Jonathan was said to have been accompanied to the troubled city by the chief of defence staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, military top brass and the national security advisor, Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd) as well as about 200 soldiers. Reports say the president visited soldiers who sustained injuries in the war against Boko Haram and also InternaI Displaced Persons from Baga Nigerians from all walks of life and foreigners have been reacting to the president’s visit. Read their reactions below: Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Nigeria says “Hearing the Commander-in-Chief is in Maiduguri on surprise visit. Good job GEJ” TV Host, Temisan Okomi says the president goofed on the timing of the visit, “GEJ shouldn’t have gone to Maiduguri at all. EVERYBODY knew he was going to go there as soon as the elections came. He did.” Former Governor of Kwara state and Senator representing Kwara Senatorial District, Bukola Saraki commends the president’s move “I congratulate Pres GEJ for finally listening to our advice & visiting Maiduguri, better late than never. I Expect him to visit Chibok &Baga” Abiola Kazeem thinks the president’ s visit have a political undertone, “We have a shoe-less,clueless&shameless leader who would do ANYTHING for re-election.That is what this Maiduguri trip is about.Nothing else!” Bashir Yusuf says the president is selfish and wicked “This man is so callous only his ambition matters to him” Journalist Tolu Adeleru Balogun questions the timing of the president’s visit, “So president Jonathan is now in Maidugiri. What makes it safer and easier to visit now, with 30 so days to elections?” Security Analyst Nnamdi Anekwe-Chive opines that the visit is justified, “Election year or not, President Jonathan did the right thing” London-based Babatunde Rosanwo questions the president’s visit “President Jonathan never went to Borno cos he had no security clearance. Who gave him clearance when most of Borno is taken by BH?” Writer, Tolu Ogunlesi views the visit from a hilarious angle “Before Goodluck, a flight from Abuja to Borno would’ve been a local flight. Today it’s an international flight” In a related development, Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka recently gave his thoughts concerning the current situation in the country as we head into the election month
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 21:54:08 +0000
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