Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, has asked Nigerians to
reflect on how soldiers and members of the civilian joint task force (JTF) are
celebrating Christmas.
In a statement on Thursday, Isa Gusau, Zulum’s spokesman,
quoted the governor as felicitating with Christians in Borno and Nigeria at
large on Christmas celebrations.
He asked Nigerians to use the period in reflecting on how
soldiers and members of the civilian joint task force are celebrating Christmas.
Zulum said such reflection will help Nigerians rededicate
themselves to ensuring peace.
“While felicitating with fellow citizens and wishing
everyone a peaceful, joyful and blessed Christmas festival, I will like to urge
all of us, Nigerians, to take some moments today, to deeply reflect by
wondering within us, how soldiers who are genuinely dedicated, how security
armed forces like them, how our volunteers from the civilian JTF, local hunters
and vigilantes, are currently marking their own Christmas in bushes, hunting
Boko Haram and also being hunted by the insurgents, and also how families of
these forces and volunteers are celebrating without their breadwinners,” the
statement read.
“At the same time, we should ask ourselves how thousands of
yet to be resettled internally displaced persons and fellow Nigerians taking
refuge in foreign countries are also celebrating today’s Christmas, lined up
for food in camps and host communities.
“Reflecting on the conditions of fellow citizens will push
everyone of us with a conscience to rededicate ourselves to ceaselessly pray
for peace, to supporting the fight through generating relevant information for
security agents, and to supporting IDPs, returning refugees and any other
victim of the unfortunate insurgency.”
The governor said his administration will continue to
support efforts in combating the insecurity crisis in the war-ravaged state.
He said the carrot and stick approach will continue to be
deployed on security issues based on his personal principles and training as an
academic.
Carrot and stick approach is a system of deploying rewards
and punishments as methods of persuasion.
“We will continue to accord far-reaching support to security
forces, especially those who have shown their dedication and gallantry,” it
read.
“We will commend and reward, and where there is the need to
raise voices of concern, we will do so on behalf of our citizens whom we were
sworn to protect. I believe in the carrot and stick approach, and this is based
on my personal principles and my training in academics.
“Critical thinking is the foundation of academics and in
this, the philosophy is to look at the opposite sides of every case study. From
the academic point of view, there is never one side to any case under study and
this is why I commend, I reward, and I also criticize. I take every issue on
its own merit and I do so with the best of intentions and without fear or
favour, affection or ill will. May God grant us lasting peace in Borno and
Nigeria.”
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