As President, Insecurity Was My ‘Worst Nightmare’ - Jonathan
Goodluck Jonathan

Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that insecurity was his worst nightmare during the time he spent in office between 2010 and 2015.

Jonathan revealed this yesterday while speaking during the commissioning of a 22-kilometre road project in Taraba State.

Africa Today News, New York reports that the dualised Yola-Wukari road encompasses six pedestrian bridges and a flyover bridge, among others.

Commending Governor Darius Ishaku on what he described as a job well done, the former president disclosed that his worst nightmare as president of the country was insecurity.

He claimed to have spent sleepless nights trying to find solutions and urged locals to coexist in harmony so that more development might prosper, noting that good road infrastructure is essential to any development.

Jonathan emphasised that security is in the hands of the people as he officially opened the road project and then the construction of a heavy-duty vehicles park on the outskirts of the state capital.

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The former president also expressed satisfaction that Taraba was gradually returning to the “good old days” of peaceful coexistence and tolerance.

For his part, Ishaku said the road projects embarked upon by his administration was to link rural communities to the metropolis to explore the agricultural potentials of the state.

The inauguration comes less than two weeks to the inauguration of a new administration in Taraba State.

The inauguration of new infrastructure in the state is seen as one of the major activities undertaken by Ishaku to make an indelible impression.

Ishaku, in his remark, said his administration’s emphasis on road construction targets economic growth, especially in rural communities by revamping the agricultural potentials of taraba.

The governor used the opportunity to counter statistics putting the state as one of the most indebted nationwide.

Africa Today News, New York

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