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Obasanjo on Boko Haram: They have legitimate grievances

The former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, believes that all the menace from the insurgent group, Boko Haram, is a reaction to legitimate grievances. This means, according to the ex-PDP chieftain, the terrorist are fighting for something.

Criticizing the response of the current administration to the insurgency, Obasanjo highlighted low level of education in the northern part of the country as a contributory factor to the situation.

He was speaking on Monday during a global education conference in Dubai, United Araba Emirates (UAE). “They have legitimate grievances,” he told IBTimes UK. “We don’t need anyone to tell us that that is a problem. A problem of disparity, a problem of marginalization.


“The response of the government initially was definitely not enough. When Boko Haram started showing their fangs about four years ago, the reaction should have been firm and unmistakable.”

However, he recommended a carrot-and-stick approach, adding that the heat that the sect is facing from the military at the moment could force it to dialogue with the government. “If Boko Haram is ready to talk, we should talk. But they will need to be pounded a little bit by the military and then, they would be ready to talk,” he said.

“When we were dealing with the carrot aspect, the stick aspect should have been firm. I hope with that, we’ll now go the carrot, the carrot is those things rightly or wrongly perceived as injustice or grievances that can now be dealt with.

“But the false confidence of the militants to go into Chad, Niger and neighbouring countries has now led to a regional coalition of military and that has been reasonably effective; it has not completely solved the problem.”

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We have heard.

You! Obj killed their leader during ur tenure.

Obj definitely has brain damage

This old expired brain called obj should pls leave Nigeria alone. He caused majority of the problems we are facing today

Bitter old man! Did he use the carrot and stick approach in Zakibiam and Odi while he was the president? This vile old mans utterance not only seethes the hell out of me, but his continues presentation of his opinion as the supremification* of thought makes me wonder what a country we are in. And why has the ICC done nothing to investigate the genocide committed against the people of Odi and Zakibiam by this vile old man? This is a clear case of a ruthless tiger pretending to be a mice.

Obj, a hypocrite indeed

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. “They have legitimate grievances,” he told IBTimes UK. “We don’t need anyone to tell us that that is a problem. A problem of disparity, a problem of marginalization.
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OBJ by who, they have ruled this country for more than 30 years and you are talking about marginalization