Speaking at a press briefing, Mr. Malema mocked Mr.
Jonathan using his first name, Goodluck. “Eh Goodlook, or
Goodluck or whatever his name is or badluck I don’t know
…He is quick to release statement about the killing in Paris;
but don’t (doesn’t) say anything about the killings in his own
country. That’s an irresponsible leadership,” Mr. Malema
said. “We are really saddened by what is happening in
Nigeria. It is highly disturbing.”
BY ADEBAYO HASSAN
JAN 14, 2015
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South Africa’s eccentric youth leader and federal lawmaker,
Julius Malema, has launched a blistering attack on President
Goodluck Jonathan over his handling of the massacre in
Baga, Borno State, describing the Nigerian president as
“irresponsible” and suggesting South African intervention
against the extremist Boko Haram sect.
Mr. Malema, who leads the Economic Freedom Fighters
Party, criticised Mr. Jonathan for rushing out public
condemnations of the terrorist attack on a newspaper in
France when he has remained silent until date on the
bloodbath in Baga, a troubled town in his own country.
The youth leader said the South African National Assembly
will consider a motion on a possible intervention in the
bloody campaign by Boko Haram that has claimed thousands
of lives and has worsened in the last weeks.
Boko Haram seized Baga, a fishing community on the
northern tip of Borno State by Lake Chad, sacking the
military base there and killing soldiers and hundreds of
civilians.
Rights group, Amnesty International, said at least 2,000
people were killed in the attack, and said the carnage is the
worst attack since Boko Haram began a bloody campaign
targeting civilians and government officials in 2009.
On Tuesday, after over a week of silence, the Nigerian
military said about 150 people died in the attack, including
Boko Haram militants, rejecting the figure provided by
Amnesty International.
The call by the military came barely 24 hours after a
spokesperson said the casualty figures could not be
“credibly determined”.
Mr. Jonathan, who has been on the campaign trail ahead of
the February 14 presidential elections, has yet to comment
on the attack till date.
But the president was one of the first world leaders to
issue a statement condemning the killing of 12 journalists and
police officers in Paris, by Al Qaeda-linked terrorists.
While the president has not condemned the Baga attack, his
cabinet members too have not commented on the incident.
Yet, like the president, Finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-
Iweala, also tweeted messages of solidarity with the French
people, condemning the attack on Charlie Hebdo.
Mr. Malema, who had previously served as the president of
African National Congress Youth League, said the action
of the Nigerian president had demonstrated “irresponsible
leadership”.
Speaking at a press briefing, Mr. Malema mocked Mr.
Jonathan using his first name, Goodluck.
“Eh Goodlook, or Goodluck or whatever his name is or
badluck I don’t know …He is quick to release statement
about the killing in Paris; but don’t (doesn’t) say anything
about the killings in his own country. That’s an irresponsible
leadership,” Mr. Malema said.
“We are really saddened by what is happening in Nigeria.
It is highly disturbing.”
“And we need South African Government to intervene and
we will be raising the matter in the Parliament.
“We will make the Parliament to debate it as an urgent
matter and pass the resolution for South African
intervention in Nigeria,” he said. SAHARA REPORTERS

Smh

pick of irresponsibility

this man has suffered,
i dont think he will sleep at night
this is the objective of bokoharam, to make him look like nobody before others
and mission accomplished!
i pity him shaa

this is among various other reasons people see and then call him clueless

While this is true, this ur source is very saucy. Haven't u seen how a link is needed to make ur source reliable here? Pls don't add more to the problems Jonatha has caused this country.

Dannyset:
While this is true, this ur source is very saucy. Haven't u seen how a link is needed to make ur source reliable here? Pls don't add more to the problems Jonatha has caused this country.

true thanks.