Jonathan slams opponents

 ?IT?S an election year. Some people don?t mind burning the country to achieve their aim. I insist we must have a country and the people first before we can rule. I pray God gives us, the politicians, the wisdom to exercise decorum in our campaign.?
With those words, Presi­dent Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday accused some of his political opponents of adopting desperate tactics to wrest power from him.
He also disclosed his new year action plan to include tackling the major issues that disturb Nigerians.
The President, who spoke at a New Year special ser­vice held at the Dunamis International Church in Abuja, admitted that cor­ruption, insurgency and slump in oil prices were the major challenges Nigerians are currently most con­cerned about.
On corruption, he said the battle goes beyond ar­resting suspects and show­ing them on television, add­ing that in the new year his administration will concern itself with building insti­tutions and strengthening existing ones so that the sys­tem can on its own deal with the issue of containing the scourge.
President Jonathan also pledged that in the new year, government would redou­ble its efforts in the battle against the Boko Haram sect, adding that with the same level of unity of pur­pose, the country would deal with insurgency the same way it chased ebola away.
He said: ?The issues that disturb Nigerians most are terrorism, corruption, slump in oil prices.
?We are coming up with different plans to tackle slump in oil price and cor­ruption. It?s about having a plan and strengthening the institution and system in such a way anyone who soils is hand is dealt with by the system. It?s not just about arresting people and showing them on TV.?
He continued: ?There are a lot of conspiracies that the country is facing, both internal and external. But I am assuring you that like ebola, we will defeat terror­ism. “
The President thanked the congregation and other Nigerians for their prayers which he said were respon­sible for the relatively calm and peaceful festive period.
He noted that aside the prayers, government also put a lot measures in place to ensure Nigerians were not exposed to danger dur­ing the yuletide.