Nigerians remain in the dark over 2015

...call for good governance after a turbulent 2014.

By James Ojo, Eze Chukwudera and Elom Sunday

credits: modernghana.com

In spite of President Goodluck Jonathan's plegde to better the lots of
Nigerians in his new year broadcast, some Nigerians remain in the dark
as to what 2015 has in stock for them after an enduring 2014.

They made this known in a cross-section of interviews with our
correspondents in Enugu and Asaba, Delta state, in the early hours of
Thursday.

According to Miss. Iroegbu Nkechinyere Oluchi, a graduate of mass communication,
University of Nigeria, Nsukka, year 2014 has not been a good year
considering the records of unrest and insurgency in the country which
has not been curbed till date.

She however committed 2015 into God's hand noting that the right
leader should emerge at the end of the poll.

"2015 is in the hands of God. Whoever God wants to be at the
helm of affairs in this country, will be. In all, I'm expecting a year
of amazing grace in all ramification"  she said.

Similarly, Mr. Michael Chukwudi Okeh, a lecturer in a  University
expressed his joy at seeing another year and looked forward for a
better year ahead after a turbulent 2014.

In his assessment of the previous year, Mr. Okeh said:

"2014 is the year that closes the year of amalgamation of Nigeria
which took place in 1914. The year witnessed a lot of challenges,
insurgency and lots of trying times. Also the year the defending
champion did not qualify for the African cup of Nations due to the
storms".

While explaining the fate of Nigeria in 2015, he believes that Nigeria
while overcome despite all odds.

"The president is being optimistic. Watching the antecedent of what
happened in the past, where some people after the election made some
felonious statements that Nigeria will be ungovernable. Walking down
the memory lane, it was after the 2011 election that Nigeria started
experiencing bombing and killing. On that note, the president is sounding
a note of warning that it will not be a business as usual,"  he said.

 He therefore enjoined Nigerians to be patriotic and security
conscious about our environment, arguing that this would go a long way
in curbing insecurity in Nigeria.

In the same vein, Dr.Fidelis Emeka, in his assessment said,

 "2014 was a year of turbulence. Reasons being that a lot of Nigerians
including the leaders, do not believe in God. This has led to the
unrest and insurgencies in the country", he said.

 While explaining the fate of Nigeria and the electorates in performing
their obligation in the forthcoming general election, Dr. Emeka said,

 "People in the northern part of the country may not turn out in mass
to exercise their right because of the insurgency. Then coming to the
South and other parts of the country, people will turn out to vote for
their candidates, but the fear is that some political parties might try
to manipulate the vote".

Explaining his expectations for Nigeria in 2015, he noted that Nigeria
would divide in 2015, owing to the  various predictions of American
government in 2011.

On their part, Mr.Stephen and Mr. Abednego noted that their
expectations this year was to accomplished some plans which they
couldn't achieve in the previous year.

President Goodluck Jonathan has reiterated his commitment to the
developement of Nigeria and the fight against terrorism in his new
year broadcast to Nigerains on Thursday.

 "We have done a lot of painstaking planing in resolving the security
challenge in the country", he said.

While highlighting some his achievement in the last four years
President Goodluck Jonathan noted that he had recorded a landslide
feat in areas  like:

Rehabilitation and expansion of rail transportation network;privatization of
power; significantly reformed and increased local participation in oil and
gas industry; Improved nationl wide asses of portable water from
fifty-seven percent in 2010 to seventy percent at present; Significant
progress in improving asses to primary, secondary and tertiary
education by building and equipping the schools; National economy,
maintains a steady growth.