The All Progressives Congress has condemned President Goodluck Jonathan’s comment against Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima during the Presidential Media Chat on Monday, calling it unwarranted, unpresidential and petty.
In a statement on Tuesday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said Jonathan was wrong “to have threatened, no matter how subtly,” to withdraw from Borno the troops battling against Boko Haram insurgents.
The party asked the President to apologise to the people of Borno State and to all Nigerians for what it described as “presidential indiscretion.”
It believed that the threat, which was in response to the statement credited to the governor that the soldiers, battling the terrorists, needed to be better equipped and more motivated, “showed clearly that President Jonathan does not have a full grasp of what is expected of him as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.”
APC added, “Mr. President, your most important duty as President is to ensure the welfare and security of all Nigerians, irrespective of the criticisms you may face or whether or not they voted for you. Therefore, you are not doing anyone a favour by performing that duty. It is the role you swore an oath to perform.
”Also, even if you feel that the governor should not have made the statement he made, it is incumbent upon you, as the President and the father of the nation, to take the higher road, instead of choosing a public forum to air your grievances. Wittingly or unwittingly, Mr. President, you have played into the hands of the insurgents, who must by now be gloating at the discordant tunes in government over the battle against them.
It said based on the anger exhibited by Jonathan while commenting on Shettima’s statement, the party was justified in its call on the President not to go ahead with his reported plan to remove the governor and replace him with a military administrator.
The APC said, ”President Jonathan should know that a leader cannot afford to be taking decisions on the basis of a perceived slight or criticism, because such decisions are most likely to be wrong and counter-productive. He should also use his enormous powers as President for the benefit of the people, not to their disadvantage.
”By his threat to pull out the troops from Borno for one month, he has further victimised the good people of the state, who have been at the receiving end of the senseless attacks by Boko Haram. A retraction of his threat and an apology to the people will be a good starting point for Mr. President to make amends.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Mr president is right since the Governor is fool to say dat the millitary are not doing well and are not equip to fight Boko Haram. Boko haram are foolish and can fire at any body but the millitary are systematic in their approach in other not to end up killing innocent people, ok the governor expect the millitay to start shooting indiscriminately without target as Book haram?
ReplyDeleteIf you dont know what to say,please lai keep shut. You are uncultured & bad example to we youth. It is because you cant see & you cant hear that is why you can never see anything good in this government. May God help you.
ReplyDeleteBoth of you are one of d most senseless people on earth. Y dont u advice jonathan 2 pull out his troops 4rm borno! Cant u see he is a clueless president
ReplyDeleteBoth of u are
ReplyDeleteBoth commenters are so clueless lik jonathan himself! Cant u see jonathan dosent knw hw 2 get rid of BH....
ReplyDelete@Adeshegz u are the biggest idoit in town, why don't u take up arms yourself and go fight your brothers the book haram. the soildiers are following rules of engagement (I know u wont understand what that means either olodo) they can not just go killing everyone in the north, since the book haram are now mixing with normal people it makes it more difficult. but the military will get there.
Delete........Am still laughing o! He is a real Olodo(dullard)...
DeleteAdeshegz can't know that grammatical expression "Rules Of Engagement"....It shows on him and his comments.
My advice is.... People at that environment should please expose these animals.....So dat, security operative will find job to do.
@adeshegz, na ur papa head no correct. Jonathan was not threatening. What he meant was DAT if the Borno Gov is proving d govt is not fighting d BH, does he think he can b alive if d soldiers were not there? I knw u North are clamouring for ur people to b President so u can convert d country to an Islamic one. I knw if Buhari or Ariku were to b President tomorrw, the BH won't fight. U Northerners are all faggots. D thing is d Army and d govt have been penetrated by d BH. They Av paid info providers that's why Jona's effort has been fruitless. We watch dis American films and we c HW they do it. If only they can cleanse from within, the BHs will b powerless in no time. Egberi FA oooo
ReplyDeleteWho is na expert in getting rid of BH. If we have them in the country and love Nigeria they want to rule over, they should provide the idea and sell it to Mr. President. All the political leaders that started criticizing if they now how to stop the insurgence let them supply the solution. they must proof it to Nigerian that they have a way out before trusting them with political power
ReplyDeleteYes.....you are right.
DeleteIf they have constructive ideas on stopping the insurgents, they should come out rather than criticizing. By this, they will be more qualified than GEJ to rule Nigeria.
Their mouth washing and comments can earn them qualification to the Presidency....They should know this.