A rating agency, Standard and Poor’s, has just reaffirmed its positive rating on the Nigeria’s economy, even admitting that the country’s economic performance has been better than expected. It gave the economy good ratings both for the short term and the long term and commended the balance sheet.

We would expect recent doomsayers who lap up negative prognostications on the country and especially the economy to eat humble pie and acknowledge Standard and Poor’s findings, that is, if they refuse to believe the report on the economy by the relevant authorities in government. But we know they would not  be graceful enough to do that and would for partisan purposes continue to fill the air with dire prognoses that heat up the atmosphere and unnecessarily create a situation that would lead investors into talking of “high political risk” in the run-up to the 2011 elections.

As we have repeatedly stated, the Goodluck administration will not be distracted by antics that are designed to score cheap political points but would remain focused on improving the living standards of the people. This, it is already doing, through massive investment in power and other critical infrastructural sectors.  Delivering on the expectations of the people, is what matters at the end of the day.

Sully Abu,Director, Media & Publicity,Goodluck/Sambo Presidential Campaign Organization