Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, speaking before the Bamanga Tukur-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to give the scorecard of his Ministry, noted, however, that President Goodluck Jonathan must not be blamed for being responsible for the level of violence in the country, stating that he has done everything humanly possible to nip in the bud the insurgency.
Maku stressed that the world-reforming leaders and Presidents were not always popular at the beginning.
According to him, some "doubting Thomases" do everything to pull down the government as they never see the government from the point of achievements being made in all sectors of the economy, adding that the size of the party could also be attributable to this, as the size could also have its own value.
Maku, stating that there was no alternative to PDP in terms of leadership quality and vision, said that the economy has really improved with the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) put at 7 percent.
He also warned the International Monetary Fund (IMF) "not to dictate" Nigeria what to do, but only advice the nation.
According to him, President Jonathan has created an enabling environment for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to operate without any interference on the path of the government; if the opposition were in power, INEC would not operate freely and independent the way it does at the moment.
Maku, stressing that the quality of governance depends on the quality of the party, however, insisted that transparent election could only be guaranteed by the ruling party.
He warned those stakeholders who are outside the government not to fan the ember of discouragement, but to help the government to achieve its mandate. The PDP has "laid the foundation for democracy," and no government anywhere in the country has done what the PDP-led government has done in the last two years.
Maku urged all government appointees to be loyal to the party and the Federal Government.
Maku said, "A reforming President is never a popular President in the beginning until when the reform result begins to come out.
"Boko Haram has damaged the reputation of Nigeria.
"A report of a bomb explosion makes more news globally than commissioning of projects.
"We have been doing well in an atmosphere of negative reports.
"This government is the most documented in the Nigeria history."
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