PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has said disappointment awaits those
working assiduously for the break- up of Nigeria.
Speaking Wednesday while hosting youth groups from across
the country at Abuja Sheraton Hotel, he assured that he would leave no stone
unturned to ensure Nigeria remains a stronger and indivisible entity.
Represented by his Special Adviser on Political Affairs,
Ahmed Bulak, he said Nigeria would survive the nefarious activities of the Boko
Haram terrorist group just as it did after the civil war, the Maitastine
upheaval and the June 12 political crises.
Meanwhile, a youth, Asemota Aigbedo, who fled after
renouncing militancy, has called for police protection.
According to a source, he has been receiving death threats
from some of his colleagues who want him back in their fold to resume militant
activities on the ground that they are not benefiting from the Federal
Government’s Amnesty Programme.
“But the man has embraced peace and Christianity but they
won’t leave him alone. That is why he fled and is hiding because his safety is
not guaranteed as the militants say he knows too much about them and their
operations. They killed his cousin when they could not find him at home,” the
source added.
The President justified the declaration of the state of
emergency in the troubled states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe, noting that the
desired goal of the return to peace and tranquility in the affected areas would
soon be achieved.
The President urged the youth to borrow a leaf from their
counterparts in the troubled states that had to come together under the
umbrella of the civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) to get rid of the menace posed
by the Boko Haram insurgents.
Urging members of the youth groups, who thronged the venue
in their multitude to eschew divisive tendencies, he said there would be no
meaningful development if Nigerians were not at peace with one another.
Gulak, who is the national coordinator of the Goodluck
Support Group (GSG) said: Poverty does not know religion, tribe or the region
you come from. All we want is good governance and the availability of basic
infrastructure like road, power supply, good rail network and qualitative
education for all. I plead with you to take this message to the grassroots.”
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