Jonathan, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Anyim Pius Anyim at the 11th Delegates’ Conference of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abuja yesterday, said: “Let me make it clear to everybody that my political ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian. I do not want any Nigerian to die for my sake. I want to assure Nigerians that the Boko Haram insurgency will soon be a thing of the past in this country. I also want to assure Nigerians that the 2015 general elections will be better than the 2011 general elections.”
The president assured Nigerians that his best was yet to come, reiterating his adminis-tration’s earlier pledge to stop the Boko Haram insurgency.
He also expressed his administration’s determination to ensure functional electricity in the country.
Speaking on the success of government’s economic master plan, Jonathan said soon, it would be easier for Nigerians to set up their own businesses, rather than seeking to be employed by others.
“Our youths will move from job seekers to job creators. I assure you all that the best is yet to come. I have taken note of the theme of this event, and I want to tell you that we must not politicise the theme of this conference. We should not bring any political issue into this event. Our democratic process is still on course, and we shall not derail from it”, he said.
The Supervising Minister of Labour and Productivity, Tanimu Turaki, pointed out that terrorism is not peculiar to Nigeria, urging Nigerians to support the armed forces by divulging information about suspects in a timely manner.
“We have a total of 774 local government areas in the country, and about 19 of them are affected by the Boko Haram insurgency. The federal government is really working very hard to eradicate the menace”, he said.
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