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Showing posts with label Government. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Government. Show all posts

Monday, 26 May 2014

Okorocha says government activities suspended and rallies will not end Terror

rochas-okorochaThe Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has stated that suspension or cancellation of the activities of the Government and the staging of protest rallies not a solution to the threat of terrorism in the country would bring.

The Governor said that these actions nor the sect Boko Haram to bring back the chibok girls nor end of the would convince numerous bomb attacks across the country.

Speaking at the Sam Mbakwe airport in Owerri, the Imo state capital, Abuja, upon arrival the Governor repeated that the nation during this period should try the wisest course of action and decisive in finding a lasting solution to the many terrorist attacks and the kidnapping of the Chibok girls, regardless of political differences.

He added that it was not the time to trade blames over who is right or wrong or suspend Government activities, but leaders must take responsibility for the current situation and unite to find a solution once and for all.

He urged President Jonathan, as a matter of urgency, the Governors of 36 to conjure up a crucial meeting where the solution to the ugly threat would be discussed.

He added that, if possible, the Governors of 36 State to Borno State to show the urgency and importance in the quest to move to the kidnapped girls of Chibok, whose lives are more important than a political mandate to bring back.

Sunday, 25 May 2014

Chibok abduction: PDP President denounces State Government approach

The National President of the PDP, Adamu Sailesh, believes that the Borno State Governor as the Chief Security Officer of his State needs to do more in the search for the more than 200 Chibok college girls.
In an exclusive interview with channels television and his first major interview since becoming the President of the PDP, feels Mr Sailesh Chibok situation that has been used as a political instrument.
The PDP Chairman talked to our correspondent, Betty Dibia in South Africa.
He has mentioned the warnings preceding the incident that should have prevented Chibok-the State Governor of the opening the school to host exams, but that he refused.
Sailesh cited warnings by the Ministry of education and the West African examination Council, WAEC, expressing their fear and the view that the school was not fit, but that the State Government met with guarantees of sufficient certainty, only for the attack can be successfully carried out by the insurgents.
He, therefore, condemned the idea of the Governor traveling abroad and foreign media organizations to speak and reveal what he saw as issues of Nigeria's governance.