ABUJA—Former
Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, slammed President Goodluck
Jonathan, describing the virulent sect, Boko Haram, as a creation of the
present administration.
Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, slammed President Goodluck
Jonathan, describing the virulent sect, Boko Haram, as a creation of the
present administration.
President
Jonathan, through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Dr Doyin
Okupe had on Tuesday challenged General Buhari to persuade members of the sect
to accept dialogue as a means of ending the orgy of violence in the North.
Jonathan, through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Dr Doyin
Okupe had on Tuesday challenged General Buhari to persuade members of the sect
to accept dialogue as a means of ending the orgy of violence in the North.
General
Buhari, who apparently was angered by the Presidency’s attempt to link him with
the sect, asked Jonathan to leave him alone and find ways of resolving the Boko
Haram crisis, which he said, was borne out of the failure of his government.
Buhari, who apparently was angered by the Presidency’s attempt to link him with
the sect, asked Jonathan to leave him alone and find ways of resolving the Boko
Haram crisis, which he said, was borne out of the failure of his government.
Buhari, who
fired back at Jonathan through the National Publicity Secretary of the Congress
for Progressive Change, CPC, Mr. Rotimi Fashakin, noted that it was wrong for
the Presidency to accuse him of not calling Boko Haram to order when he did not
have any relationship with the members.
fired back at Jonathan through the National Publicity Secretary of the Congress
for Progressive Change, CPC, Mr. Rotimi Fashakin, noted that it was wrong for
the Presidency to accuse him of not calling Boko Haram to order when he did not
have any relationship with the members.
He also
faulted Okupe, for referring to Buhari’s presidential ambition as inordinate,
saying that the attack was ill-motivated.
faulted Okupe, for referring to Buhari’s presidential ambition as inordinate,
saying that the attack was ill-motivated.
Fashakin
said: “It is unfortunate that a presidential aide referred to the legitimate
desire of a statesman as inordinate. Away from the uncouth posturing of Dr
Okupe, it is apparent that this fellow is conflating two unrelated issues and
scenarios.
said: “It is unfortunate that a presidential aide referred to the legitimate
desire of a statesman as inordinate. Away from the uncouth posturing of Dr
Okupe, it is apparent that this fellow is conflating two unrelated issues and
scenarios.
“If the
people that initiated and executed the Niger Delta problem decided to resolve
it, what can anyone do about it? The Niger Delta problem is totally different
from the Boko Haram palaver.
people that initiated and executed the Niger Delta problem decided to resolve
it, what can anyone do about it? The Niger Delta problem is totally different
from the Boko Haram palaver.
“General
Muhammadu Buhari has consistently asserted that the political Boko Haram, the
most virulent variant of the menace, is a creation of Jonathan’s regime. So why
should a Buhari that did not understand the genesis of the funding and
operation of this lethal unit of the PDP-led federal government, now join in
appeasing them?
Muhammadu Buhari has consistently asserted that the political Boko Haram, the
most virulent variant of the menace, is a creation of Jonathan’s regime. So why
should a Buhari that did not understand the genesis of the funding and
operation of this lethal unit of the PDP-led federal government, now join in
appeasing them?
“That
explains why the Jonathan regime cannot talk about amnesty for Boko Haram
because it is akin to appeasing self. As a party, we strongly advise the
Federal Government to come clean to the Nigerian people. The political Boko
Haram is all about the Jonathan regime and no amount of carefully-woven spin
can hoodwink discerning Nigerians,” the CPC spokesman declared.
explains why the Jonathan regime cannot talk about amnesty for Boko Haram
because it is akin to appeasing self. As a party, we strongly advise the
Federal Government to come clean to the Nigerian people. The political Boko
Haram is all about the Jonathan regime and no amount of carefully-woven spin
can hoodwink discerning Nigerians,” the CPC spokesman declared.
Buhari’s
statement followed Tuesday’s call on him by Jonathan’s spokesman, Doyin Okupe,
to lead the talks with Boko Haram to lay down their arms and embrace dialogue
as a means of ending the raging violence in the north, which has claimed many
lives and property.
statement followed Tuesday’s call on him by Jonathan’s spokesman, Doyin Okupe,
to lead the talks with Boko Haram to lay down their arms and embrace dialogue
as a means of ending the raging violence in the north, which has claimed many
lives and property.
Okupe had
also asked Buhari to emulate the role Jonathan played by going to meet
militants in their vast hideouts in the Niger Delta to plead with them to lay
down their arms and accept the general amnesty granted by the late President
Umaru Yar’Adua on June 25, 2009.
also asked Buhari to emulate the role Jonathan played by going to meet
militants in their vast hideouts in the Niger Delta to plead with them to lay
down their arms and accept the general amnesty granted by the late President
Umaru Yar’Adua on June 25, 2009.
Source: Vanguard
