urged Nigerians including his rivals in the last presidential election to join him in his sincere determination to grow the Nigerian economy and place the country in its rightful position in the comity of nations; saying that “join me now as I begin the journey for our transformation.”

President Jonathan in his speech also sent a message to the rest of Africa, especially those yet to embrace true or people oriented democracy to do so immediately; saying that “we (Nigeria) fought for decolonization of Africa but now we will fight for democratization. I am confident that we have every reason to look to the future with hope. We owe ourselves and posterity the duty of making this country respectable in the comity of nations.

Nigeria, as a responsible member of the international community, will remain committed to the maintenance of global peace and security. We will continue to play an active role in the United Nations. Our role in the African Union, ECOWAS, and the Gulf of Guinea will be enhanced to ensure greater human and energy security.

This is a new dawn for Africa. We fought for decolonization. We will now fight for democratization. Nigeria, in partnership with the African Union, will lead the process for democracy and development in Africa. In particular, we will support the consolidation of democracy, good governance and human rights in the continent. Africa must develop its vast resources to tackle poverty and under-development.”

The colourful ceremony spiced with military parades, calisthenics by 1,050 students from both primary and secondary school, aerial displays by the Nigerian Airforce, and the traditional 21-gun salute, was witnessed by no less than 40 foreign heads of state and their spouses as well eight representatives of foreign leaders including prime ministers and vice presidents, and members of the diplomatic corps.

President Jonathan who was cheered intermittently as he read his speech stated that in the days ahead, his new government will demonstrate uncommon zeal towards the transformation of the common man, adding that the urgent and supreme task of this generation and administration is to provide equal opportunity for all Nigerians to thrive in a free society.

Rebuilding of infrastructure
He said: “Over the next four years, attention will be focused on rebuilding our infrastructure. We will create greater access to quality education and improved health care delivery. We will pay special attention to the agricultural sector, to enable it play its role of ensuring food security and massive job creation for our people.

The creation of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority will immensely contribute to strengthening our fiscal framework, by institutionalizing savings of our commodity-related revenues. With this mechanism in place, we will avoid the boom and bust cycles, and mitigate our exposure to oil price volatility. The lesson we have learnt is that the resolution of the Niger Delta issue is crucial for the health of the nation’s economy.  In the interest of justice, equity and national unity, we shall actively promote the development of the region.  I believe that peace is a necessary condition for development”.

Developmental priority
He disclosed that besides the real sector which will be given national developmental priority, in the next four years, infrastructure including power, energy; and air, road and railway transportations will also be prioritized with a view to reducing the suffering of our people, adding: “In every decision, I shall always place the common good before all else.

The bane of corruption shall be met by the overwhelming force of our collective determination, to rid our nation of this scourge. The fight against corruption is a war in which we must all enlist, so that the limited resources of this nation will be used for the growth of our commonwealth.” Jonathan declared that with the mandate given to him by the electorate during the last presidential poll he will not let the people down, saying that “with the mandate freely given to me, I want to assure that I will not disappoint our dear people.

The leadership we have pledged is decidedly transformative. The transformation will be achieved in all the critical sectors, by harnessing the creative energies of our people. We must grow the economy, create jobs, and generate enduring happiness for our people.

I have great confidence in the ability of Nigerians to transform this country.  The urgent task of my administration is to provide a suitable environment, for productive activities to flourish. I, therefore, call on the good people of Nigeria, to enlist as agents of this great transformation”.

The presidents who graced the occasion include the presidents of Uganda, Zimbabwe, Sao-Tome and Principe, Liberia, Senegal and South Africa. Others were the Presidents of the Republic of Niger, Sierra Leone, Trinidad and Tobago, Cote de’ Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Congo -Brazzaville, Congo Democratic, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea -Bissau, Gabon, Guinea -Conakry, Mauritania, Namibia, Rwanda, Saharawi Republic, Mali, Togo, Ghana, Gambia, Zambia, Benin and Chad.

The roll call also includes the vice Presidents of the Federal Republic of Korea, Burundi, Gambia, Kenya and Tanzania and former Zambian President, Kenneth Kaunda. Also present to grace the occasion was the Prime Ministers of Swaziland and Ethiopia. The Mayor of Dallas in the United States of America and the Prime Minister of Georgia were also present; while former Nigerian presidents and heads of state, present included General Yakubu Gowon, Alhaji Shehu Shagari Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Chief Ernest Shonekan and General Abdulsalami Abubakar as well as former Vice President Alex Ekuweme.
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So what do you get in Nigeria when you take Sunday, God's Gift, Whoknows, Noisy Place and, of course, Goodluck? Could be a family gathering.

This Sunday's inauguration of President Goodluck Jonathan will do more than officially bring an end to a landmark election period in Nigeria.

It will also highlight what is perhaps a little known feature of the country's culture: names with a story behind them. Whether in local dialect or in English, many Nigerian names hold meaning as subtle as a whack on the head.

Children in many parts of Nigeria are given names at elaborately arranged ceremonies, replete with food, drink and celebration. They range from the religious -- Godswill, Godspower or God's Gift -- to the downright curious, such as Brown Question.

"People don't just give names -- names tell a lot," said Austin Nwagbara, a lecturer at the University of Lagos.

He points out that many African cultures believe that "your name follows you, like Goodluck."

Easy to dismiss such nonsense, right? Well, not so fast.

Consider the president, whose name many say has matched the trajectory of his life.
"I called him Goodluck because although life was hard for me when he was born, I had this feeling that this boy would bring me good luck," his late father Lawrence Jonathan was quoted as saying in a recent biography of the president.

His mother Eunice said although she had a history of lengthy labour in childbirth stretching for several days, Goodluck was born in record time -- the very day she went into labour.

But the plot thickens.

Some argue that Jonathan, a zoologist from a family of canoe makers, owes his entire political leader to ... yep, you got it. The 53-year-old leader has benefited from a series of events that have advanced his career by default.

He became governor of his native Bayelsa state in 2005. He had been deputy governor and took over the office after his predecessor was impeached on money laundering charges.

A couple years later, he was selected to run as vice president under Umaru Yar'Adua, a northerner who needed to balance his ticket.

Jonathan himself, in one of the US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks, purportedly acknowledged he was not the most experienced candidate for the vice presidential job and was selected to represent the oil-producing Niger Delta.

Flash forward to 2010. Yar'Adua dies in office after months of illness, and Jonathan is sworn in to replace him.

And then April 2011: The power of incumbency behind him, Jonathan easily wins the presidential election.

One of his friends, Amalate Johnny Turner, told AFP that Jonathan "never dreamt becoming what he is today."

But enough about Goodluck and his fortune. The phenomenon goes far beyond the president in Africa's most populous nation.

A child's name can be influenced by circumstances of birth, cultural or religious beliefs, expectations and philosophy.

Some of the other interesting birth certificates include native names that translate roughly to phrases like "noisy place" for a child born in a noisy environment and "along the road" if a baby comes out before the mother makes it to a hospital. A child born of parents embroiled in a feud with another family, can go by a name meaning "cannot buy your family's love".

English versions of names with a story are also abundant.

One government worker answers to the name Brown Question. His grandfather, then a traditional adjudicator settling land disputes, named his son Question simply because his work involved asking lots of them.

Believe it or not, he says he was made fun of because of it once or twice growing up.

Naming a child is an elaborate, ritualistic affair in Nigeria.

On a recent working day, guests filed into a white marquee pitched in the middle of a street in Lagos' ghetto of Mushin for a child-naming party. Smoke wafted from a cooking fire where food for the guests was being prepared.

According to the tradition of Yorubas, the ethnic group dominant in Nigeria's southwest, naming rites have to be conducted exactly eight days after birth.

In the mainly Muslim north of Nigeria, most names are culled from the Koran, but some carry surnames denoting their home towns, such as ex-president Shehu Shagari, from the town of Shagari.

Some names among the Igbo ethnic group, predominate in the southeast, indicate days of the week a child was born. The same is sometimes true for Yorubas.
So you could find yourself on a Saturday night hanging out with Sunday and Monday, planning to visit Mr. Gusau from Gusau and hoping to find Goodluck and Godswill.
AFP

So what do you get in Nigeria when you take Sunday, God's Gift, Whoknows, Noisy Place and, of course, Goodluck? Could be a family gathering.

This Sunday's inauguration of President Goodluck Jonathan will do more than officially bring an end to a landmark election period in Nigeria.

It will also highlight what is perhaps a little known feature of the country's culture: names with a story behind them. Whether in local dialect or in English, many Nigerian names hold meaning as subtle as a whack on the head.

Children in many parts of Nigeria are given names at elaborately arranged ceremonies, replete with food, drink and celebration. They range from the religious -- Godswill, Godspower or God's Gift -- to the downright curious, such as Brown Question.

"People don't just give names -- names tell a lot," said Austin Nwagbara, a lecturer at the University of Lagos.

He points out that many African cultures believe that "your name follows you, like Goodluck."

Easy to dismiss such nonsense, right? Well, not so fast.

Consider the president, whose name many say has matched the trajectory of his life.
"I called him Goodluck because although life was hard for me when he was born, I had this feeling that this boy would bring me good luck," his late father Lawrence Jonathan was quoted as saying in a recent biography of the president.

His mother Eunice said although she had a history of lengthy labour in childbirth stretching for several days, Goodluck was born in record time -- the very day she went into labour.

But the plot thickens.

Some argue that Jonathan, a zoologist from a family of canoe makers, owes his entire political leader to ... yep, you got it. The 53-year-old leader has benefited from a series of events that have advanced his career by default.

He became governor of his native Bayelsa state in 2005. He had been deputy governor and took over the office after his predecessor was impeached on money laundering charges.

A couple years later, he was selected to run as vice president under Umaru Yar'Adua, a northerner who needed to balance his ticket.

Jonathan himself, in one of the US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks, purportedly acknowledged he was not the most experienced candidate for the vice presidential job and was selected to represent the oil-producing Niger Delta.

Flash forward to 2010. Yar'Adua dies in office after months of illness, and Jonathan is sworn in to replace him.

And then April 2011: The power of incumbency behind him, Jonathan easily wins the presidential election.

One of his friends, Amalate Johnny Turner, told AFP that Jonathan "never dreamt becoming what he is today."

But enough about Goodluck and his fortune. The phenomenon goes far beyond the president in Africa's most populous nation.

A child's name can be influenced by circumstances of birth, cultural or religious beliefs, expectations and philosophy.

Some of the other interesting birth certificates include native names that translate roughly to phrases like "noisy place" for a child born in a noisy environment and "along the road" if a baby comes out before the mother makes it to a hospital. A child born of parents embroiled in a feud with another family, can go by a name meaning "cannot buy your family's love".

English versions of names with a story are also abundant.

One government worker answers to the name Brown Question. His grandfather, then a traditional adjudicator settling land disputes, named his son Question simply because his work involved asking lots of them.

Believe it or not, he says he was made fun of because of it once or twice growing up.

Naming a child is an elaborate, ritualistic affair in Nigeria.

On a recent working day, guests filed into a white marquee pitched in the middle of a street in Lagos' ghetto of Mushin for a child-naming party. Smoke wafted from a cooking fire where food for the guests was being prepared.

According to the tradition of Yorubas, the ethnic group dominant in Nigeria's southwest, naming rites have to be conducted exactly eight days after birth.

In the mainly Muslim north of Nigeria, most names are culled from the Koran, but some carry surnames denoting their home towns, such as ex-president Shehu Shagari, from the town of Shagari.

Some names among the Igbo ethnic group, predominate in the southeast, indicate days of the week a child was born. The same is sometimes true for Yorubas.
So you could find yourself on a Saturday night hanging out with Sunday and Monday, planning to visit Mr. Gusau from Gusau and hoping to find Goodluck and Godswill.
AFP

President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Nigerians that he will select credible and intelligent people into his cabinet and other areas of government to run the affairs of the state.

The president stated this on Tuesday night at a pre-inaugural dinner with Corporate Nigerians held at the State House, Marina, Lagos. “We need to select people who can think to run the affairs of the government” he said.

Jonathan said that he had the political will to do what was right in transforming Nigeria and moving it to greatness. “Even when it leads to any cost, I will not hesitate to do what is right,” he said. “Government must protect what is right.”

He said that his administration would work with corporate Nigeria in transforming the country.

Earlier in an address of welcome, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Yayale Ahmed, reiterated the commitment of the federal government to partner with the private sector to move the nation forward.
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President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Nigerians that he will select credible and intelligent people into his cabinet and other areas of government to run the affairs of the state.

The president stated this on Tuesday night at a pre-inaugural dinner with Corporate Nigerians held at the State House, Marina, Lagos. “We need to select people who can think to run the affairs of the government” he said.

Jonathan said that he had the political will to do what was right in transforming Nigeria and moving it to greatness. “Even when it leads to any cost, I will not hesitate to do what is right,” he said. “Government must protect what is right.”

He said that his administration would work with corporate Nigeria in transforming the country.

Earlier in an address of welcome, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Yayale Ahmed, reiterated the commitment of the federal government to partner with the private sector to move the nation forward.
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