President Goodluck Jonathan has reiterated his
determination to bring back the more than 200
Chibok school girls saying that his silence in the
past was to avoid compromising investigations on
the abductions. In a 514 word opinion piece article published in
Friday’a edition of the Washington Post, President
Jonathan regretted that his silence on the issue has
been misconstrued by critics as a sign of weakness
as he confesed that being a father, he is touched by
the feelings of the parents of the abducted girls. In the
article
titled “Nothing is more important than bringing home
Nigeria’s missing girls” the president said that the
terrorism in Nigeria is not unique and that it was in
that respect that Nigeria this month, alongside,
Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Britain and the
United States established an External Intelligence Response Unit to share security information on
such threats in West Africa. He added that he would in September propose to
the United Nations to establish an international
force to tackle the activities of such terrorists
anywhere they are found. Saying he was not weak on the issue as portrayed,
Jonathan said:
“I have had to remain quiet about the continuing
efforts by Nigeria’s military, police and investigators
to find the girls kidnapped in April from the town of
Chibok by the terrorist group Boko Haram. I am deeply concerned, however, that my silence as we
work to accomplish the task at hand is being
misused by partisan critics to suggest inaction or
even weakness.” “My silence has been necessary to avoid
compromising the details of our investigation. But
let me state this unequivocally: My government and
our security and intelligence services have spared
no resources, have not stopped and will not stop
until the girls are returned home and the thugs who took them are brought to justice. On my
orders, our forces have aggressively sought these
killers in the forests of northern Borno state, where
they are based. They are fully committed to
defending the integrity of their country.” “My heart aches for the missing children and their
families. I am a parent myself, and I know how
awfully this must hurt. Nothing is more important to
me than finding and rescuing our girls.” “In September, I will urge the U.N. General
Assembly to establish a U.N.-coordinated system for
sharing intelligence and, if necessary, special forces
and law enforcement to confront terrorism
wherever it occurs.” Noting religious, political and ethnic cleavages that
must be curtailed for Nigeria to fight off terrorism,
he said: “In Nigeria, there are political, religious and ethnic
cleavages to overcome if we are to defeat Boko
Haram. We need greater understanding and
outreach between Muslims and Christians. We also
know that, as it seeks to recruit the gullible, Boko
Haram exploits the economic disparities that remain a problem in our country.” “Something positive can come out of the situation
in Nigeria: most important, the return of the Chibok
girls, but also new international cooperation to
deny havens to terrorists and destroy their
organizations wherever they are — whether in the
forests of Nigeria, on the streets of New York or sanctuaries in Iraq or Pakistan. Those who value
humanity , civilization and the innocence of children
can do no less.”

u see...mr president, d fact
is dis: ina position as prominent as urs, image is as important as
reality....when u come out one day to say u will defeat boko haram, n
den d nxt day they jam d mike up ur rectum (by killing innocent
civilians), how else do u expect to be protrayed if nt as weak and
ineffectual.......
my 2 kobo....sack Reuben Abati..that man is as important as toothpaste on a chewing stick.

Sharrap n bringbackourgirls

The new foreign image laundering consultant has obviously started work.
Image is nothing, just get the job done & leave us to evaluate as we begin to see results