Nigerians In US Tell Jonathan To Stop Paying Lip Service To Insurgency

Nigerians based in the United States of America, have
charged President Goodluck Jonathan to stop paying lip
service and bring an end to insurgency in the country
by taking more decisive action in this regard before the
general elections.
The Nigerians, speaking under the aegis of Nigeria
Moral Democratic Awareness Council (NMDAC),
however, praised Jonathan for the various electoral
reforms he had initiated in the country, saying this had
“started to manifest in the free and fair governorship
elections in Osun, Ekiti, Ondo and Edo states”.
A statement by NMDAC coordinator, Mr Samuel
Ayodele, and made available to journalists in Ado Ekiti,
the Ekiti State capital on Saturday, condemned what it
said was “the senseless killings and maiming of
innocent Nigerians and expatriates by insurgents in the
North”.
The group said it rejected impunity, violence and
political intolerance before, during and after the
February general elections for Nigeria to be in peace
and remain united.
Describing the body as a non-partisan, but patriotic
group, NMDAC said “We reviewed numerous reports
reaching us across the political spectrum at the end of
year meeting held at Marriot Hotel in Washington D.C
on December 30, 2014.
“We, therefore, resolved that the climate of violence,
counter-violence, intimidation and sheer thuggery may
not give room for any atmosphere of peaceful
coexistence in our dear and sovereign country. The
members concluded that the lack of effective
prosecution of several cases of corruption, lack of
meaningful jobs and insensitivity of our government
have led to several cases of insecurity in the country.
“We condemn various atrocity, murders, mayhem and
intimidation that have been going on unabated on daily
basis in the Northern part of Nigeria for the past few
years. We find it very difficult to believe why the
government does not have the will to confront these
problems and arrest the culprits.
“We also observed that our armed forces are not well
equipped to fight what we consider as the terror war
with the well-equipped Boko Haram sect. To win this
war of attrition, the Federal Government of Nigeria must
do more than paying lips service to it”, it stated.