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President Goodluck Jonathan at the Regional Summit on Security In Nigeria, held in Paris on Saturday, said the success of his administration’s Transformation Agenda was responsible for the intensification of terror war against Nigeria by Boko Haram sect.
Jonathan said that his administration's successes evident in the growth of the economy and increasing opportunities for people, were symbols of failure of the terror group.
The President said the unconventional war by the terror group had so far claimed over 12,000 lives, with more than 8,000 persons injured or maimed, besides the displacement of thousands of innocent ones.
Jonathan noted that the Boko Haran was not anymore a challenge to Nigeria alone but a regional and global threat.
The President highlighted the efforts of his government in dealing with the insurgents, noting that in addition to military operation, the administration had adopted ``a soft approach” to combating the insurgency.
He said the administration had implemented short, medium and long-term measures to mitigate the impact on the people and the entire country.
``Our focus along this line has mainly been in form of the introduction of robust educational programme in the northern states to reduce the number of out-of-school children and empower the youths.
``We have launched economic recovery programmes to create jobs, while also providing infrastructure, which unfortunately is heavily threatened by the terror attacks.
``Other measures include the introduction of de-radicalisation programmes for convicted terrorists and suspects awaiting trial, and the promotion of opportunities for dialogue and collaboration with critical stakeholders from the region’’, he said.
The President said that nonetheless, Boko Haram had continued to attack innocent Nigerians without regard to religion, ethnicity and gender.
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Jonathan said that his administration's successes evident in the growth of the economy and increasing opportunities for people, were symbols of failure of the terror group.
The President said the unconventional war by the terror group had so far claimed over 12,000 lives, with more than 8,000 persons injured or maimed, besides the displacement of thousands of innocent ones.
Jonathan noted that the Boko Haran was not anymore a challenge to Nigeria alone but a regional and global threat.
The President highlighted the efforts of his government in dealing with the insurgents, noting that in addition to military operation, the administration had adopted ``a soft approach” to combating the insurgency.
He said the administration had implemented short, medium and long-term measures to mitigate the impact on the people and the entire country.
``Our focus along this line has mainly been in form of the introduction of robust educational programme in the northern states to reduce the number of out-of-school children and empower the youths.
``We have launched economic recovery programmes to create jobs, while also providing infrastructure, which unfortunately is heavily threatened by the terror attacks.
``Other measures include the introduction of de-radicalisation programmes for convicted terrorists and suspects awaiting trial, and the promotion of opportunities for dialogue and collaboration with critical stakeholders from the region’’, he said.
The President said that nonetheless, Boko Haram had continued to attack innocent Nigerians without regard to religion, ethnicity and gender.
#BokoHaram #GoodluckJonathan #France #Paris #Borno #TransformationAgenda
