Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, ex-Nigeria’s president, speaks
about why it’s taking to long time for Nigerian Army to end Boko Haram
insurgency in the North-East of the country.
Obasanjo
said the reason is because the army, which he supposed had high ranking
officers who are corrupt, was also not equipped to deal with militants.
Former
president spoke about Boko Haram in a panel discussion on ‘Development
and Security: Dealing with New Threats’ at the ongoing 2015 Annual
Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Abidjan, Cote
d’Ivoire.
Meanwhile, he expressed confidence that the incoming
government of Muhammadu Buhari will deal with the Boko Haram fighters
conclusively.
He was quick to add that Boko Haram will not be
dealt with using the army alone but the administration also has to
resolve the problems of underdevelopment and poverty ravaging most part
of the Northern region.
His words: “The military was not adequately equipped to deal
with terrorism and there was corruption in the high ranks of the
military. I believe Boko Haram will be dealt but it will not be dealt
with only by military force because we have to deal with the big
problems of underdevelopment and poverty. But if you don’t do that and
you keep on hanging those problems, they will be suppressed for a while
and it will be a matter of years, then you will begin to have Boko
Haram in one form or the other rearing its ugly head again.”
Also speaking, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson, African Union, noted that there was an immediate need to address the issues of underdevelopment, unemployment and poverty across Africa.
Nkosazana pointed out that with the level of unemployment in the continent, it is fast becoming explosive.
She said: “Africa is full of young people. If we don’t invest in them, we’re sting on a time-bomb.”
The president-elect will be swearing-in to the office of Nigeria’s President tomorrow, May 29, 2015.
Meanwhile, according to the latest reports, he arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, in the early hours of May 28, Thursday.
The outgoing president Goodluck Jonathan has attended his last Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting and reportedly sacked his cabinet.
Also speaking, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson, African Union, noted that there was an immediate need to address the issues of underdevelopment, unemployment and poverty across Africa.
Nkosazana pointed out that with the level of unemployment in the continent, it is fast becoming explosive.
She said: “Africa is full of young people. If we don’t invest in them, we’re sting on a time-bomb.”
The president-elect will be swearing-in to the office of Nigeria’s President tomorrow, May 29, 2015.
Meanwhile, according to the latest reports, he arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, in the early hours of May 28, Thursday.
The outgoing president Goodluck Jonathan has attended his last Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting and reportedly sacked his cabinet.
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