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Jonathan urges patience with oil subsidy report

President Goodluck Jonathan has given the assurance that the House of Representatives report on the  management of fuel subsidy will not be jettisoned, stating that … Continue reading Jonathan urges patience with oil subsidy report


President Goodluck Jonathan has given the assurance that the House of Representatives report on the  management of fuel subsidy will not be jettisoned, stating that law enforcement agents are currently investigating the report to establish water-tight cases against those indicted in the report.

“The EFCC is working on the report, so we must give them the chance to do their job. We have to build water-tight cases if we hope to get any conviction for any wrongdoing, and the law demands proof”, he said.

“It was better to do a good job than to lose the cases in court due to shoddy preparations” he added.

According to a statement by the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, President Jonathan made this known on Thursday, while speaking to the Nigerian community in Belgium, after delivering a keynote address to the 119th/120th Sessions of the World Customs Organization.

The president urged Nigerians, including the media, not to consistently run the country down.

“Take a look at the USA, after September 11, 2001, all Americans came together to support their government’s fight against terrorism, regardless of their political leaning”, he said, urging Nigerians not play to the gallery or play politics with serious national issues.

“We will continue to ensure our freedom of speech, but we should use it to build the country, not destroy”, he advised.

He called on Nigerians in the diaspora to join the transformation agenda of his administration by investing in industries at home to create jobs, noting that many developed countries have reached this position because their citizens resident outside have gone back to invest there.