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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned President Goodluck Jonathan’s statement on Borno State Governor,Kashim Shettima, describing the statement as petty and unwarranted. The party has demanded that the President apologizes to the people of Borno.
During the Presidential Media chat on Monday, the President had said, if the governor of Borno actually believed that the Boko Haram terrorist were better armed than the Nigerian Army, that he could pull out the military from the state for one month and see what happens.
According to The Nation, a statement issued on behalf of the APC by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, read, "Mr. President, your most important duty as President is to ensure the welfare and security of Nigerians, irrespective of the criticisms you may face or whether or not they voted for you. Therefore, you are not doing anyone a favour by performing that duty. It is the role you swore an oath to perform.
"Even if you feel that the Governor should not have made that statement, it is incumbent on you, as the President and the father of the nation, to take the higher road, instead of choosing a public forum to air your grievances. Wittingly or unwittingly, Mr. President, you have played into the hands of the insurgents, who must by now be gloating at the discordant tunes in government over the battle against them.
"A President should be mindful of what they say. Yes there are issues, but no matter how frustrated you are you don’t make this kind of statement.
"President Jonathan should know that a leader cannot afford to be taking decisions on the basis of a perceived slight or criticism, because such decisions are most likely to be wrong and counter-productive. He should also use his enormous powers as President for the benefit of the people, not to their disadvantage.
"By his threat to pull out the troops from Borno for one month, he has further victimised the good people of the state, who have been at the receiving end of the senseless attacks by Boko Haram. A retraction of his threat and an apology to the people will be a good starting point for Mr. President to make amends", the APC's statement concluded.
#BornoMassacre
During the Presidential Media chat on Monday, the President had said, if the governor of Borno actually believed that the Boko Haram terrorist were better armed than the Nigerian Army, that he could pull out the military from the state for one month and see what happens.
According to The Nation, a statement issued on behalf of the APC by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, read, "Mr. President, your most important duty as President is to ensure the welfare and security of Nigerians, irrespective of the criticisms you may face or whether or not they voted for you. Therefore, you are not doing anyone a favour by performing that duty. It is the role you swore an oath to perform.
"Even if you feel that the Governor should not have made that statement, it is incumbent on you, as the President and the father of the nation, to take the higher road, instead of choosing a public forum to air your grievances. Wittingly or unwittingly, Mr. President, you have played into the hands of the insurgents, who must by now be gloating at the discordant tunes in government over the battle against them.
"A President should be mindful of what they say. Yes there are issues, but no matter how frustrated you are you don’t make this kind of statement.
"President Jonathan should know that a leader cannot afford to be taking decisions on the basis of a perceived slight or criticism, because such decisions are most likely to be wrong and counter-productive. He should also use his enormous powers as President for the benefit of the people, not to their disadvantage.
"By his threat to pull out the troops from Borno for one month, he has further victimised the good people of the state, who have been at the receiving end of the senseless attacks by Boko Haram. A retraction of his threat and an apology to the people will be a good starting point for Mr. President to make amends", the APC's statement concluded.
#BornoMassacre