Jonathan Shuns May Day celebration

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan failed to attend this year’s May Day celebrations in Abuja for the first time since 2011. Not only did the President not attend, he also did not send a representative, as the speech read by the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Senator Joel Danlami Ikenya, ostensibly believed to be that of the President, was withdrawn by aides of the minister, who explained that the speech read was that of the minister.