President Goodluck Jonathan, on Sunday, said he was depressed by the continuing attacks of Boko Haram on innocent people, the latest being the killing of students in Yobe State.
The president said he was short of what to tell the families of
the victims.
“Today, you will agree with me that if you were in my shoes, you
will lack words to say. We had this programme in mind, we all went to bed last
night so that by this time as we are here today, we would all gather here to
thank God for what he has done for this great country.
“But then, only few minutes after 12 midnight last night, about
21 students were murdered in Yobe State by a group that described themselves as
Boko Haram.
“If you are wearing my shoes, what courage would you have to
stand here before Nigerians? What message will you send to Nigerians, to the
parents of these young people, our future leaders, students in College of
Agriculture? Do you say that the killing of these students is political? I ask,
why did they kill them? Did they kill students in Yobe because they do not like
my face?
“Those students belong to which of the political parties? People
killed them, they don’t even know them. Do you see it as ethnic cleansing?
These students belong to which ethnic group in Nigeria? Do you say it is
religious belief or what? These student, are they Christians or Muslims or
what?
“This is the situation we face almost on a daily basis. It is
quite depressing. But having listened to the CAN president, you will agree with
me that all of us have hopes.
“By God’s grace, we will get to where we want to go as a nation.
The journey of a nation is just like the journey of individuals. You must have
obstacles. Sometimes, they say, it is even darker when you are getting to the
dawn period of the day. The challenges we are seeing now are very transient. We
will surely get over it.
“No Boko Haram or any group can frustrate this country. We may
suffer pains just like our Lord Jesus Christ said at the critical moment,
though the spirit is willing but the body is weak,” he said.
Citing the success in the telecommunications sector and the
ongoing privatisation of the power sector, he assured that Nigeria had reached
a turning point where it would soon join the modern society.
“So, the forces of evil will continue to push us backwards but
our commitment and the will of God for us to move forward will surely suppress
them,” he declared.
Tribune
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