Military alone can’t end insurgency – Obasanjo
JUNE 14, 2015 : BAYO AKINLOYE
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Former President Olusegun
Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said the use of
only military operations to tackle Boko Haram activities
in Nigeria and other violent groups across the world
cannot end insurgency.
A statement on Friday by the African Export-Import
Bank, indicated that the former president said this during
the bank’s 22nd Annual General Meeting held in Lusaka,
Zambia.
Obasanjo, speaking about conflicts in Africa, also said
the crises were caused by failure to address certain
social problems in the society such as educational
disparity.
Afrixembank’s spokesman, Obi Emekekwue quoted
Obasanjo in the statement thus, “He proposed a carrot
and stick solution to the conflicts on the continent
through an approach involving military solutions and
social development since a purely military approach
would not work.
“According to Obasanjo, a situation, such as in Nigeria,
where one section had an educational attainment level
of 79 per cent while another had only 19 per cent,
created room for conflict.”
The former president also called on Nigeria and other
African countries to pursue economic integration on the
basis of regional economic communities rather than
doing so with the over 54 countries on the continent.
He noted that by pursuing economic growth, each region
of the continent would serve as platforms to strengthen
Africa.
In a wide-ranging discussion, the ex-president stressed
the importance of infrastructure in promoting intra-
African trade and called for the establishment of a viable
well-run coastal shipping line from Dakar in Senegal to
Maputo in Mozambique to improve intra-African trade.
Obasanjo stated further that while Nigeria and other
nations on the continent should encourage the local
production of goods, they should also encourage and
develop the process of moving those goods.
The statement added, “Former President Obasanjo
added that Africa should start adding value to its
commodities rather than exporting raw commodities
only for those commodities to be sent back to the
continent as finished goods.”
Meanwhile, the Afreximbank on Saturday announced the
appointment of Benedict Oramah as its new boss.
Oramah’s appointment was one of the key decisions
taken during the bank’s AGM.
“Dr. Oramah takes over from Jean-Louis Ekra, who has
been the bank’s chief executive officer since 2005.
Oramah, a Nigerian national, has served as Executive
Vice President in charge of Business Development and
Corporate Banking at Afreximbank since 2008. He was a
pioneer staff of the bank, which he joined in 1994 as
Chief Analyst, rising to the position of Senior Director,
Planning and Business Development Department in
2007. He previously served as Assistant Manager
(Research) at the Nigerian Export-Import Bank from
1992 to 1994,” the statement said.
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“According to Obasanjo, a situation, such as in Nigeria,
where one section had an educational attainment level
of 79 per cent while another had only 19 per cent,
created room for conflict.”

Northern elites/politicians are responsible cos they failed their people. They keeps encouraging almajiris mentality for their selfish political gains

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Ok oh

Baba u tired

Agreed, but ll be ready to fight along side with his children. Not only the officer

I saw a video of peeps destroying GEJs campaign posters up north.

Men, that's the day I realized just how terrible illiteracy could be.

I ain't no tribalist, but northern leaders def need to step up Damn!

Matter of fact, the whole Nigeria needs to step up, like arresting child hawkers for instance and finding scholarships for them.

Only in Nigeria is child hawking seen as a norm.

Back then, we had programmes like "SpeakOut" that always touched on child education n all. We need to bring them back.

Obasanjo the number 1 hypocrite in Nigeria