BOKO HARAM:THOSE WHO ACCUSED HIM OF ETHNIC CLEANSING; AND CALLED FOR LESSER OFFENSIVE, NOW SAYS HE DID NOT DO ENOUGH. WE ALLOWED THEM TO HAVE IT BOTH WAYS. By Perpetual Oikhala, Los Angeles, CA Our problem in Boko Haram is not about the competence of Jonathan but our disunity of purpose. Johnson wrote , while GEJ was comfortably on top of the situation in 2012/13, Mr Buhari and other Northern elders were accusing him of partiality against the North and recommended that GEJ should stop military offensive against the terrorists in favor of amnesty. Admiral Nyako termed it Ethnic cleansing. Jonathan acceded to the demands of this section of the country for unity but in the process the terrorists found time to regroup and become more formidable. Now, the same people who asked GEJ to soft pedal has now turned the atrocities of the terrorists to a campaign point, this is unfortunate. It is treachery when a father asks a son to jump from a roof top that he will catch him and when he jumps , he not only fails to catch but set spikes for him. The fact that Buhari called for a lesser offensive against Boko Haram and recommended amnesty as was done for the militants ,should dis-entitle him claiming the government is not effective in the fight, citing non use of lethal force. In saner societies, he will be a shamed for blowing hot and cold at same time on same issue. He wouldve stock to his advice or apologize for wrong advice.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:40:40 +0000
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