In a terse
show of force just a few minutes ago, President Goodluck Jonathan ignored the
advise of the Nigerian Governors Forum given yesterday and declared a State
of Emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states.
This announcement was made at 7pm during
a 15-minutes address to the nation that streamed live on the network services
of the Nigeria Television Authority, the Voice of Nigeria and the Federal Radio
Corporation of Nigeria.
“The activities of insurgents have been
intolerable,” the president said. “Some parts of Borno State have been taken
over by groups. The insurgents and terrorists prevent government from
fulfilling its duties. No matter what it takes, we will win this war against
terrorism.”
It will be recalled that his special
adviser on media and publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati had on Sunday denied any plans to declare a
state of emergency.
Credits to Hauwa
Gambo
Ynaija.com
