A former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said he is in support of the offer of military support from the United States of America, United Kingdom, France and others to free the abducted Chibok girls.
He also lauded the acceptance of the offer by the Nigerian government, though he said the country waited for too long before admitting it needed external help.
Atiku, who stated this on a post on his website on Friday, said with the campaign to bring back the abducted girls, the country has reached a “turning point in our contest against terrorism in Nigeria.”
While describing the period as being critical, the former Vice President added that the war will not be won without the country winning the battle.
He wrote, “And at a moment like this we can no longer afford anything but a united commitment to stamping out a great evil that threatens the very existence of the only place we call home.
“On social media I have been amazed by the outpouring of solidarity from within and outside Nigeria. While on the one hand it is sad to see Nigeria in the news for its inability to protect its most vulnerable citizens, it is also clear that in the age of social media no concerns or problems are local.
“It is in light of this that I welcome the offer of military support from the United States, United Kingdom, France and others, and the acceptance by the Nigerian government. While I believe that we waited too long to get to this point of admitting our need for external help, I will also insist that it’s better late than never.”
Though he said he had and would continue to have major policy differences with the government on Abuja and its leadership, he however added that as a nation we must remain united.
He said that “We must make it clear that under no circumstances should any person, group of persons, or organization ever be permitted to prey on the children of Nigeria, or any other country.
“We must make it easy for everyone who has information about this crime against humanity to contact the authorities at once.
“We must make it easy for the innocent population of the affected areas to see the Nigerian military and authorities as friends, not enemies.
“We must make it easy for our soldiers to be loyal and committed to this great and difficult task ahead of them.
“We must make it easy for the world to see Nigeria as a country that cares for all its citizens, regardless of their age, gender, religion, ethnic group or economic class.
“We must remember the people most affected, trapped on the frontlines of the battle. They need support, relief and rehabilitation.”
He said Nigerians must know that the abducted girls would need help when they return home to their families and their loved ones.
Atiku, who is a member of the All Progressive Congress, said it would be wrong for anyone to play politics with the ongoing security crisis in the country.
“And we must make it difficult for anyone to play politics with this crisis. Nothing, absolutely nothing, is worth the bloodshed and the destruction we have come to associate with this campaign against terror. Not party affiliations, not the 2015 elections,” he added. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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How come there is peace and quite in American University of Nigeria whereas other places boils?
ReplyDeleteI'm not impressed by d comments of this retard. Atiku is now making noise almost one month after d fact cz the US army is here to expose Boko Haram and all its sponsors. So long as there is God, you all will die a very slow and painful death.
ReplyDeleteThis is how leaders should speak, focusing on the problem rather than on their differences to store cheap polical points. Mike Abu
ReplyDeleteThis man needs to see a shrink.
ReplyDeleteMy God!! It's like the Northerners feel like they are the only Nigerians with brains.
He who the Gods want to kill, they first of all make mad.
How come Buhari n Atiku have both come out in the last two days to condemn the kidnap of these Chibok girls??? I laugh in Spanish.
Shey our Oyibos dat came in a few days ago have located the site wait dese girls were kept in Sambisa forest. That leaves me with a few questions;
1. Did these foreign forces come with a juju man abi it's intelligence reports that have made dem achieve this feat?
2. The Senator that claimed the girls had been arrested n married off should be quizzed so Nigerians can know the source of that story.
3. The he goat mediator dat proposed Govt should pay ransom for the girls or alternatively, swap them with already arrested prisoners should be stoned to death at Eagle Square.
I suggest that the foreign forces in our country should go beyond rescuing these girls. They should expose the sponsors of BH and try them at The Hague.
Finally, we should scrap theNigerian Police, Army, Air Force, Immigration et.c and bring in foreigners to run these places. Bunch of corrupt fools.
I rest my case...
well said where where you when all this started in Nigeria once a custom boss , . a governor elected , a vice president , and one of the founding fathers of pdp ,,,,hmmmmm life has a time to live but when the end comes it is too late , it is time to build now and be and elder statesman then your words will always be respected
ReplyDeleteAbandon ship things
ReplyDeleteHmmm..you natives have missed the most obvious point. When has the european ever cared about africans? Thousands of us die every day trough starvation and illness...no one wants to stop that!!..i have come to the conclusion that africans choose to be retarded..very sad
ReplyDeleteGod will make all of u confess one by one. He that keeps Nigeria never sleeps nor slumbers.
ReplyDeletehmmm. everything hidden must come to light one day. I strongly feel that there is a pointer to the fact that Atiku and Buhari know something about BH. if not so why did they suddenly open up to condemn Chibok kiddnaping. the truth is on the way.
ReplyDeleteI Thank God for the abducted children. God will keep them safe until they reunite with their respective families. I strongly believe that their abduction will bring the end of BH activities in Nigeria for they have touched the heart of God.
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