Dasuki is presently facing trial for the embezzlement of funds meant for purchase of equipment and other logistics for the war against the insurgents, Boko Haram, in the North-East.
Speaking at Oxford University in the United Kingdom,
Jonathan maintained that Dasuki didn’t steal $2.2 billion.
In a statement by his Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, the
former President said that he worked for next the generation during his tenure
and not next election.
Defending his administration’s Transformation Agenda, he
said that it was designed to engage the latent potential in the entire nation
and stimulate higher productivity.
He said: “While serving as President of Nigeria, I worked
for the next generation and not for the next elections. Somebody must sacrifice
and work for the next generation otherwise your children’s children will suffer
the same predicaments as you have.
Jonathan, who was speaking to students of Oxford University
on youth entrepreneurship, also pointed out that quality education and youth
empowerment were at the heart of Africa’s growth and development.
“I am excited to be in the midst of some of the World’s
future leaders to discuss issues relating to youth empowerment and
entrepreneurship. The issue of youth entrepreneurship in Africa is very
critical, as Africa is the only continent in which we will witness a population
boom.
“Most violent crises in Africa can be traced to a lack of
education and opportunities among its teeming youth population. Studies have
revealed that there is a symbiotic relationship between youth unemployment and
youth restiveness.
“As a leader, you can decide through your policies to
educate the youths, or face the consequences of failing to do so. The
Transformation Agenda was conceived to engage the latent potential in the
entire nation, and to stimulate and enable higher productivity,” he added.
He emphasized that his Administration came up with various
programmes to encourage young entrepreneurs including the youth enterprise with
innovation in Nigeria (YOUWIN). We reformed the institutions and introduced various
mechanisms to stop the problems associated with in our country without much
publicity.
“We may not have been perfect, but we did our best, and our
best yielded an era of unprecedented economic growth for Nigeria. A growth that
proved the truism that a Nation’s wealth is not underneath the ground but
between the ears of her people. Nigeria was rated as the
largest economy in Africa and the 23rd in the world by the World Bank and the IMF, with a GDP above US$570 billion.”
largest economy in Africa and the 23rd in the world by the World Bank and the IMF, with a GDP above US$570 billion.”
“We identified Nollywood as a sector that can employ many
young people and provided a grant of $200 million to boost the industry. As a
result, Nollywood became a major contributor to our GDP and in 2014, the
industry contributed 1.4% to our GDP.
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