A CASE OF RU ERU ELERU FA TIE DANI (CARRYING SOMEONE ELSE LOAD WHILE DRAGGING YOURS ALONG} On the same day that 18 people were massacred in France by Islamist gunmen, Amnesty international reported the massacre of about 2,000 Nigerians in Baga. There was worldwide outrage and show of solidarity with the French people. However, there was scarcely any mention of the Baga massacre in the media. President Jonathan promptly issued a statement to condemn the Charlie Hebdo attack, and rightly so. But, more than a week later, the president has yet to say anything about the massacre that took place in his own country. Even worse, there are no Nigerians on the streets protesting or standing in solidarity with the people of Baga who have either been killed or forced to flee their homes. President Jonathan has demonstrated over and over again that he lacks the will power and a strategy to confront, let alone defeat Boko Haram (BH). It took the visit by Malala Yusuf, nearly several months after the Chibok abductions, before the president saw the need to speak to the families of the abducted girls. President Jonathan told world leaders in France at a meeting convened by President Hollande last May that his government would build a wall fence to protect the school from further assaults. Incredible, but this was our president’s response to a question he was asked about the kind of support his government hopes to give the families of the abducted girls and why he had not yet visited the school. (youtu.be/ixCIuAHppC4)
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 07:10:14 +0000
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