‘Jonathan’s like Jesus Christ, bearing the burden of everybody’ - Doyin Okupe

The Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, in his interview to Channels TV compared President Jonathan to Jesus Christ, because the way in which Jonathan bears the burden of Nigerians is the same way Jesus Christ bore the burden of the world.
Okupe while speaking on the state of Nigeria’s nation said:

“People do not understand the burden this president is bearing. He’s like Jesus Christ. He’s bearing the burden of everybody.”  

He said the efforts of the government in fighting the Boko Haram terrorists as well as in power were being delayed by external issues, even as the nation mechanisms up for the 2015 elections, which Okupe said would be difficult for Jonathan to fail. 

On managing severe problems in Nigeria and also campaigning for a second term in government, Okupe stated that “the beauty of executive is being able to multitask,” which he said is one quality Jonathan has.

Okupe clarified that Nigeria has been “under-powered” for many years, noting that in Ikeja, Lagos State, the electrical infrastructure on ground is about 35 years old.

He noted that “power is a problem”, which was why the government was working to improve generation and work on distribution, through the power reform.

Okupe also claimed that government efforts were being sabotaged by politicians who sponsor vandals to attack gas pipelines.

Goodluck Jonathan has been President of Nigeria since 2010.

He declared to run for re-election more than month ago and was confirmed the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as presidential candidate in the 2015 polls in December, 11.