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GEJ Is Fighting Hard To Secure Peace For Nigeria – Chukwueke

A Public Affairs Analyst, Jerry Chukwueke, on Friday commended the efforts of President Goodluck Jonathan in bringing an end to the Boko Haram insurgency and … Continue reading GEJ Is Fighting Hard To Secure Peace For Nigeria – Chukwueke


Jerry ChukwuekeA Public Affairs Analyst, Jerry Chukwueke, on Friday commended the efforts of President Goodluck Jonathan in bringing an end to the Boko Haram insurgency and making Nigeria a better place, despite the politically motivated challenges and pressure he has been subjected to.

Speaking about the security situation and the missing Chibok girls on Sunrise Daily, Chukwueke said “no parent can afford to go through what the parents of these young girls in Chibok are going through… and for a fact including our President”.

He noted that President Jonathan had not attended the second inauguration of Jacob Zuma as South Africa’s President because he is “focused on the business of how to bring our girls home.”

Addressing the Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, the analyst warned that it’s either “Shekau and his political thugs and criminals” returned the abducted schoolgirls or “this government with the support of the international community will get them.”

He stressed that “we in Nigeria are not going to be blackmailed by a group of political thugs. We are not going to be taken back a 100 years. We are not going to deny our young children (girls) education. Nigeria is not going to be Islamised. We are not going to have Islam across Nigeria. We have strength in diversity.

He also maintained that Boko Haram was exploiting the nation’s diversity; Hence “Nigerians all over the world must stand up to this great challenge, at this time.”

He further stated that President Jonathan was being put under “very severe pressure” but urged Nigerians to consider the facts only.

According to him, President Jonathan’s administration had faced several challenges in the past 3 and a half years, including poverty, agriculture, economy, employment, housing and corruption but “all through this 3 and a half years, it’s been a focus on how to make Nigeria better.”

Chukwueke further corroborated his claim that the group was politically motivated, saying that the intensity of the attacks “falls closely to the political timetable.”

“We know now that there is no evidence that this group is associated with al-Qaeda or any major international terrorist organisation.”

He noted the disconnect between players in the political circle, citing an example of the absence of Governor Kashim Shettima as at the time President Jonathan was reported to visit Chibok.

However, the President is “fighting like mad” to make the country better as well as secure the lives and properties of the citizens.