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Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state and a Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has joined several other Nigerians to express his condolences and grief to the families who lost their loved ones to the bomb blast, in Nyanya, Abuja.
Tinubu also urged President Goodluck Jonathan to accept blames for the current insecurity issues facing the nation. On his Twitter timeline, the APC chieftain wrote, "This morning’s bomb blast in Yanyan, Abuja, and the mindless deaths is dastardly. It is an indictment of the Jonathan government. My heart bleeds for our people and the country over the deaths in Yanyan. A government (that is) unable to protect its citizens deserves to be queried.
"As a country, we are united in grief over the Nyanya attacks, but as a people, we must rise up to demand this government provides better security. Nigeria’s security outlook is depressing; the unending attacks suggest a failure of intelligence. Government must rethink its strategy now. On matters of security, the bulk stops at the President’s table. Like in other countries, Jonathan is the Chief Security Officer. Just as Jonathan laps up praises, he must bear responsibility and accept blame over Boko Haram’s deadly attacks", Tinubu wrote using several tweets.
Part of a statement issued by Tinubu's media office read," It is another gloomy chapter not only for families, but it reinforces the fear and vulnerability of Nigerians. I condemn in the strongest terms the Nyanya bombings and the violent attacks perpetrated by Boko Haram. The killings are detestable, especially those of students and other innocent Nigerians. All peace loving Nigerians must condemn this mindless slaughter in the strongest of terms. No religion, Islam or Christianity, condones the killings of innocent lives for which there can be no justification".
"I call upon the law enforcement agencies and the President to spare no effort in bringing the perpetrators to book. The Jonathan Presidency must do all in its powers and within the ambit of the law to halt the Boko Haram nightmare".
"For how long shall we cry over the failure of intelligence and misuse of military deployments? For how long shall we weep over the avoidable deaths, loss of talents and gloom in Nigerian homes? When the story of this generation is told, who shall escape responsibility for the mammoth human lives and resources lost to the slaughter?", he asked.
Tinubu also urged President Goodluck Jonathan to accept blames for the current insecurity issues facing the nation. On his Twitter timeline, the APC chieftain wrote, "This morning’s bomb blast in Yanyan, Abuja, and the mindless deaths is dastardly. It is an indictment of the Jonathan government. My heart bleeds for our people and the country over the deaths in Yanyan. A government (that is) unable to protect its citizens deserves to be queried.
"As a country, we are united in grief over the Nyanya attacks, but as a people, we must rise up to demand this government provides better security. Nigeria’s security outlook is depressing; the unending attacks suggest a failure of intelligence. Government must rethink its strategy now. On matters of security, the bulk stops at the President’s table. Like in other countries, Jonathan is the Chief Security Officer. Just as Jonathan laps up praises, he must bear responsibility and accept blame over Boko Haram’s deadly attacks", Tinubu wrote using several tweets.
Part of a statement issued by Tinubu's media office read," It is another gloomy chapter not only for families, but it reinforces the fear and vulnerability of Nigerians. I condemn in the strongest terms the Nyanya bombings and the violent attacks perpetrated by Boko Haram. The killings are detestable, especially those of students and other innocent Nigerians. All peace loving Nigerians must condemn this mindless slaughter in the strongest of terms. No religion, Islam or Christianity, condones the killings of innocent lives for which there can be no justification".
"I call upon the law enforcement agencies and the President to spare no effort in bringing the perpetrators to book. The Jonathan Presidency must do all in its powers and within the ambit of the law to halt the Boko Haram nightmare".
"For how long shall we cry over the failure of intelligence and misuse of military deployments? For how long shall we weep over the avoidable deaths, loss of talents and gloom in Nigerian homes? When the story of this generation is told, who shall escape responsibility for the mammoth human lives and resources lost to the slaughter?", he asked.