‘ We Didn’ t Do Well To Stop Corruption’ - Goodluck Jonathan Finally Admits

Immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan
has said that his administration did not plug
all loopholes in its bid to end corruption in
the country.

The former President, however, said it was
wrong to assume that the economy would
have been in a worse shape if he was not
kicked out of power in 2015.
Jonathan spoke at the Eagles Square, Abuja
on Saturday during the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP, non- elective national convention.
He was flanked by his former deputy, Namadi
Sambo, some serving and former governors,
and chieftains of the party.
Jonathan also pointed at the 2012 flood in the
country as a major set back to his
government.
According to him, “Though we didn’t
completely plug the loopholes in the fight
against corruption, but we did well.
“I learnt that some people said that if the
PDP had remained in power beyond 2015, the
economy would have been worse. This
couldn’t have been the case, because we had
a sound economic team in place.
“Let us not forget that the great floods of
2012 were a major calamity that damaged
homes and farmlands on the plains of River
Niger and Benue.
“But despite the devastating effects of this
natural disaster, there were no food shortages
or arbitrary increase in prices, because of
what we were able to accomplish with our
agriculture transformation agenda, which
considerably boosted food production.
“If we say that we rekindled hope in our
people and regained international goodwill, it
is because we pursued a number of policies
and programmes that were not only richly
rewarding for our people, but were also being
copied by many countries across the globe, a
few of which I will mention here.”