Jonathan condemns terrorists attack in France President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday commiserated with President Francois Hollande and the people of France as they mourn the victims of Wednesday’s terrorist attack. Jonathan, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, described the attack as “senseless and unjustifiable” and “an assault on freedom of expression.” The statement read in part, “President Jonathan and Nigeria join the rest of the civilised world in condemning the heinous, senseless and totally unjustifiable killing of journalists and other persons during the attack on the satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo. “The President believes that the cowardly and ignoble attack by violent extremists is a monstrous assault on the right to freedom of expression. “President Jonathan also sees the attack on Charlie Hebdo as another manifestation of the depravity and brutality which the world has to contend with in what must become a truly collective effort by lovers of peace, progress and freedom across the globe to rout the agents of darkness and retrogression.” “The President assures President Hollande and the people of France that Nigeria stands in full solidarity with them on this day of national mourning for those who lost their lives at the hands of terrorists in Paris yesterday.” He noted that France had been a strong ally and dependable partner in strengthening regional cooperation in the fight against terrorism in Nigeria, West Africa and Africa as a whole. The President also pledged that his administration would continue to work with the French government and other friendly governments across the globe to end the scourge of terrorism. He urged media practitioners worldwide not to be discouraged or disheartened by the brutal murder of their colleagues in Paris, “but to remain strong and fearless in pursuit of truth and the defence of human rights and freedom of expression.”
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 08:33:31 +0000
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