12 reasons why Jonathan deserves re-election –Presidency

The Presidency has given 12 reasons why
Nigerians must re-elect President Goodluck
Jonathan for another term of four years during the
March 28 presidential election.
This was contained in a piece, titled, “Twelve
reasons to support Jonathan,” published in the
current edition of the in-house magazine of the
State House, Abuja, called Villascope.
It listed some of the reasons to include the
present administration strides in road
construction, railway rehabilitation, remodeling of
airports, transformed agriculture sector and
increased access to education.
Others are increased access to housing, improved
power supply, improved water supply, better
health facilities, reformed security infrastructures,
economic transformation and increased Nigerians’
participation in downstream oil sector.
The Presidency said Jonathan met 4,500km of
motorable roads but constructed/rehabilitated
25,000km of roads.
This, it said, had drastically reduced travel time
nationwide.
It added that about five million Nigerians now
travel by train after the present administration
rehabilitated the nation’s railway.
On education, it said, “Jonathan built 125 Almajiri
schools, 14 universities and special schools for
girls in 27 states.
“He gave 101 scholarships to first-class
graduates to pursue postgraduate courses in the
best 25 universities in the world.
“He sponsored 7,000 lecturers of federal and state
universities and polytechnics for postgraduate
studies to improve quality teaching.”
The Presidency further said that 61,000 housing
units had been built in the six geo-political zones
of the country.