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Former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday derided President Goodluck Jonathan for lacking the understanding required to contain the Boko Haram insurgency.
He also said Jonathan's administration is celebrating 'nakd corruption,' which he blamed for Nigeria's current economic woes.
He said, “President Jonathan’s understanding of the Boko Haram phenomenon suffered from wrong reading and wrong imputation. That is what led us to where we are today. Boko Haram is essentially a socio-economic problem that is tainted with religion. It is a gargantuan danger to the nation and to all Nigerians."
He accused the president of delaying in dealing with Boko Haram: “It took even the President more than three years to appreciate and understand that it is a terrible mix of poor education or lack of education, misinterpretation of what Islam and the Quran teach and stand for, poverty unemployment, injustice, drug, gun trafficking, human trafficking, fallout from Libya, revenge, frustration, struggle against inequality, imitation of international terrorism leading to training and part absorption by international terrorist group or groups and general poor governance including corruption.
“I have always maintained that solution to Boko Haram or any organization like it lies in application of stick and carrot. We must remember that there is nexus between security and development."
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Source: #Vanguard
He also said Jonathan's administration is celebrating 'nakd corruption,' which he blamed for Nigeria's current economic woes.
He said, “President Jonathan’s understanding of the Boko Haram phenomenon suffered from wrong reading and wrong imputation. That is what led us to where we are today. Boko Haram is essentially a socio-economic problem that is tainted with religion. It is a gargantuan danger to the nation and to all Nigerians."
He accused the president of delaying in dealing with Boko Haram: “It took even the President more than three years to appreciate and understand that it is a terrible mix of poor education or lack of education, misinterpretation of what Islam and the Quran teach and stand for, poverty unemployment, injustice, drug, gun trafficking, human trafficking, fallout from Libya, revenge, frustration, struggle against inequality, imitation of international terrorism leading to training and part absorption by international terrorist group or groups and general poor governance including corruption.
“I have always maintained that solution to Boko Haram or any organization like it lies in application of stick and carrot. We must remember that there is nexus between security and development."
Click here to read more
Source: #Vanguard