President Goodluck Jonathan has insisted that he would not declare his asset, because be gesture, according to him, is irrelevant to good governance, including reining in the deadly Boko Haram.
Asked why he had not declared his assets, Jonathan said “I don’t give a damn” about declaration of assets. He related that he had gone to the late President Umaru Yar’Adua to caution “that we should not play to the hands of some people [by openly declaring their assets].”
Jonathan added, “That is a matter of principle and I am not going to declare. It is not the president declaring his asset that will end Boko Haram. its a matter of principle and whether i am criticised from “head to toe” i will not declare my assets. It is not right, I didn’t even want to declare my assets as VP” but was forced by the then president, Umara Musa Yar’Adua. it is not the right thing to do.”
On the UNILAG name change, the president said what we did, in terms of law, was correct. You change the name first, then send the bill to the National Assembly later…What we did, was the normal procedure,” he said.
He also insists that most of the students are too young to know the significance of Moshood Abiola in Nigeria’s democracy