WHY GEJ FAILED

Major Reasons Why Jonathan Failed;
The fantasy of office
President Jonathan was carried away by
the fantasy of office, and assumed some
goose didn’t like him. He kept saying that
there were fifth columnists in his
government. The luxury of office like
‘Alice in wonders land’ did not allow him
to take prompt action. He forgot the limit
of time in office.
Procrastination
There were several national issues that
required swift and precise actions but he
remained indecisive, not willing to offend
any interests. Though a gazette on
downsizing of parastatals was issued f
they are still intact and getting revenues.
The Security Question
He was confused from the beginning and
left the Boko Haram question hanging till
the period of election, making the society
to think that he was playing politics with
security. There will always be fifth
columnist in any government. It is left for
the government to be bold enough to pull
the bull by the horn.
. Corruption
Corruption is a menace everywhere. The
challenge is how he addressed it .He
was weak in driving firm actions on
corruption. He tolerated and
accommodated corrupt officers unlike
Obasanjo did to Bode George and Afolabi
Sunday. EFCC has done a lot of
prosecution but for the courts legal
barriers. Even though the Chief Justice
told him that corruption is a mere
thievery he is not just the head of the
Executive but the President of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria, and he
should interrogate the context. Lamorde
in the EFCC tried to re-invent the Ribadu
legacy but the presidential support was
too moralistic and weak.
Mismanagement of PDP political crisis
The crisis in the ruling party was a great
disservice to Jonathan. Bamanga
wanted to control the governors. In the
presidential system after elections the
parties slide to the back stage.
Unfortunately, President Jonathan paid
too much due respect to Alhaji Bamanga
eldership and watched helplessly as the
party went down the drain.
Did he read The Prince?
May be he never read the prince. Even
democrats aspiring to lead read The
Prince .Politics is about power. Power is
who gets what when and how, and in the
process it is the authoritative allocation
of resources. ‘The Prince’ sets out
characteristics for a political leader to
do, whether a dictator or democrat.
Imbalance in appointments
Immediately President Jonathan got his
election in 2011 he forgot the balancing
political zones. The South west was
abandoned and forgotten. So also the
middle Belt (the North Central).He
concentrated his attention on Northwest
which rarely gave him 25%. From the
2015 election the result was worst off
from the Northwest compared to 2011.
PDP a went to sleep after 2011
Immediately PDP won the 2011 election
it went to sleep. The historical nostalgia
that opposition politics has never been
strong in Nigeria was their making. It was
the greatest mistake to make in modern
politics.
Failure of personal research
He failed to take advice outside the box
and did not carry out personal research.
Some intellectuals tried to offer free
advice but were shun by those in the
corridor of power, as academic hawkers.
-Ajimobi Success Adewale