Former president Goodluck Jonathan on Monday said he worked for the next generation during his time as President.
Dr. Jonathan said this while speaking with students of Oxford University.
He spoke on issues ranging from the economy, corruption, and the anti-gay bill.
Read tweets below:
Arrived at the Oxford Union where I was received by Union President Noah Lachs and several students. Looking forward to our exchange tonight pic.twitter.com/8tdtq6VtRI
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
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 pic.twitter.com/prIFvvBpyi
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
The issue of youth entrepreneurship in Africa is very critical, as Africa is the only continent in which we will witness a population boom
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
Most violent crises in Africa can be traced to a lack of education and opportunities among its teeming youth population.
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
Studies reveal the symbiotic relationship between youth unemployment and youth restiveness.
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
Addressing the young students at Oxford University pic.twitter.com/DBINNpKrFy
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
As Governor of Bayelsa State and later the President of Nigeria, I asked myself some critical questions
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
Why do individuals that grow up in similar circumstances end up differently, with some as successes and others as failures?
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
· Why are some nations rich and some poor?
· Is the wealth of nations a result of geography, weather, culture, destiny, etc.?— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
What could a leader do to effectively lift a people out of the depths of poverty, and enable them to achieve prosperity?
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
After much soul searching, I concluded that: wealth is a creation of the human mind properly prepared by education.
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
Any Nation that does not spend its wealth and resources to develop the capacity of its youth will be forced to use them to fight insecurity
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
As a leader, you can decide through your policies to educate the youths, or face the consequences of failing to do so. pic.twitter.com/4Thrfi5Hvu
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
The Transformation Agenda was conceived to engage the latent potential in the entire nation, and to stimulate and enable higher productivity
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
We increased the allowances due to Youth Corp members by more than 100% in 2011
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
We identified Nollywood as a sector that can employ many young people and provided a grant of $200 million to boost the industry
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
As a result Nollywood became a major contributor to our GDP and in 2014, the industry contributed 1.4% to our GDP.
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
My Administration came up with various programs to encourage young entrepreneurs.
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
I urge contemporary African leaders to see youth entrepreneurship as a collective project transcending national boundaries
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
Despite incredible challenges, Nigerian youths are achieving great things and placing Nigeria positively in the world map. They inspire us
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
We may not have been perfect, but we did our best, and our best yielded an era of unprecedented economic growth for Nigeria
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
A growth that proved the truism that a Nation's wealth is not underneath the ground but between the ears of her people
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
Under my watch, Nigeria was projected by CNN Money to be the third fastest growing economy in the world for the year 2015
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
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
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
The bill banning same sex marriage in Nigeria was a passed by our country's parliament and the President that I was could not veto it
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
While serving as President of Nigeria, I worked for the next generation and not for the next elections. I have no regrets for what I did pic.twitter.com/Mq1YuQwFqm
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
Somebody must sacrifice and work for the next generation otherwise your children's children will suffer the same predicaments as you have
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
Since passing the ban on same sex marriage, I can attest that not a single Nigerian has been discriminated against as a result of that law pic.twitter.com/K9uZmXNeR8
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
As a leader you need resources to develop your nation and sometimes you have to navigate through the competiting interests of western powers pic.twitter.com/NKBzKJl3PT
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
On the issue of corruption, you are aware that several matters are pending in court and I would not like to intefer with the legal processes pic.twitter.com/hgB9YdCi13
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
We reformed the institutions and introduced various mechanisms to stop the corruption problems in our country without publicity
— Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan) October 24, 2016
