The Congress for Progressive Change, in a statement today, by
its National Publicity Secretary, Rotimi Fashakin has grumbled that
President Goodluck Jonathan ought to have visited Baga in Borno state,
following the incident of April 16.
It is in the character of the CPC and its spokesperson to play
to the gallery even when the occasion calls for maturity and sobriety.
The problem with them is that they consider everything “very
unacceptable”, and in particular everything relating to President
Jonathan. They deserve our sympathy.
If they care to know, President Jonathan has been very
pro-active in dealing with the Baga incident. He ordered an immediate
probe by the Military High Command and the intervention of rescue and
aid agencies, who have been working with the Borno state government and
other agencies of state to ensure that the victims are rehabilitated and
assisted with relief materials.
The reports of the investigations by the Military High Command
and the National Emergency Management Agency have since been made
public.
President Jonathan has described the incident as most
unfortunate and regrettable and he has made it clear that where there is
any established case of misconduct, justice will be done. He has also
welcomed the plan by the National Human Rights Commission to carry out
independent investigations. He continues to receive regular briefings on
the incident, even as he has directed the Federal Ministry of Lands,
Housing and Urban Development to come up with an assistance programme
for the displaced persons in Baga.
These steps surely do not give an impression of “insensitivity
or aloofness”. Rather, it is the CPC that is being insensitive by
struggling to make cheap political gain out of this.
Reuben Abati
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity)
May 5, 2013
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