President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday came down hard on some unnamed Nigerians who he said have been parading themselves as statesmen but are “ordinary politicians” in their utterances.
He said being a statesman was not about the offices previously occupied by politicians.Jonathan spoke while playing host to a delegation of the Northern Elders Council in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said politicians who make provocative utterances aimed at causing disaffection and bringing the country down could not be described as statesmen.
He said such politicians only engage in such venture because they do not get what they want. He said a lot of lies were being peddled about his government with the aim of painting him black. With time, the President said, Nigerians would know who statesmen are truly are.
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via The Punch
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