He, however, said the current emergency rule in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa State does not foreclose the immediate need for dialogue in that zone and other places.
His words: “That is why the government must do all that is necessary in a democratic society to protect lives and property. Thus, there is the need to engage aggrieved groups in dialogue while taking decisive security measures to protect innocent people. I hope that the current emergency rule in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States does not obviate the urgent need for such dialogue in that zone and elsewhere.”
Atiku spoke as the Special Guest of Honour at the 4th District Conference 2013 of the Rotary International in Abuja. The theme of the conference was “Creating a Culture of Peace through Service.”
He attributed the insecurity in the country to unemployment, poverty and growing rate of corrupt practices.
The ex-Vice President said: “Whatever the immediate causes of these conflicts and insecurity, there is no doubt that the high level of unemployment, poverty and accompanying alienation, especially of our young people, have provided veritable recruiting grounds for these insurgencies and other forms of criminality.
“And these are taking place within the context of a collapsed educational system, poor investment climate, less than mediocre governance and increasing corruption.”
Atiku noted that hardly a day goes by without fresh slaughter of fellow citizens in one part of the country or the other due to robbery, kidnapping and violent insurgencies in the north.
He said that there are struggles between Muslims and Christians, herdsmen and farmers even as security operatives on rescue mission have been accused of atrocities against civilians.
He noted that wave of insecurity has badly hurt the economies of Borno, Yobe , Plateau, Adamawa and Kaduna States . Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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POVERTY indeed, with jeeps, rocket propellers, and other sophisticated weapons costing millions of naira being used by them.why cant dere blind,sponsors use dat morning to empower the
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Erm where was atiku when bh started its mayhem.what exactly did all d northern leaders, govs n political juggernauts do when people were being killed by bh? See d rubbish jang n others r doing. power and greed dat u all kill for will be ur undoing, useless naija leaders.
ReplyDeleteOga Atiku, U are now awake! Will it not be correct to say U are one of the BH sponsors? GEJ, let the state of emergency be for a minimum of 6 months. We will be able to count the urgly mouth sponsors of BH.
ReplyDeleteOga atiku,you are one of those people that are problems and a disgrace not only to the north but to nation as a whole.i advice you should keep your mouth shut let your present oga continue with the corruptions you people initiated into this country.
ReplyDeleteAtiku so you can talk.. While BH were killing my people all in the name of ur god, why did you keep silent. When you were in power how many jobs did you provide. You will fall one by one.
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