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| Jonathan Misses Out On Au's Boko Haramtalks by EbuGeneral(op): 7:08pm On Jan 29, 2015 |
Lagos - Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan will not be attending this week’s African Union summit, his office has confirmed, even though discussions on terrorist group Boko Haram feature high on the agenda. Nigeria will be represented by foreign minister Aminu Wali, City Press reported on Thursday. Jonathan is currently touring Nigeria to campaign ahead of that country’s elections, which are due to take place on 14 February. Analysts say this is one of the country’s most hotly-contested elections. The big race is between Jonathan, from the People’s Democratic Party, and the newly-formed All- Progressive People’s Congress, with former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari as its presidential candidate. The heated campaign has even seen a comparison of handsomeness of the two candidates by a celebrity. The elections is one of 19 elections taking place across the African continent this year. It is not clear whether it is one of the 12 elections an AU commissioner said were of concern to the AU, but the Institute for Security Studies has ranked the elections as “high risk” due to the fact that it is highly contested, but also because of the increased Boko Haram attacks and the divide between the Muslim north and Christian south. Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on Wednesday said that South Africa had not deployed any soldiers to help Nigeria. She threatened to arrest on return South African ex-soldiers who went there to help train Nigerian soldiers to fight back against Boko Haram, branding them “mercenaries”. City Press m.news24.com/news24/Africa/News/Jonathan-misses-out-on-Boko-Haram-talks-20150129 |
| Re: Jonathan Misses Out On Au's Boko Haramtalks by SIRKOL(m): 7:20pm On Jan 29, 2015 |
The floor is set, oya let APC supporters come wif their coboco to lash Jonathan 4 ignoring AU meeting 4 campaign! Can't wait 4 d senseless illiterate supporters! *removes my slippers, wrap it in my trouser, dodge d first stone, dodge anoda stick n pick race |
| Re: Jonathan Misses Out On Au's Boko Haramtalks by cjrane: 7:28pm On Jan 29, 2015 |
[size=15pt]We should allow the AU to send us troops to tackle Boko Haram terror menace. I am sure APC and all their Boko Haram sponsors & collaborators will find some lame excuse why we shouldn't accept AU's help. It has become obvious that our troops have been so infiltrated by Boko haram that they are either unwilling or incapable of dealing with this menace once and for all. [/size] |
| Re: Jonathan Misses Out On Au's Boko Haramtalks by EbuGeneral(op): 7:30pm On Jan 29, 2015 |
MOD's do the needful. front page. back to the topic. Why should GEJ leave the meeting because of campaign? chai, campaign now more important than lives and properties. |
| Re: Jonathan Misses Out On Au's Boko Haramtalks by baybeeboi: 8:30pm On Jan 29, 2015 |
Some people are already sayin Nonsense already.... The fact is He will be represented by someone very competent. It's no big deal. |
| Re: Jonathan Misses Out On Au's Boko Haramtalks by citizenY(m): 8:32pm On Jan 29, 2015 |
SIRKOL:Coward!!!!!! |
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