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The Congress for Progressive Change (C) yesterday condemned the Christmas message delivered by President Goodluck Jonathan.

The party described the message as a “damp squib.”

The C, which made its position known in a statement in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Rotimi Fashakin, accused the ruling Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) of running a pauperisation policy.

The statement said: “The Congress for Progressive Change heartily congratulates the Nigerian people for stoically wading through a very horrendous year, largely made so by the deliberate pauperisation policy of the PDP-led ruling Federal government.

“A year that started with the crude and perilous 49 per cent increase of petrol pump price by a very cruel and insensitive regime, eventually unveiled the most bizarre incongruence in national life in the over five decades’ existence of the Nigerian State.

“President Goodluck Jonathan, in his season’s message to Nigerians, said inter-alia: “No one should doubt that we have the political will and determination to deliver on our promise of positive changes in the living conditions of our people in the shortest possible time….. It is my hope and expectation that more of the efforts, actions and measures we are already undertaking in these areas will successfully come to fruition next years and make the results of the diligent project planning and execution being done under this istration more apparent to all Nigerians.”

“It is doubtful if the President truly believes that Nigerians can trust him on this one, after many broken promises in the past one year and sheer unwillingness to assuage the cruelty unleashed on them by his istration’s lethargy and incompetence.

“Indeed, this President and his forebears in the ruling behemoth have collectively mismanaged – in the last 13 years – the hopes of Nigerians and brought the nation into impecunious status through unprecedented corruption and profligacy.”

The party picked holes in the huge funds being spent on fuel subsidy.

It alleged that the subsidy regime has become a bleeding pipe through which scarce funds are siphoned into private pockets.

The statement added: “With N2.67 trillion and N1.05 trillion said to have been spent on fuel subsidy in 2011 and 2012 respectively, this istration has unwittingly created a bleeding pipe – in which the scarce resources of state are siphoned into private pockets of cronies and acolytes of the regime.

“The conundrum that this istration has brought the Nation is that: any increase in world crude oil price would not translate into the prosperity of the Nigeria and her citizens. The istration of the fuel subsidy, under the regime, has become a phenomenon in legendary opacity and monstrous corrupt tendencies.”

Regarding insecurity in the country, the party accused the Jonathan istration of lack of capacity to address it.

The statement said: “On security, the istration has demonstrated lack of capacity in tackling the myriad of insecurity issues that have assailed the nation in the outgoing year. After each deadly bomb blast- with attendant fatalities- it had become a regular template of presidential response to listen to assurances of investigation and security cover for all under the nation space. This is why, as a party, we believe President’s season’s message is a damp squib.

“An istration that continually carries on with nauseous impunity, whilst the people’s rights to good living are continually being trampled upon, cannot be trusted.

“An istration, that is incapable of prioritizing the nation’s need as against the avaricious comfort of its Principals and minions, cannot be trusted. An istration that, through its character and body language continually plays up the ethno-religious fault lines of the Nation’s geo-politics cannot be trusted.

“An istration, that continually deals in deliberate mendacity and employs obscurantist policy as its philosophy, cannot be trusted.

“As a party, we know too well about the extemporaneous foundation of this regime. It was more interested in seizing political power rather than the adequate planning for effectual governance.

“We have equally noted that the same national existential conditions, that brought untold anguish and increased the squalid environments of the nation in the last one year, have not changed.

“It is easily discernible, therefore, that the President’s speech was meant to fulfill a hollow ritual and not the communication based on perspicacious planning for a better future. On our part, we wish the Nigerian people Merry Christmas and prosperous New Year.”

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chai! i am now convinced that C (Confused People's Committee) are really retardent.
does being opposition still includes not seeing reasons?, so there is nothing at all the president does or says that is good in the sight of this Confused People's Committee (C)?.
if i may ask, who among this people, is not a PDP member before?.
infact no need of wasting my space, take it or leave it, Confused Peoples Committee (C) will never rule this contr3.
what a sad news, bt it's 'd_truth'

d_truth: chai! i am now convinced that C (Confused People's Committee) are really retardent.
does being opposition still includes not seeing reasons?, so there is nothing at all the president does or says that is good in the sight of this Confused People's Committee (C)?.
if i may ask, who among this people, is not a PDP member before?.
infact no need of wasting my space, take it or leave it, Confused Peoples Committee (C) will never rule this contr3.
what a sad news, bt it's 'd_truth'

common Shut up your trap there. c lie? Isn't this year a very tough one for the masses thanks to GEJ anti masses policies? I for one dont need his stupid Yultide message. How many of the Rawbish palliatives shait we were fed wit did you personally see by yourself. Abeg park well well make i see road Joor

@Akshw u are really an opposite of a sane person, and u hv jst shown that u are mentally maladjusted.
if u are critical and objective in thinking, u shuld be able to see this issue frm a verasciouse point of view.
bt because u are nuerositical and Naieve, u hv been be-clouded wit concorpus..
most of u guz can hardly govern ur own Family, talk more of a Local Government. (know d_truth)

Akshow: common Shut up your trap there. c lie? Isn't this year a very tough one for the masses thanks to GEJ anti masses policies? I for one dont need his stupid Yultide message. How many of the Rawbish palliatives shait we were fed wit did you personally see by yourself. Abeg park well well make i see road Joor

Tell them abeg!.


Bloody sycophants that some pple r

Jonathan thank u for the xmas message but u Bleep up sha. This 2012 no smile at all.

You all need to see the comments on his fan page...

[quote author=JideTheBlogger]You all need to see the comments on his fan page...[/quote
HOW DOES THE COMMENT BRING BACK YAKOWA OR AZAZI? SYSTEM NOBI DEA OWN? MTWEEEEEWTWW

I condemn C...

C is useless a party of fanatics

lacasa:

Tell them abeg!.


Bloody sycophants that some pple r

Shut up.

I knw buhari is bhind dis nonsense,wel if c likes, let them damage Gej xmas msg,d truth stil remain clear,no vacancy in aso rock til 2019,buhari is a veritable den of satanic wickednes and diabolical cruelty,heathnism,barbarity,scrupulous,callous,imp,boko idiot and detestable enormites,buhari wil die a very shameful death and his dead body wil b wraped wit a dead pig b4 burial-AMEN

yeye C.p.c and their hopelesness. The reality of 2011 general election is stil hunting them. The criticisms are insensitive, baseless and dangerously un-productive. .. Where was buhari and his uselex cohorts wen bola tinubu calls 4 alliance and national cohession 2 remuv power 4rm d hands and grip of (demi-god) pdp? The c.p.c and buhari must shut their vocal-cavity and acept reality. General buhari is due and programmed to fail as far as the Nigerias political and presidential calculation is concern. Therefore, they shud go home and sleep cos politicaly, buhari is a gonna.

Can we just have this celebration without being reminded of our woes by this greedy people!!!

Either good or bad, we really thank God. Am sure there are better days ahead and let us give the retardeen a chance till the end of his tenure,then we can weigh his performance. The retardeen message is not bad and we dont expect him to say negative words about his istration. He believes he will do better,let us wait and see and if doesn't perform to expectation,we have our revolutionary vote to count. God bless the federal republic of Nigeria

sajawagu: C is useless a party of fanatics

C will just be condemning every act by GEJ in an attempt to gain popularity and the heart of Nigerians which they have lost long ago.

d_truth: @Akshw u are really an opposite of a sane person, and u hv jst shown that u are mentally maladjusted.
if u are critical and objective in thinking, u shuld be able to see this issue frm a verasciouse point of view.
bt because u are nuerositical and Naieve, u hv been be-clouded wit concorpus..
most of u guz can hardly govern ur own Family, talk more of a Local Government. (know d_truth)

patrick obahiagbon is that u?

Notin GEJ does dat wl impress ds democratic degenerative mobelgranodium called corny peoples congress( C ). GEJ tanx 4 ur rationalistic yuletide messages. Keep d pace, we r strongly behind u , despect d prons n crons. 2 hell C, 2 hell Buhari, 2 hell Rotimi, 2 hell BH, 2 hell all Northerners rebeln GEJ. GEJ 2015, lets go dia

GEJ FOR 2015 - 2019. PEPPER MUST *HENTER THEIR HEYES O*

Akshow: common Shut up your trap there. c lie? Isn't this year a very tough one for the masses thanks to GEJ anti masses policies? I for one dont need his stupid Yultide message. How many of the Rawbish palliatives shait we were fed wit did you personally see by yourself. Abeg park well well make i see road Joor

R u supotn or kickn against GEJ?

This is not about Buhari, neither about c nor any other political party, let's look at it critically as Nigerians who are logging for a good government. Did Jonathan say the truth in his message? Do u trust his policies? Let ur conscience judge u

Hmmm

ignis:
C will just be condemning every act by GEJ in an attempt to gain popularity and the heart of Nigerians which they have lost long ago.

Speak for urself abeg..

It's obvious that federal government failed woefully in 2012.

A government that can't implement budget.

Budget of 2011 and 2012 would be implemented in 2013. What a mumu government!

Na wa o! If Jona sneeze, opposition go shout...if him belch, them go scream...Jona dey pull effect no be small o!

omenka:
Speak for urself abeg..

Am saying the truth. We all know what's going on in Nigerian politics now.

Some few fools should not b allow 2 comment on NL coz they only bring sentiment instead of solution

Nigerians will always attack everything. Including xmas message. Na wah oh.

Always Condemning Jonathan while Boko Haram ravages them in the north but they wont condemn Boko

bloody c,boko haram sponsors! Tell me wat is wrong with a president giving a xmas message,dont northern governors give sallah messages. Bloody c!

Akshow: common Shut up your trap there. c lie? Isn't this year a very tough one for the masses thanks to GEJ anti masses policies? I for one dont need his stupid Yultide message. How many of the Rawbish palliatives shait we were fed wit did you personally see by yourself. Abeg park well well make i see road Joor

Guy relax jor, d simple truth is that when ppl hate u, they simply hate u, nd nothing u do can ever look good in their eyes.
I respect objective ppl, nd c is obviously biased.
Its a common fact dat GEJ has not lived up 2 expectation, but u cannot deny he has done one or two things right.
If he has been running a totally anti mass policy, then what he did 2 sanusi during d attempted introduction shld b called what?
There are 2 sides 2 every coin. Even as we review the excessive amount of 'messup' of the GEJ istration, we shld also the so called tiny or minute things dat ave also been done this year.
P.s let no nigerian b deceived that we have any opposition party in dis country. A real opposition party criticizes constructively, not J̶̲̥̅̊u̶̲̥̅̊S̤̥̈̊τ̲̣̣̥ because they want 2 slight d presidency @ every given chance. None of them have an iota of patriotism. None of them have a shred of idealism,value, or manifesto for which they stand for.
I wouldn't even be surprised if they already ave a truck load of condemning responses 2 any speech d president has from now till 2015!!

c is an islamic party,anti jona and anti christ.take it or leave it.jona is best president dat ever lead dis con3c is an islamic party,anti jona and anti christ.take it or leave it.jona is best president dat ever lead dis con3c is an islamic party,anti jona and anti christ.take it or leave it.jona is best president dat ever lead dis con3