Northern youths, Tuesday, lashed out at the Federal Government for slamming state of emergency on three northern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, describing the move as punitive and a serious setback to democracy.
They contended that the declaration of emergency rule in the affected states did not only negate the recent amnesty committee to dialogue with Boko Haram members but equally showed that the government was insincere in raising the committee in the first place.
This position was shared by the Presidents of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Alhaji Yerima Shettima and his Arewa Youth Forum, Alhaji Gambo Gujungu, in separate interviews with newsmen
Shettima, who described the action of the government as a ploy to further humiliate and expose the people of the north to avoidable hardship, regretted that the administration had continued to take actions that deny the people the true benefits of democracy.
The ACF leader, who questioned why Bayelsa State was not included on the list despite the large number of policemen killed by kidnappers and militants in recent weeks, noted that the action was deliberately taken to punish the north.
On the other hand, Gujungu noted that the President should have adopted a political approach to resolve the insurgency problem rather than apply the stringent rule, which he noted, would lead to serious suffering on the part of the citizens of the three states.
“The emergency rule declared in the three states is unfortunate, politically-motivated and totally uncalled for,” he noted. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Yerima Shettima and his Arewa Youth Forum are all fools. You people are already 4 generation backward through the activities of boko haram yet you are condemning state of emergency. Am not too sure that you people are not member of boko haram self.
ReplyDeleteYou do not contribute anything to the nation and have set this nation back for so many decades so stop biting the hand that feeds you. You people are such ungrateful bigots. He who pays the piper does what?
ReplyDeleteI am a Hausa Muslim from the North.I don't have to read what you wrote to codem you the heading is enouh for me. The critical situation we Northerners find ourselves long calls for declaring war in the North not simple state of emergency that may not work. If I am in the position of Jonathan, I will seek for all necessary supports locallu and internationally to drop all the Governors and replace them with Military Administrator to the time when North reverts to the peaceful zone it was. This clearly shows you don't have the feeling of Bags, Bama and other places killings, mascres and distructions. Killing of Mohd Shuw, Girgiri Gashua and the rest are not your concern.
ReplyDeleteSelfish people. The chicken has come home to roast, its called blowback. Is it only northerners lives that matter to you? If it was only southerners that where still being killed you would not have bothered as I see you did not mention southern mass killings. We are tired of dealing with parasites that keep setting us back while we pay for you unproductive people with our blood and prosperity.
DeleteThese northern elders are not juz foools, they are also insensitive and lack the qualities a positive leadership should portray. I pity de few learned amongst the north who allow dese blunt heads like dem be dere spokes men. What else do dey expect after dey vehemently refused to work wit de FG on resolving de shame dat had befeLl dem. God help Nigeria. If dey wan go make dem go!
ReplyDeleteYes, Emergency a setback, Boko Haram a step foreward. Fools! Y den were u monsters crying to GEJ Whenever BH attacked?
ReplyDeleteThe leadership of those Northern youth groups, I am afraid have been hijacked by pro Islamic militancy, reprsented by Al- qaeda, Taliban, Boko Haram, etc. Little wonder, they dislike any measure against murderous 'Jihadist' militancy.
ReplyDeleteLook at dem!!! When you called yourselves the elders n no single functioning brain cells you have, am not sure you are nt the BH's. At least if I v neva supported you for anything Mr GEJ on this 1 am in full support.
ReplyDeleteLook at dem!!! When you called yourselves the elders n no single functioning brain cells you have, am not sure you are nt the BH's. At least if I v neva supported you for anything Mr GEJ on this 1 am in full support.
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ReplyDeleteThese Nothern youths are pack of idiots. No sense of reasoning at all.
So, you mean that killing of human being is never a bigger democracy setback? GOOD! please remove Nigeria from Your headline and let the setback goes only for YOUR BOKOs Brothers and loyalist.
ReplyDeleteWell, by their talk we shall know them. These are the Boko Haram representatives. They want the terrorism to go on unabated. They will not stop until they see all of Nigeria Islamised.
ReplyDeleteWhere do all these senseless and primitive 1332 century maggorts comes from? The Govt should be bold to turn its beam on these apology of humans. They must know who these Boko Harams are.
ReplyDeleteA positive step done at the wrong time. Mr. President, why wait till now before declaring the State of Emergency on these states? I have always been your critic but this time, you have done the right thing. He (GEJ), should be ready to declare State of Emergency on any other state where there are wasting of human lives.
ReplyDeleteOnly a fool will call someone fool don't abuse the northern youth do u think all of us are illiterate hmm your dummy.
ReplyDeleteU refused 2 eat carriot, am sure u'l enjoy ur dry banboo sticks.pls don't complain.u asked 4 it & u got. D stuborn ear must surely cry wen d head is cut off. A child dat says his parents should not rest wil not sleep 2.
ReplyDeleteThat is Hausas for you, they dont value human life at all, who ever dies they will say is from God so they careless with the killings of innocent souls by the Boko Haram sects. An average Hausa man is an Al-Qaeda by nature, their thinking is so shallow. Well most of them originated from Chad, Cameroon and so on.
ReplyDeleteMajority of Hausas are not exposed, they are educated illiterate that is some are educated but still behave like illiterates. Well I will advice the Hausas to try and educate their Almajiris and housed their beggars instead of abusing Jonathan. They are littering everywhere in the country with their Almajiris and beggars, we're tired of their race.
ReplyDeleteuncalled for?... All u spoke about yerima n ur youths sounds like u love the killings happenin around. I wonder who d so called youths are.. Guess they r almajiris. Whether its a ploy or not at least lives are being saved frm ds brutal killings.
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