Nigeria: Plans to Assassinate Jonathan Foiled
Intelligence sources say weapons recovered in Borno were part of plans by insurgents to attack the plane of President Goodluck Jonathan.
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SHETIMA GOT IT COMPLETELY WRONG EXCEPT THAT HE TOO IS PART OF THE MACHINERY THAT GROOMED THE BOKO HARAM? IT IS AN INSULT ON OUR NATION AND PRESIDENT BY PEOPLE LIKE SHETIMA WHO CREATED THE BREEDING GROUND FOR BOKO HARAM IN BORNO TO SAY THAT IT IS THE DUTY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SEARCH OUT WHO IS THE GHOST BOKO HARAM AND BEG THEM TO DIALOGUE AND FOR PEACE. SHAME ON SHETIMA. LET HIM FIRST HAND OVER BORNO STATE GOVERNMENT HOUSE TO BOKO HARAM THEN LET HIM COME AND TELL US TO DO THAT WITH NIGERIA! IF HE HAS NOTHING TO SAY LET HIM AT LEAST THANK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR BEING PATIENT AND REFRAINING FROM DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN ALL OF BORNO STATE AND HANDING OVER THE GOVERNANCE OF THE STATE TO AN ARMY OFFICER. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN TOO PATIENT WITH SHETIMA AND HIS ILK THAT IS WHY HE CAN OPEN HIS MOUTH AND SAY THAT. WHAT HAS HE SAID ABOUT THE CHRISTIANS WHO ARE TARGETS OF THIS INSURGENCY? THEY SHOULD BE WIPPED OUT FROM THEIR HOMELAND. THE HEARTLESSNESS OF THE MUSLIM LEADERS IS NAUSEATING.
All this security breaches are symptoms of a nation incapable to protect the population . The issue here is not just the safety of the President, it is the safety of our nation . For the longest time , our border at the North have been the open door for petroleum tankers escaping to other nations with scarce refined oil while the rest of our population que at gas stations. The open door policy have been drumed for several years with no attention from political leaders from those States. Sometimes questions have been asked about the borderline between Federal powers and fiduciary authority reserved for States in our Federal Structure. It is about time we begin to collectively question this relationship and demand ferociously the enforcement of this provision in its entirty. The North operate that region as if they're separate from the rest of the nation, that audacity filters into their perception of the division of power in the nations constitution . This is my anger against Jonathans slow and non-response to unbriddlede looting that left the national treasury empty before he woke up from sleep. If we continue to chase the commitment to national unity while the North keep acting like drunken vandals, it 'll be totally inconceivable the dream and sacrife the nation have made to keep us united as a nation will be archieved this is the deep truth we all know but none want to say it . I have not been entirely oblivious to the mind and frustration of citizens from other States of the Federation , the apparent taboo on open conversation about the Northern approach to issues from sharing of national wealth to abject corruption is placing impossible pressure to manage the Federation and I must congratulate Nigerians from the rest States for being this calm . When Abacha took office, he was aware of the mentality of the people of his part of the country , especially with regards to rule of law and order. His action to dismantle the Northern califate or power base surprised even members of his own constituency because he acted like a man of his own nation . We must refuse to run Nigeria like two parrallel nations. It is known in history that those who have no capacity to follow rules of order dont necessarily make good leaders period .
There should be thorough investigation how these weapons got to Borno state before Mr. President visit.I think he should over haul his security both at the Port and our boarders.Federal Government should come up total containment plan JTF is not the complete solution.
And where did the weapons come from and who issued the end user certificates it is time that some serious action is taken against those who with impunity supply arms to these groups despite all the whahala about collective security ect ect ...Come on Nigeria you can crack this
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