{"id":4677,"date":"2015-03-24T08:10:07","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T08:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=4677"},"modified":"2015-03-24T08:10:07","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T08:10:07","slug":"oil-sector-corruption-to-end-in-four-years-jonathan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=4677","title":{"rendered":"Oil sector corruption to end in four years \u2013Jonathan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Goodluck Jonathan
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President Goodluck Jonathan has promised to eradicate corruption in the nation\u2019s oil sector in the next four years if re-elected during Saturday\u2019s Presidential election.<\/p>\n

Jonathan made the promise in Lagos Sunday evening at a youth event, tagged, \u201cAn unimaginable feat in sports\u201d. The event was meant to showcase his administration\u2019s achievements in the sports sector.<\/p>\n

The event which ended in the early hours of Monday attracted sports men and women, young professionals as well as beneficiaries of the Federal Government\u2019s scholarship schemes, among others.<\/p>\n

While answering questions from one of the participants during an interactive session at the event, the President promised to end the stigmatisation of Nigerians in the international community because of corruption.<\/p>\n

He said his administration had succeeded in using technology to tackle corruption in many areas, such as fertilizer distribution, procurement and salary payment, among others, and will do the same in the oil industry.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cWe are going into the oil sector. People talk about the oil industry because that is an industry with a lot of people and a lot of money is involved.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I promise you that in the next four years, we will sanitise the oil sector.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jonathan regretted that the issue of corruption is being over-celebrated in a manner that makes it looks as if the whole of the country is corrupt.<\/p>\n

He said all Nigerians must work together to ensure that the stigmatisation of Nigerians is cleared.<\/p>\n

The President also promised to work with the young people because of his conviction that parents who do not encourage young ones are preparing their families for extinction.<\/p>\n

Specifically, he promised that he would give more youths under the age of 40 years more opportunities to serve as ministers and heads of government parastatals.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cBefore he left to go and participate in election as deputy governorship candidate in Jigawa State, Nurudeen (former Minister of State, Foreign Affairs) was a minister and he is below 40.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast week, we swore in the youngest female minister. She is also about 40 years old.<\/p>\n

\u201cApart from cabinet positions for under 40s, we are also appointing young people as heads of parastatals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to continue to encourage those in youth-dominated sectors, such as business, sports and entertainment industries too.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can assure you that we shall not go below what are currently doing. I know you want more, vote for us and you will get it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Answering a question on poverty rate in the country, Jonathan put it at 33.1 percent, as against the over 60 percent that he said some people were brandishing.<\/p>\n

He however added that the issue is not about the percentage but about the desire of his government to impact more on the lives of the people.<\/p>\n

On the health sector, Jonathan highlighted the feats being achieved by some tertiary health institutions in the country in the areas of kidney transplant and heart surgeries.<\/p>\n

He also mentioned the successes recorded in the fight against the Ebola Virus Disease, guinea worm as well as polio.<\/p>\n

He promised to do more for the sector, if re-elected.<\/p>\n

Jonathan also reiterated his promise to institute special funds to assist sports men and women, if re-elected.<\/p>\n

Overall, he said better days were ahead for the country under his leadership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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