As the former Vice-President of Nigeria, I am deeply pained by the latest surge of violence and the aggressive approach taken by terrorists operating in our country. I am greatly concerned that the Northern region, to which the people of Nigeria and the sub-continent have flocked for centuries, has now become associated with routine, highly organised violent attacks on innocents. There is a great need by both local and international stakeholders to better understand the dynamics behind such senseless killing especially when many Northern elders, politicians, and clerics who have spoken out against these senseless acts of violence have lost their lives...
No amount of poverty, joblessness or personal distress can possibly justify such coldblooded, organised murder of fellow helpless human beings. I wish to call for a deeper inquiry into the actual motivation driving the actions of these criminals as well as an exploration of options and conditions other than the use of force or dragnet arrests.

In the process of identifying the perpetrators, I will continue to counsel against the shameful and disheartening rush to judgment based on ethnic, regional or religious hatred rather than on concrete and verifiable evidence. I am alarmed at the persistence of innuendo and unsubstantiated pronouncements by high officials of state against Northerners and whole communities. I have therefore called on all Nigerians to reject the repeated appeal to parochialism and incitement of hatred by the terrorists and others - to create a unified voice against the violence that is destroying our lives ...
The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria declares very clearly that the welfare and security of the people is the responsibility of the Federal Government. However, the government seems to prefer to denigrate even the smallest glimmer of hope for any form of negotiated solution, with or without conditions that appear. Powerful and bloodthirsty interests seem intent on maintaining the current state of affairs. It is incumbent upon all of us in positions of leadership to explore additional options that are comprised of thoughtful and constructive mechanisms for bringing an end to the slaughter. Any such solutions should I believe, seek to discourage a culture of impunity for wanton killings and the spilling of innocent blood on all sides. In addition to the state’s responsibility to its citizens, the Nigerian people have responsibilities to each other. This is what has made the Nigerian family strong. Nigerians must not lose sight of this enduring fact: that despite the challenges, our future as one united country filled with hope, opportunity and compassion for each other is possible. *Alhaji Abubakar, the Turaki Adamawa, is Nigeria’s former vice-president

Full article at: thisdaylive.com/articles/ending-violence-in-nigeria/144108/

The other half of "making Nigeria ungovernable for them" now sharing tips on how to make Nigeria governable by them? Of course he favours amnesty. Poisoned chalice, no?
Someone needs to tell the Northern elites that when we say they have to speak out against the violence in the North, we dont mean on the pages of Southern Newspapers. We mean in the far reaches of their deserts where the blood letters are and in a language they understand not Queens English, thanks but No Thanks.
One would think the former Vice President would have let us in on the secret of how he's managed to keep his Adamawa state (A state bordering Maiduguri the birth place of the present insurgency) and his "American University" with a plethora of foreign lecturers relatively safe and immune from the madness in a region where "Boko" is Haram! Sir those are tips we believe would be more beneficial to your "Nigerian family", you mind sharing?

[size=14pt]At the site of the death of an elephant, there you see different kind of knives(ni ibi isinku erin, orisirisi obe ni a ma ma ri).[/size] Atiku self dey give advice!
Wonder will always refuse to cease ending.

atiku is just damn lucky I'm not the president if not he and other BH sponsors would be rotting in one dingy cell by now as soon as their names are EVEN mistakenly mentioned. Na there una go knw who be C in C. Rubbish

Jonathan is weak. How come sponsors of boko haram are allowed to speak with their mouth wide open?

confusion247: Jonathan is weak. How come sponsors of boko haram are allowed to speak with their mouth wide open?

Same reason Seun allows you post even though you're a doofus.

am not suprise @ Atiku's comment, but he should no that the northern leader have to b willing to hell solve this problem
b4 it can come to am end, wat has he ATIKU, BABANGIDA, BUARI, TUKUR, EMIRS, ETC, really done or put in plce to solve this problem, abide talking on the pages of news papars,

Why are they are speaking at the same time now?
Was there a townhall meeting or they don't have grips on the many factions of the group anymore?
God will surely grant me grace to outlive and tell the story of this dark period to my children and children's children

^ In stock broking parlance, it's called "taking position" - When investors buy in on a share in anticipation of a windfall in no distant time. With amnesty due in just a matter of time, these ones are positioning themselves for the expected largesse, election money dey come! GEJ has got to be extremely careful here, he's treading on a mine field.

Atiku sef dey talk? well he should afterall he made that ugly statement. he who started a war should know how to end it.

It takes a 'criminal' to know how another criminal can be tamed

wesley80:
Same reason Seun allows you post even though you're a doofus.

Nuclear Humiliation!

Odunnu: Why are they are speaking at the same time now?
Was there a townhall meeting or they don't have grips on the many factions of the group anymore?
God will surely grant me grace to outlive and tell the story of this dark period to my children and children's children

Children? Then expect the most intense of inserting.

^Pervert.