President Goodluck Jonathan has sent a strong message to
former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, appealing to him to
spearhead the campaign to persuade members of the Boko Haram sect to
accept dialogue, as a means of ending the orgy of violence in the North
Jonathan asked Buhari to emulate the role he played during the Niger Delta Militants days when he visited their hideout to dialogue with the militants on behalf of the Federal government. Jonathan emphasized that this singular move ensured that the Niger Delta Militant laid down their arms and accepted the general amnesty granted by the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua on June 25, 2009.
Jonathan said he expected Buhari to lead the way in persuading the Boko Haram insurgents in the North to stop bombings and enter into dialogue with the Federal Government with a view to ending the violence in the region, which is threatening to disrupt the economy of the region and Nigeria.
President Jonathan who sent the message to Buhari through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, accused Buhari of making false allegations against him during his interview in London last week.
During the interview with the BBC, Buhari said that the Federal Government should be held responsible for the worsening state of insecurity in Nigeria, accusing the leadership of not taking steps to halt the slide, which has claimed many lives and property in the region.
Buhari said: “The problem of terrorism is not confined to the North alone. Insecurity generally should be blamed on the Federal Government.
“The world is very much concerned about two things — the issue of security and economic wellbeing of a nation. Security is number one. A nation can only be economically viable if there is security. But how did all these crises start? How did the crises begin and assumed it present dimension.
Hope the retired genenral would heed to this appeal and ensure that peace returns to the country.
Jonathan asked Buhari to emulate the role he played during the Niger Delta Militants days when he visited their hideout to dialogue with the militants on behalf of the Federal government. Jonathan emphasized that this singular move ensured that the Niger Delta Militant laid down their arms and accepted the general amnesty granted by the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua on June 25, 2009.
Jonathan and Buhari
Jonathan said he expected Buhari to lead the way in persuading the Boko Haram insurgents in the North to stop bombings and enter into dialogue with the Federal Government with a view to ending the violence in the region, which is threatening to disrupt the economy of the region and Nigeria.
President Jonathan who sent the message to Buhari through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, accused Buhari of making false allegations against him during his interview in London last week.
Masquerade234 excerpt of what Buhari told BBC in London
During the interview with the BBC, Buhari said that the Federal Government should be held responsible for the worsening state of insecurity in Nigeria, accusing the leadership of not taking steps to halt the slide, which has claimed many lives and property in the region.
Buhari said: “The problem of terrorism is not confined to the North alone. Insecurity generally should be blamed on the Federal Government.
“The world is very much concerned about two things — the issue of security and economic wellbeing of a nation. Security is number one. A nation can only be economically viable if there is security. But how did all these crises start? How did the crises begin and assumed it present dimension.
Hope the retired genenral would heed to this appeal and ensure that peace returns to the country.
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