The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said President Goodluck Jonathan
\nis exhibiting the traits of an insensitive and utterly hardhearted leader
\nby returning to his illegal campaign trail, barely 24 hours after 75 of
\nhis compatriots died in a bomb blast in Abuja, and as news broke that 200
\nschool girls have been abducted by Boko Haram in Borno.<\/p>\n
In a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday by its Interim National
\nPublicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party also renewed its call
\non the President to urgently convene a
stakeholders\u2019 summit and
\npursue a nonpartisan approach towards ending the insurgency, as it is now
\nvery obvious that the challenge posed by it is beyond the capacity of the
\ngovernment.<\/p>\n
It said the President\u2019s quick return to the hustings was reprehensible and
\nhas shown that his visit to the scene of the blast was merely to avoid the
\nkind of flak he has received for refusing to visit Yobe, where 43 school
\nchildren were massacred recently, rather than a genuine show of sympathy
\nby a truly compassionate leader.<\/p>\n
\u201dThe message that President Jonathan is sending to Nigerians is that
\nkeeping his plum job, at all cost, is more important to him than the
\nsecurity and welfare of the same people who voted him into office.
\nOtherwise, the President would not have rushed back to his illegal
\ncampaign trail at a time he should be leading the nation in mourning the
\ndead.<\/p>\n
\u201dA President who said his ambition is not worth the blood of anyone is now
\ndancing gleefully on the graves of over 70 of his compatriots. What is so
\nimportant about the illegal campaign stop in Kano on Tuesday that could
\nnot have waited for the smoke to clear from the scene of the deadly blast
\non Monday? Who will President Jonathan rule over when his countrymen and
\nwomen are being daily mowed down under his watch?<\/p>\n
\u201dWithout mincing words, President Jonathan erred badly by not showing
\nenough sympathy for the victims of Monday\u2019s blast. More people died in the
\nblast than from Kenya\u2019s mall shooting last September, yet President Uhuru
\nKenyatta declared three days of national mourning during which flags at
\npublic buildings flew at half mast and the people of Kenya prayed for the
\ndead and the injured.<\/p>\n
\u201dIn 2012, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari ordered the immediate postponement of all
\nactivities long planned to mark his 70th birthday, following the death in
\na helicopter crash of Gen. Azazi, Gov. Yakowa and others in a helicopter
\ncrash in Bayelsa. Such is the stuff of a great leader.<\/p>\n
The party urged President Jonathan, as a father, a leader and a human
\nbeing, to take a moment of deep introspection, to reflect on his actions,
\nadding: \u201dPerhaps he will realize that long after the glitz of office would
\nhave dimmed and the retinue of lick-spittle aides would have vanished, a
\nleader would be remembered more for his humanity than his vanities.\u201d<\/p>\n
APC said it was imperative for the President to hearken to the voice of
\nreason because his aides and party officials, desperate not to be pushed
\noff the gravy train, would rather blame everyone but the President and
\nthemselves for the woes that have befallen Nigeria under
the
\nPresident\u2019s watch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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