Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, yesterday blasted President Goodluck Jonathan’s critics, saying they should criticise constructively.

Tukur, who spoke when the Goodluck Support Group, GSG, visited him in his residence in Abuja, said if criticism does not change a given situation it is null and void.

“Criticism in itself is not bad but if we want to criticise, we should make it constructive. If your criticism does not offer anything, it is negative. You criticise because you want to make things better and if your criticism does not make things better it is null and void,” he said.

Describing President Jonathan as the most criticised President in the history of Nigeria, Tukur insisted that as Nigerians, we should learn to support our leaders.

He said that PDP is a strong party, which translate to strong government and strong economy, even if the opposition says otherwise.

His words: “Our party is the greatest in Africa. If you say you are a Nigerian you must support your leader and if you don’t, I doubt your originality. We should be strengthened to provide good governance.

“This cannot be done without the support of people like you. We need to support our leader. No matter your religion, they will always tell you, pray and support your leader.”

Earlier, the deputy National Coordinator of GSG, Dr. Eddy Olafeso, said that Tukur’s maturity in his approach to issues has made Nigerians to be proud of him, adding that the way he took his resignation has help deepened democracy.

Olafeso, who said that GSG has 3000 groups across the country, added that Tukur’s “sacrifice has not gone unnoticed.”

He said that the events of the past that led to the death of many Nigerians in the previous election, were very painful, adding that “the only way such could be dealt with was through peaceful development and provision of employment.”

 Saying that the problem with the country predated President Jonathan, Olafeso stressed that the issue is not about insulting the President, adding that President Jonathan has done more in the past two and half years, especially in the area of power, compared to the 40 years of previous governments.