[size=14pt]Jonathan places security agencies on full alert[/size]
By Elizabeth Archibong
May 2, 2011 03:47AM

President Goodluck Jonathan has directed all security agencies in the country to remain on full alert, especially in identified flashpoints across the country, to thwart any further attempt to breach the peace of the country.

The President, who is currently on a seven-day working retreat at the Obudu mountain resort, also said he is determined to move Nigeria further along the path of democratic consolidation in the next four years to build on the gains of the 2011 general election.

Some states of the federation, especially in the northern parts of the country, erupted into violence after the presidential elections won by Mr Jonathan.

Although there is no official figure for the number of casualties, it is believed that hundreds of people were killed and properties worth millions of naira must were destroyed in the riots.

States like Borno and Kaduna have also witnessed frequent deadly detonation of bombs by suspected members of the Boko Haram group, which had claimed responsibility for some attacks on government officials in recent months.

The spokesperson for the President, Ima Niboro, said yesterday that the president thanked all political stakeholders and Nigerians for the success of the just concluded election and reiterated that he is “committed to working with all stakeholders to address any observed weaknesses which persist in the country’s electoral system”.

Mr. Jonathan has also urged winners in the elections to be magnanimous in victory and to commit themselves to good governance for all their constituents without discrimination. He urged them not to engage their predecessors in “unnecessary battles, which may turn out as counterproductive”.

He also sympathised with those who lost elections and advised them to gallantly concede defeat and congratulate the victors. He advised them to refrain from taking laws into their own hands but to “take the legal route where they feel dissatisfied with the outcome of the process”.

Appreciation to all

With the 2011 general elections all but concluded, except for the supplementary elections scheduled to hold in parts of Imo State on Friday, Mr. Niboro said the President thanks all Nigerians and friends of Nigeria who have contributed to the delivery of the free, fair and credible elections promised by his administration.

“He expressed appreciation to the Chairman, commissioners, permanent and ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), especially members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) some of whom sadly lost their lives in patriotic service to the country, the national security services, local and international observer groups as well as millions of Nigerians who trooped out thrice in the month of April to peacefully vote for leaders of their choice,” Mr Niboro said.

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When is the GEJ biscuit truck coming down this way

^^ naijaking,
nothing for you.
If u need any election reward, it should be a CPC bomb and dagger.

Shameless Congress of Pathetic Crazies.

The heightened level of security is even more poignant now that Osama Bin Bin fvcking Laden is dead. Those id!otic almajiri's would have gone about rioting and killing Southerners as usual; they must be shot like chickens if they ever attempt such again.

Give them nothing but lead.

Remember Osama is well liked in the North.

We need this alert!

What happened to Bin Laden will surely happen to his followers, shariaists, and muslim fundamentalists all over the World including NIgeria. GEJ should learn to open fire on rioters, wipe them out, and de-populate the almajiri areas next time senseless riots break out in the north.

FG needs to declare an all out WAR on Boko haram and other terrorist groups in Nigeria. I wish we could pursue it with the kind of passion USA used in the fight against Al queda. Any one found connected to them should be shown no mercy.

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Good talk.

efisher:

FG needs to declare an all out WAR on Boko haram and other terrorist groups in Nigeria. I wish we could pursue it with the kind of passion USA used in the fight against Al queda. Any one found connected to them should be shown no mercy.

YES OOOOO! this would be a perfect time for southerners in the north (youth corpers or not) to try to get the next available flight, or board a bus, or something! because i know by 8 am, they will start their mayhem. I'm really scared for my people.