The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the killing of the Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Idrissa Timta, by suspected Boko Haram gunmen, saying it confirms the terror group as the enemy of the whole of Nigeria, rather than a group set up by some imaginary opposition political party or elites to bring down the Jonathan Administration.
In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the atrocious killing of the Emir is the clearest indication yet that the Jonathan administration has misdiagnosed the Boko Haram menace from the onset.
It recalled that when the indiscriminate activities of Boko Haram are placed side by side with others facts: that the group started in 2002 when Obasanjo was President and flared in 2009 when Yar’Adua was President, one would realize how deceitful and diversionary it is for anyone to portray is as an attempt to make Nigeria ungovernable under Jonathan.
”Boko Haram is not a northern response to a southern presidency, as some would have us believe. Boko Haram is an enemy of Nigeria; whether Christians or Muslims, southerners or northerners, the lowly or the elite, the young or the old, the poor and the rich. They must be seen for what they are: fringe elements who happen to have linked up with other terror groups around the world to acquire training and weapons which they are now using to terrorize a whole nation.
”That Emirs, who are Muslims and symbols of power in the north, can be so dastardly attacked, with deadly consequences, should convince those who would rather engage in blame game than fight the bandits that what the country faces is neither a strictly religious nor elite war, and make them to change their jaundiced mindset
”If indeed Boko Haram was sponsored by the so-called northern elites against Jonathan, how come they are not even sparing the same elites? If indeed Boko Haram is sponsored by the north against Jonathan, why are their deadly attacks concentrated in the north, where they have killed thousands and destroyed facilities and infrastructure worth billions?
”Let us all see Boko Haram for what it is, and come together as a people to fight the insurgents, rather than engage in denial, blame game and finger pointing that can only weaken our resolve as a nation to tackle this fringe group squarely,” APC said.
The party said the insurgency has festered because the government started off by not seeing it for what it is, thus losing valuable time to combat it, adding that when it started dawning on the government that the nation’s faces a serious problem, it responded by seeking to make political gains out of it.
”Those who saw Boko Haram, erroneously, as a political trump card have now suffered a boomerang, and today the Jonathan Administration is seen globally as incompetent, clueless and rudderless largely because of its inept handling of the Boko Haram insurgency, especially the unfortunate abduction of innocent school girls which has lingered. This is what you get when you play politics with a serious national problem,” it said.
APC restated its demand for a national security conference, as different from a gathering of all political parties, to help forge a common front against Boko Haram.
”We also reiterate our offer to join hands with the government in a non-partisan effort to battle the menace of Boko Haram, even though the government has yet to reach out to us since we made that offer,” the party said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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APC should stop saying Boko Haram is not northern agender agaist GEJ's gov. They have being useing them to kill the christains and burn chruch, it''s is God and the prayers of the christains,now they have turn back to their own poeple. Back to sender, our God is a living God so untill justice is done to the northern christains they will never kwon peace.
ReplyDeleteThe boys (bh) can now not be controlled by those who created and were sponsoring it. Ask sen sherif one of your own about bh. You too u are playing politics with the whole thing. Didn't one of u say the country will be ungovernable if he did not win elections? With such careless statements what do u want us to believe? The interview granted Gen Buhari in 2000 during the sharia crisis in kad that we all heard with our own ears and wondered why a former head of state will make such a statemet u guys are still dening it instead of this gentle to apologise for uttering those words so that we will all support him u are just making noise.
ReplyDeleteI am not a card carrying member of any political party but with so much noise that u make I wonder if apc will and can be any better.
When bh started were the killings not selected. Were the killings not targeted at certan groups and religion? What did u say then? Is the life of an emir more precious than the thousands killed before God?
It is sad that we northerners are killing ourselves and destroying the litlle or the almost non existent infrastructure. Our muslim clerics should do more to bring their boys to order.
if you don't LIE, what then do you do? You actually meant to say BH is APC response to Southern presidency. But remember those who live in glass houses don't throw stones. You will remain opposition which you are even after 2019 elections
ReplyDeleteMay God bless you , you guys better think of another way to fight goodluck Jonathan administration or keep on killing yourselves till all north become desert.......... God de000 ('^')
DeleteI can not understand why Nigerians quickly bring up God in all issues instead of been accountable for their future. God has nothing to do with how Nigeria is run. You the people of Nigeria have the final say on how you want your country to be run. Vote for the right person not the party. Hold them accountable with your vote and demand service to the people. I just hope that BH was created to go kill all this politicians.
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