Ex-Ghanaian President warns FG on Boko Haram .says insurgency may persist unless……

Ex-Ghanaian President warns FG
on Boko Haram .says insurgency
may persist unless……

TWO former Heads of State, Gen.Ibrahim
Babangida and Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar
led other Nigerian and Africa leaders to the
70th birthday celebration of the former
Foreign Affairs Minister and National leader
of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Tom Ikimi in Igueben,
Edo State, as the
former Ghanaian President, Jerry Rawlings
warned the Federal Government that
military alone cannot stop the insurgency
being perpetrated by Boko Haram. He pleaded that as the most populous African
nation,Nigeria must not allow the
International community to come into its
affairs due to the prevailing insecurity,
asserting that the war on terror would be
won if all Nigerians work in unity. This comes as Governor Adams Oshiomhole
who poured encomium on Chief Ikimi, urged
Nigerian leaders to make sacrifices that will
help the growth of the nation, saying that
without sacrifices by leaders, there may be
no hope for the youths of the nation. Other dignitaries at the
occasion include the
former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku
Abubakar; Senator Ben Obi; Asiwaju Bola
Tinubu; Chief Bisi Akande; Chief Audu
Ogbe;Chief John Oyegun; Prof.Osariemen
Osunbor; Chief Gabriel Igbinedion; Chief Lucky Igbinedion; Chief
Johnson Arumenmen;
Senator Chris Ngige; Senator Domingo
Obende; Chief Raymond Dokpesi; Dr
Ogbonnaya Onu; Dr Okwesili Eze Nwodo;
Chief Niyi Adebayo; Dr Rufus Ada-George; DR
Doyin Okupe and host of others. Former President Rawlings who expressed
regrets at the security situation in Nigeria,
warned that the nation must resist the
temptation of seeking the assistance of
foreign powers in solving its problems. According to him, "Nigeria's political
might is about 35 per cent in Africa and that
is why Nigeria must show the way in leading
Africa. The way the world is going, Nigeria
must not suffer vulnerability or others will
take advantage of the problem. "In my country in 1979, there was no food
in the market, things were very terrible. But
today there is food in the market but people
cannot afford it. Don't do something that
people outside will take advantage of. The
situation on ground is not what the military can curb alone, it has
eaten into the fabric of
the society and that is why it is in a way
gaining strength. "The thing should not be left for
government alone but the society must begin
to examine itself, come together, strategize
together, otherwise ladies and gentlemen
may not be able to handle this problem today
or tomorrow," he asserted. On his part, Governor Oshiomhole who was
given a standing ovation for his
developmental strides in Edo state, described
Chief Ikimi as a leader who has contributed
immensely to the naiton's democracy. "Chief made a promise in the house of God
today when he said he will try to live the
rest of his life as a good Catholic. And one of
the things I learnt as a Catholic is that Jesus
laid down his life so that the rest of us can
live forever in what we believe in. "At this point in Nigeria's history, we
need leaders who are ready to stand for the
country, pay the supreme sacrifice so that
our younger ones will inherit a country that
is free, that offers every citizen a place for
loyalty to our nation. May God use you as one of the pillars in this
struggle to reposition our
great nation". On his part, IBB described the celebrant as a
"seasoned technocrat, a hard-core politician
and an eloquent speaker whose carriage
invokes authority in the truest sense. To
attain the age of three scores plus ten in a
country where life expectancy stands at a ridiculous 47 years is a
huge milestone. "The man celebrating the milestone is not
just as remarkable as the age he symbolizes.
What makes that age instructively unique is
uncommon wisdom, elegance, ageing
gracefully, a show of quintessence, a display
of finesse, with uncommon outlook," he stated.

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