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The secret meeting
between the former United States Ambassador to Nigeria and President
Goodluck Jonathan published by the internet whistleblower, WikiLeaks
has been welcomed by a pressure group claiming the leaks confirmed that
the President is a humble, honest, patriotic and down-to-earth
personality.

The Movement for
Democratic Sustainability (MDS) said in a statement issued yesterday
signed by its publicity secretary,Iheanacho Afam decried the Atiku
campaign group for insinuating in a national daily that details of the
leaked cable suggested that Mr Jonathan “cannot be trusted.” The group
urged Nigerians to read the documents intelligently and “get the main
facts and not political sensationalism that is flying around.”

The group insisted
that despite the Presidency’s claim that the reports in the cable are
inaccurate, “nothing in the document suggests that Mr Jonathan sold
Nigeria as some people angling for his post would have done.” “He was
advised by the ambassador and other envoys who visited him at the time
and he made it clear that he will look into them and act accordingly in
a manner that would not compromise the sovereignty of the country.”

Mr Afam further
noted of more importance is that, Mr Jonathan’s name was not linked to
any of the “dirty oil deals and bribe bazaars” that characterised the
past government as revealed by WikiLeaks.According to the group, the
president ought to be commended for holding such high level diplomatic
consultation and making efforts to bring Nigeria back to mainstream
international politics. MDS insisted that contrary to what some
politicians want Nigerians to believe, the leaked document revealed
that President Jonathan though very humble remains “his own man.”
“Therefore, to us the president is being honest by saying he is not a
“politician” in the sense that politicians are known in Nigeria today.

And that to us
makes him a better person for the job. “We strongly believe that once
again, beyond petty politics,Mr Jonathan needs to be commended by all
Nigerians for steering the ship of the Nigeria from the wreck for which
it was heading as a result of former President Yar Adua’s ill health.
This noble role cannot be wished away.” Afam conluded.