When President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was overwhelmingly elected as the president of Nigeria in 2011, the expectations of Nigerians were high and they wanted him to if possible   use the magic wand to turn around the fortune of the country for the better.

When, therefore, he appeared to be slow in meeting up with the yearnings of the people, some wrote him off as a political non-performer.

But those that know him better argued objectively that he should be given enough time to study the political terrain in the country to enable him tackle the various malaises bedevilling the country without putting the country into jeopardy.

Yes, those that pleaded for more time for President Jonathan have won. Having gotten a proper grip with the socio-political and economic structure of the country, President Jonathan, like a sleeping giant, has sprung into action to fulfill the expectations of Nigerians.

Speaking with the National President of the Eagle-Watch for good Governance, a socio-political organisation with a wide national network of operations in Nigeria, at Ughelli after the declaration of the result of the Delta State Central Senatorial by-election occasioned by the death of Senator Pius Ewerido (an election won by the former NDDC Managing Director, Chief Emmanuel Aguariavwodo, on the platform of the PDP), Comrade Cletus Kwalekeme said that President Jonathan is a man of his word.

He maintained that President Jonathan deserves the collective support of Nigerians, considering the fact that he had never reneged in his promises to the people.

He noted that the outcome of the election which was adjudged to be free and fair is an indication of the untiring efforts of President Jonathan to ensure that elections in the country are conducted in a most free and fair environment. Comrade Kwalekeme argued that those that have been faulting every move by Jonathan are mischievous and simply out to distract the President from fulfilling his electioneering campaign promises to Nigerians.

Comrade Kwalekeme maintained that the recent approval by President Jonathan for the convocation of a national dialogue is a heart-warming decision which would definitely unite the various ethnic nationalities in the country, adding that government had put necessary machinery in place to ensure that the present dialogue will be a success and far removed from the past ones organised without political will and sincerity.

While appealing to the leadership of the striking ASUU to call off the debilitating strike in the education sector in the country to enable students to go back to school, Comrade Kwalekeme stressed that President Jonathan has a listening ear, saying that ASUU members should give him the benefit of doubt by going back to the classroom, even as he assured that President Jonathan would not disappoint the warring lecturers.

He appealed to Nigerians to continue to support President Jonathan, whom he said has high sense of political tolerance, saying that not only does the President give the opposition the room to operate constitutionally, but hearkens to reasonable and constructive criticisms from the opposition, just as he commended the untiring efforts of President Jonathan to bring normalcy to the Northern part of the country.

In all, President Jonathan has what it takes to move Nigeria to the next level of development; what he needs urgently now is the collective support of all Nigerians.

Johnson Ebigideis the State Publicity Secretary of Eagle Watch For Good Governance, Delta State.