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Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by Orikinla(m): 3:29pm On Dec 25, 2011
[size=18pt]"But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into. "

~Mattew 24:43
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These lunatic Muslims warned of attacking churches during the Christmas holidays and President Goodluck Jonathan and his cabinet failed to respond to the threats and here we are now watching helplessly as innocent Christians are being massacred in their churches on this Christmas Sunday and these Islamic terrorists did the same in Jos during the Christmas holidays of last year.

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Nigeria's Jos remains tense after Christmas terror attacks ,
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27 Dec 2010 – The Christmas church attacks and reprisal attacks on Muslim homes have residents of Jos, Nigeria, worrying about a spread of voilence.[/size]
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by Seun(m): 3:32pm On Dec 25, 2011
We probably have more churches than policemen in Nigeria. How can GEJ possibly secure every church?

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Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by Orikinla(m): 3:34pm On Dec 25, 2011
Seun:

We probably have more churches than policemen in Nigeria. How can GEJ possibly secure every church?

Seun, you think this is a joke?
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by Seun(m): 3:35pm On Dec 25, 2011
Orikinla:
Seun, you think this is a joke?
Absolutely not. What gives you that impression?
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by Gboliwe: 3:55pm On Dec 25, 2011
OP, we dont know of some of the areas where it was nipped. The security agents are on their own infiltrated.
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by naijaking1: 3:55pm On Dec 25, 2011
@Poster
You're an old hand here on N/L, why are you simply confusing issues?
Oh yes, we need to get rid GEJ and instal and acceptable muslim president? Is that your solution? The election ended last year, but you and your ilk can't stop to take advantage of any situation to make Nigerians 'regret' their choice. You're refusing to move on and wait for the next election.
No wonder they say that an uninformed christian/southerner is more dangerous to the Nigerian security situation than a flaming and violent islamic radical from the north.
Before you blame the president, show me a country where the president is personally responsible for lapses of every security officer.
Shame on you embarassed
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by EzeUche(m): 3:57pm On Dec 25, 2011
Those who should be blamed are the Northerners.
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by Basseti: 3:59pm On Dec 25, 2011
Seun:

We probably have more churches than policemen in Nigeria. How can GEJ possibly secure every church?

I posed the same question to him on some other thread.

I know there are still sour grapes over the elections but it is really disheartening to blame GEJ for the wave of Islamic violence hitting Nigeria.

For starters, religious violence in the North did not suddenly start yesterday.
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by naijaking1: 4:10pm On Dec 25, 2011
EzeUche:

Those who should be blamed are the Northerners.

That's right. Soon, we'll hear someone call for "dialogue" with the BK criminals, then another will complaint about "harsh" tactics used by the soldiers, but no notable Northern leader will defend the unity of Nigeria and call out these BH people as terrorists.
GEJ knows that he's not just dealing with low level terrorist, but with high level operatives at the pinnacle of goverment.
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by Nobody: 4:17pm On Dec 25, 2011
after God/Allah/Jesus the next is the president. I dont think he is aware about the power he can wield.
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by ASOROCKb(m): 4:37pm On Dec 25, 2011
Seun:

We probably have more churches than policemen in Nigeria. How can GEJ possibly secure every church?
Which is not true! @seun, they cant protect us. Pure n Simple!
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by Orikinla(m): 4:46pm On Dec 25, 2011
It is really disappointing that some respondents cannot reason logically.

The frequency of the terrorist attacks is enough proof of an incompetent government.

Even the late boss, former President Umaru Yar'Adua was more authoritative in responding to the emergencies before his untimely death.
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The cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan shows his poor handling of the emergency.
IS HE NOT THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF?

See how President Barack Obama reacted to an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and imagine how he would have reacted to lunatic Muslims on rampage in North America?[/size]
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by Orikinla(m): 4:55pm On Dec 25, 2011
[size=28pt]Oath of office

The Constitution of Nigeria specifies an oath of office for the President of the federation. The oath is administered by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria or the person for the time being appointed to exercise the functions of that office:
“ I do solemnly swear/affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Federal Republic of Nigeria; that as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I will discharge my duties to the best of my ability, faithfully and in accordance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the law, and always in the interest of the sovereignty, integrity, solidarity, well-being and prosperity of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; that I will strive to preserve the Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy contained in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; that I will not allow my personal interest to influence my official conduct or my official decisions; that I will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; that I will abide by the Code of Conduct contained in the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; that in all circumstances, I will do right to all manner of people, according to law, without fear or favour, affection or ill-will; that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as President; and that I will devote myself to the service and well-being of the people of Nigeria. So help me God.[/size]
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by Nobody: 4:59pm On Dec 25, 2011
You can not tackle an insurgent terrorist organisation if they have a willing host community.

It is shameful that the North and their leaders can not rise to the occassion reject, condemn and denounce Boko Haram!!!
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by naijaking1: 5:01pm On Dec 25, 2011
Orikinla:

Oath of office

The Constitution of Nigeria specifies an oath of office for the President of the federation. The oath is administered by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria or the person for the time being appointed to exercise the functions of that office:
“ I do solemnly swear/affirm that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Federal Republic of Nigeria; that as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I will discharge my duties to the best of my ability, faithfully and in accordance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the law, and always in the interest of the sovereignty, integrity, solidarity, well-being and prosperity of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; that I will strive to preserve the Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy contained in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; that I will not allow my personal interest to influence my official conduct or my official decisions; that I will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; that I will abide by the Code of Conduct contained in the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; that in all circumstances, I will do right to all manner of people, according to law, without fear or favour, affection or ill-will; that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as President; and that I will devote myself to the service and well-being of the people of Nigeria. So help me God.


You really don't get it.
Muslims don't forment trouble for muslim presidents. It was during OBJ that some northern states declared sharia hoping to attract a federal action that might lead to war. During Buhari, IBB, and Yar'dua they basically calmed down. Why don't you see that this terrorism is an offshoot of the election of a christian southerners as president instead of muslim Buhari?
Spare me the constitution, you can read it, but you can't read into it.
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by EzeUche(m): 5:01pm On Dec 25, 2011
It is very hard to fight a faceless enemy.

Just ask the West and their decade long struggle against Al-Qaeda.
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by Orikinla(m): 5:01pm On Dec 25, 2011
The President should address the security emergency in Nigeria and the government must bear the full responsibility of the unfortunate loss of precious lives and properties of all the innocent victims of the Boko Haram and other terrorist groups in Nigeria.
The bereaved families must be comforted by the government.

So, because of Boko Haram and other Islamic terrorists, Christians should no longer go to church in northern Nigeria?
And the government cannot protect their lives and properties?
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by EzeUche(m): 5:02pm On Dec 25, 2011
naijaking1:

^^^
You really don't get it.
Muslims don't forment trouble for muslim presidents. It was during OBJ that some northern states declared sharia hoping to attract a federal action that might lead to war. During Buhari, IBB, and Yar'dua they basically calmed down. Why don't you see that this terrorism is an offshoot of the election of a christian southerners as president instead of muslim Buhari?
Spare me the constitution, you can read it, but you can't read into it.

Thank you.

You spoke the truth.

We have suffered greatly under Muslim leaders, yet we do not hear anything from these Northerners.
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by Orikinla(m): 5:02pm On Dec 25, 2011
EzeUche:

It is very hard to fight a faceless enemy.

Just ask the West and their decade long struggle against Al-Qaeda.

Who told you Boko Haram is faceless?
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by EzeUche(m): 5:03pm On Dec 25, 2011
Orikinla you have misplaced anger.

Get angry at Northern leaders who providing the funding for this group.
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by Nadanbata: 5:04pm On Dec 25, 2011
EzeUche:

It is very hard to fight a faceless enemy.

Just ask the West and their decade long struggle against Al-Qaeda.

'The Database'  wink
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by Orikinla(m): 5:09pm On Dec 25, 2011
EzeUche:

Orikinla you have misplaced anger.

Get angry at Northern leaders who providing the funding for this group.

Why are you shifting the blame to the Northern leaders?
Are they the Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Do you know that even the government cannot provide ordinary raincoats for police officer on patrol during the rainy season? So when it rains, the police officer have to leave their check points and the Boko Haram terrorists and other criminals simply go through with their bombs and other weapons.  
The foot soldiers of the Boko Haram go on with their terrorist missions.
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by T8ksy(m): 5:09pm On Dec 25, 2011
naijaking1:

No wonder they say that an uninformed christian/southerner is more dangerous to the Nigerian security situation than a flaming and violent islamic radical from the north.
Before you blame the president, show me a country where the president is personally responsible for lapses of every security officer.
Shame on you embarassed


Na wa for our so-called "informed northerner/muslim" o!

I can just imagine if britain was to find herself in a similar situation as nigeria, with scores of britons been killed in gruesome manners by

british muslims, every month. I wonder who the british public will look up to, for answers?

Who got roasted for 7/7? Since then, there has been many foiled attempts, most of which we don't even hear about.

However, the main point is, there has never been a repeat of 7/7 since 7/7!!!
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by naijaking1: 5:11pm On Dec 25, 2011
EzeUche:

Orikinla you have misplaced anger.

Get angry at Northern leaders who providing the funding for this group.

That's the problem with Nigeria, sometimes I wonder which is worst: classic islamic terrorists, or simply confused people like Orikinla who spend tremendous amount of energy diffusing and confusing issues.
He could also be working for these northern leaders, making everything clouded.
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by Orikinla(m): 5:13pm On Dec 25, 2011
T8ksy:


Na wa for our so-called "informed northerner/muslim" o!

I can just imagine if britain was to find herself in a similar situation as nigeria, with scores of britons been killed in gruesome manners by

british muslims, every month. I wonder who the british public will look up to, for answers?

Who got roasted for 7/7? Since then, there has been many foiled attempts, most of which we don't even hear about.

However, the main point is, there has never been a repeat of 7/7 since 7/7!!!


Thank you.

These lunatics warned that they would strike during the Christmas holidays and they carried out their threats.
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by Nobody: 5:18pm On Dec 25, 2011
naijaking1:

^^^
You really don't get it.
Muslims don't forment trouble for muslim presidents. It was during OBJ that some northern states declared sharia hoping to attract a federal action that might lead to war. During Buhari, IBB, and Yar'dua they basically calmed down. Why don't you see that this terrorism is an offshoot of the election of a christian southerners as president instead of muslim Buhari?
Spare me the constitution, you can read it, but you can't read into it.

My brother chill?

Where your brilliance ends is where mine begins.
Let me tell u some facts so that u know that those of us who leave some things unsaid are no fools!
Boko Haram was in existence during the Yar'adua regiime and at the time they were purely protesting Western Education in the North, Remember the Yar'adua Government launched an offensive in Maidugiri that killed the then Boko Haram leader named I think Yusuf. When Yar'adua died and Jonathan continued being President Politicians promised to distablise Jonathan Government seem to have  highjacked Boko Haram to do so.

The Jonathan Government can not make this claim that Boko Haram is being used by Politicians except they know who and are willing to go after them openly. But the Government can at least hold them to task and call out on them to condemn Boko Haram and also call out on the Northern Population to denounce Boko Haram.

What that does is that it is fisrt step to isolating Boko Haram as the terrorist organisation that they are. Sitting there and supporting the speculation that Boko harram are a political organisation without establishing what they stand for politically or who in the political world is behind these attacks will do nothing other than help Boko Haram metamorphose in to the realms of Nigerian Politics and with that we will simply have more problems.

So guy chill. u still they learn!

If I was Jonathan what he needs to do is to get a Junior Minister in the communications and information ministry to lead a media assault on the Muslim Northern Establishment and call them out on their deafening silence on the face of these attacks. We need to know what the Sultan or Buhari thinks of these attacks. This is the first step to defeating Boko Haram.
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by naijaking1: 5:18pm On Dec 25, 2011
T8ksy:


Na wa for our so-called "informed northerner/muslim" o!

I can just imagine if britain was to find herself in a similar situation as nigeria, with scores of britons been killed in gruesome manners by

british muslims, every month. I wonder who the british public will look up to, for answers?

Who got roasted for 7/7? Since then, there has been many foiled attempts, most of which we don't even hear about.

However, the main point is, there has never been a repeat of 7/7 since 7/7!!!


There's no doubt our goverment could do more, but we all know who carries majority of the blame. Nigeria is unlike UK or US, and our president is obviously not as strong as he should be, but let's not confuse the issues. The same people blaming the president for being weak and stupid have been doing so even before he was elected, nothing has changed in their rhetorics. At the end of the day, they summarize that the president is unsuitable for office, and then imply that a Buhari, Adamu ciroma, or an IBB would be better. Nonsense angry
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by naijaking1: 5:22pm On Dec 25, 2011
mikeansy:

My brother chill?

Where your brilliance ends is where mine begins.
Let me tell u some facts so that u know that those of us who leave some things unsaid are no fools!
Boko Haram was in existence during the Yar'adua regiime and at the time they were purely protesting Western Education in the North, Remember the Yar'adua Government launched an offensive in Maidugiri that killed the then Boko Haram leader named I think Yusuf. When Yar'adua died and Jonathan continued being President Politicians promised to distablise Jonathan Government seem to have highjacked Boko Haram to do so.

The Jonathan Government can not make this claim that Boko Haram is being used by Politicians except they know who and are willing to go after them openly. But the Government can at least hold them to task and call out on them to condemn Boko Haram and also call out on the Northern Population to denounce Boko Haram.

What that does is that it is fisrt step to isolating Boko Haram as the terrorist organisation that they are. Sitting there and supporting the speculation that Boko harram are a political organisation without establishing what they stand for politically or who in the political world is behind these attacks will do nothing other than help Boko Haram metamorphose in to the realms of Nigerian Politics and with that we will simply have more problems.

So guy chill. u still they learn!

If I was Jonathan what he needs to do is to get a Junior Minister in the communications and information ministry to lead a media assault on the Muslim Northern Establishment and call them out on their deafening silence on the face of these attacks. We need to know what the Sultan or Buhari thinks of these attacks. This is the first step to defeating Boko Haram.

Mike, it's been done already.
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by Nobody: 5:30pm On Dec 25, 2011
T8ksy:


Na wa for our so-called "informed northerner/muslim" o!

I can just imagine if britain was to find herself in a similar situation as nigeria, with scores of britons been killed in gruesome manners by

british muslims, every month. I wonder who the british public will look up to, for answers?

Who got roasted for 7/7? Since then, there has been many foiled attempts, most of which we don't even hear about.

However, the main point is, there has never been a repeat of 7/7 since 7/7!!!


Do you know the level of coporation between local and community muslim leaders in Britain and the Police. Do you know the role the muslim population itself has played in those foiled attempts? Do you ever wonder why each time something is about to happen Muslim leaders are put in front of the camera to denounce such behaviours while the prime Minister also makes the point to distinguish the difference between terrorists and peace loving muslims?

How much has the Muslim Population in Nigeria done to help Nigeria find peace? This is the point. Some times policing and fighting terrorism is all about having old fashioned informants within communities but we have a situation in Nigeria where the whole Muslim North seems complicit.

Thats Unacceptable!!!! Jonathan Goodluck is not a super man!!!! I am no fan of Jonathan but we did not elect Clark Kent and cant expect Jonathan to be Superman.
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by Beaf: 6:01pm On Dec 25, 2011
T8ksy:


Na wa for our so-called "informed northerner/muslim" o!

I can just imagine if britain was to find herself in a similar situation as nigeria, with scores of britons been killed in gruesome manners by

british muslims, every month. I wonder who the british public will look up to, for answers?

Who got roasted for 7/7? Since then, there has been many foiled attempts, most of which we don't even hear about.

However, the main point is, there has never been a repeat of 7/7 since 7/7!!!


What is the basis for comparing the UK and Nigeria? It is quite ignorant and simplistic to do so.
Firstly, the UK does not have 10 million almajiri's that loot, kill and ra'pe when someone insults Muhammad in far away Europe. They do not have bloodsuckers who slaughter day old babies and burn their corpses.
Lastly, the UK does not have Muslim leaders that refuse to condemn terrorism.

It is extremely annoying when people simplify a terrible situation. Maybe in our new found foolishness, we will blame GEJ too for the fact that there are 10 million almajiri's to be used as easy fodder or the police force is in a state of bribe taking decay, because our new found foolishness is boundless.
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by Nobody: 6:28pm On Dec 25, 2011
If boko haram is an enemy of the state,why not attack the state instead of the ordinary citizen ? It's a shame that innocent lives are being killed in the name of politics.
Re: Why President Goodluck Jonathan Is To Blame For The Insecurity In Nigeria by Orikinla(m): 6:42pm On Dec 25, 2011
No matter what the apologists of President Goodluck Jonathan say, I will not change my verdict on his inability to secure lives and properties in Nigeria.

You all saw how he went after James Ibori. 

[size=28pt]Get Ibori Dead Or Alive, Jonathan Orders Onovo - I'm Not Guarded ,
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Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has reportedly told Inspector ,  is angry that Oghara youths prevented policemen from arresting Ibori on , [/size]

So, you see where your defence of your GEJ is bullshit.

He had the balls to haunt for one single man for his own personal agenda, but has failed woefully to tackle the Boko Haram?

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