A group, the Niger Delta Youth
Initiative for Positive Change, has appealed to Nigerian youths to desist from
insulting the country’s President on Facebook and other social media.
The group said some Nigerians had
taken delight in using abusive words against President Goodluck Jonathan,
adding that such attitude was not common in other countries.
National Coordinator of the group,
Mr. David Ato, who made this call while speaking with newsmen in Port Harcourt
on Friday, explained that President Goodluck Jonathan meant well for Nigerians.
Ato stated that the President needed
the support of Nigerians, including youths, to be able to deliver on his
election promises.
He said people using abusive words
against the President should realise that Jonathan did not create the economic
and political problems facing the country.
Ato said, “The youth should desist
from using abusive words against the President of the country. We should learn
how to respect our leaders and we need to support him because we elected him
into that office.
“Insulting him on Facebook and other
social media is not the best. The truth is that Nigeria has been facing a lot
of economic and political problems for a long time. President Jonathan did not create
these problems.”
He, however, urged the President to
begin to deliver on his election promises in 2013, adding that Nigerians were
waiting anxiously to see the manifestation of his transformation agenda.
Ato, who expressed optimism that
Nigerians would soon begin to enjoy the dividends of democracy, also charged
Jonathan to address the problem of insecurity, especially in the northern part
of the country.
He decried the continued onslaught
against innocent Nigerians by the Boko Haram sect, even as he called on
Nigerians not to relent in praying for an end to the bomb attacks in the North.
He argued that the situation in the
North was adversely affecting the image and economy of the country, adding that
no investor would invest in a crisis-ridden environment.
Calling on security agents to relate
with members of the public on security issues, Ato said such measure could help
to improve intelligence gathering.
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