The Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, has described President Goodluck Jonathan’s trip to Borno and Yobe States as fruitless and worthless.
The country’s leader paid a two-day official visit to the two states, that have been the major hot spots of violence in the last three years, as a result of the Boko Haram’s campaign against the Nigerian government.
DailyPost had reported earlier on how the Governors under the All Progressive Congress converged in Maiduguri, the previous week, in continuation of their plans to conclude necessary arrangements for the registration and national convention of the party.
CPC, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Rotimi Fashakin said on Sunday, that the President finally made the trip last Thursday after several postponements, because the Governors were successful in their trip to the states.
According to him, “The unanswered question remains: what has changed between the serial postponements of the President’s visit to these states in the last two years because of the predictable reason of unfavorable security reports and the decision to visit last Thursday?” the party asked.
“Was it the feat of the Progressive Governors in freely interacting with the people on the streets of Maiduguri (with minimal security presence) that made the President believe a trip to these hot-beds is possible, albeit with the aid of a 3,000-strong Police force ably led by the Inspector General of Police (IGP)?”
“It is obvious that the knee-jerk response of the presidency to the progressive governors’ visit did not consider the necessity of a meaningful interface with the traumatized citizenry as part of such visit.”
CPC said “the antecedents of the President in courageous crisis management leave much to be desired, recalling that after the bomb blast at the precinct of Eagle Square – the venue of the Independence anniversary on 1st October, 2010 – a nervous presidency shifted the subsequent celebrations to within the barricaded walls of the Aso-Villa!
“The question is: with a supposition of a bomb blast around the Aso Villa, would the President’s official residence be shifted to Otuoke in Bayelsa state?” CPC said. “It is our belief that the power of the President/Commander-in-Chief comes with the responsibility that transcends mere adornment with the epaulette of a Field Marshall at national ceremonies. The President, like the ancient Centurion, should never be lacking in nobility, honor and valor.”
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