A former Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Dr. Christopher Kolade, on Thursday rebuked pro-Jonathan non-governmental organisations, calling them liars for saying Jonthan is offering the right leadership to Nigeria.
Kolade opined thus at the sixth Christopher Kolade Symposium organised by the Nigeria Leadership Initiative, an organisation he was a pioneer patron.
He insinuated that Jonthan’s administration has been the worst the history of Nigeria.
“Nigeria was, at every other time, better than now,” Kolade said at the event.
He said those who said the country “had never been this good” were lying, and that at over 80 years he could tell that the country had a robust history.
“If we get to a point when we do not care how the country is led, we have lost hope. The country is where it is today because some people sacrificed. Unfortunately, beyond stealing, our leaders are not ready to sacrifice anything,” he said.
He made specific reference to Jonathan’s decision to honour a political rally in Kano shortly after a bombing that killed several people early in the year, saying the best he could have done was “to postpone the political event.”
For choosing to continue with the programme, he said, the President did not demonstrate that he was sensitive to the pains of the people.