A youth corps member, Ezemagu Sunday Nnamdi graciously donated N10,000 out of his
N19,800 monthly allowee to the president’s re-election bid.
The donation
was sent alongside a concise letter which read in part, “Nigerians are behind
you. We see your good works in power, transportation, education, housing, ICT,
sports, electoral reforms, observation of the principle of federal character
and the creation of investment opportunities. The insurgents who are trying to
destabilize your Administration are enemies of peace and progress. You will
surely defeat them.”Continue..
Of course,
President Jonathan replied Sunday, saying
“Your gracious gesture is particularly gratifying, coming as it does
from one of our nation’s vibrant and gifted youth who are our successor
generation and for whom our Administration is unequivocally committed to
providing the requisite environment to optimally realize their tremendous
creative and productive potentials. As I carry on with the task of positively
transforming our country for its God-ordained greatness and prosperity, I will
continue to count on the goodwill as well as the practical and prayerful
support of committed patriots like you.”
While many
of them condemned the young man for carrying out such a act, a few others
praised him.
Some say he
is trying to get into GEJ's goo books.
Adebayo
Ajayi, a student of the university of
Ibadan said, “Don’t mind him and the clique. I am sure he is the son of one of
them, if not, how did he get access to the president’s account? Did he go to a
bank and ask for the president’s account or he went to Aso Rock seeking
audience with the president as ‘ordinary’ citizen and is now led before the
president to make his donation. All smells kangaroo. ” and then he jokingly
added “Me too I want to donate part of my pocket money o, which account of Mr
President do I pay it into”
Olufemi
Adeniyi who reacted on an online news portal, said “That corper must be among
the bad Nigerians that condone evil. His primary responsibility is to serve
Nigeria and not to finance political party or candidate. In a sane society his
money will either be returned to him or he is excluded from the national
service for being partisan. A Youth Corper serving THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF
NIGERIA should not be partisan, and his primary duties have been politically
compromised, this youth corper is exposing other youth corpers to political
attack especially in a hostile region.
Youth corpers
are expected to be neutral in political matters, and a responsible government
must ensure they are neutral, because youth corpers are used for electoral
processes, Imagine if this youth corper is used as an electoral officer, we
know the result in advance…May be he is buying a good job for himself in the
future since majority of Nigerians do not do things in the normal ways. ”
On the other
hand, @SamuelOchai on twitter thinks “It is a Planned PR exercise”
“There is
something called CDS – Community Development Service – for corps members, he
should have donated that money for a good cause in his community but now he is
making his donation like a drop of water in an ocean.” A fellow serving corps
member, Ifeanyi said.
Now over to
you, what do you think guys?!
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