Former President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed concern over the politics of bitterness and negative energy being exhibited by the political class in the build-up to the 2023 general elections across the country as being inimical to the development of Nigeria.
Jonathan who made the remarks on Monday while inaugurating the 1.15 km Afi-Uko Nteghe Uda Bridge on Etebi-Enwang Road, in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, said he was really worried with the way politicians were moving away from speaking to issues and are rather concentrating efforts in attacking opponents.
“I am a bit worried by the negative energy generated ahead of the 2023 elections. We have noticed a level of bitterness in our politics that does not bring development, and I plead with politicians to realise that politics is about marketing your ideas. Politics is not about fighting, insulting, or abusing,” the ex-president said.
