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party, however, hailed the progressive state governors, under the aegis
of All Progressives Congress, APC, who visited Borno State last week,
saying their pace-setting, courageous and compassionate action was a
boost to the country’s unity and a blow to anarchists.
National
Publicity Secretary of ACN, Mr. Lai Mohammed, in a statement, yesterday,
said by their action, the governors had reassured the people of Borno
and Yobe states, which are mostly affected by the Boko Haram crisis,
that their fellow Nigerians had not abandoned them to their fate.
He
said: “The Federal Government in general and to President Jonathan in
particular, the message conveyed most succinctly by the visit is simple:
No part of Nigeria should be a no-go area, especially for the President
and the Commander-in-Chief.
‘’Part of the reasons this needless
Boko Haram crisis had festered was that the President in particular had
failed to show leadership. By staying away from the affected parts of
the country since the crisis started in 2009 for fear of his safety, and
also receding behind the safe walls of Aso Rock fortress to celebrate
independence anniversaries, the President has unwittingly emboldened the
anarchists, who have killed and maimed thousands.
‘’When
Presidents in other lands defy terrorists, it is not that they don’t
care about their own safety, but that they simply want their compatriots
to know that whatever fate befalls them was shared by their leaders.
That was why President George Bush of the US flew to Iraq in the heat of
the insurgency there, and President Barack Obama also of US travelled
to Afghanistan even amid threats. By the way, both places are thousands
of kilometres from the United States.”
Read more at:
http://www.naijaonpoint.com/2013/03/acn-slams-jonathan-over-boko-haram.html#ixzz2MfjGfefv
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