blackbee:
What's wrong with obj? Age

cyril83:


I don think he is, with the strategy of carrot and stick, bokoharam wouldn't have gone out of control.

quid:

And who is to blame for the low level of education in the NE?

vjsmiles:
http://www.punchng.com/news/boko-haram-has-legitimate-grievances-obasanjo-says/

ikkkkk:



U are very wrong sis. I think u have to explain to me more what u and obasanjo mean by marginalisation. Since independence, we have more northerners ruling Nigeria. Boko Haram didn't form. Boko Haram formed in 2002 after power shifted from the North. (under obasanjo's regime). With the intention of islamizing Nigeria.
Talking of marginalisation, Which tribe in Nigeria has been marginalized more than the Igbos?
Maybe because they are not carrying guns that's why all of u are blind to it.

Happy Birthday anyway.

tunshe:
Kids are too many on front pages these days with immature comments.Some will just pick the headline without digesting the content.

Gen. Obasanjo has not justified the killings by boko haram nor did he condemn the military actions on the sect.

He stated that the carrot stick approach will bring a lasting solution and prevent pyrrhic victory.

Dear kids above, read the sentence below 10 times for effective comprehension and modify your comments.



Thank you.

tunshe:
Kids are too many on front pages these days with immature comments.Some will just pick the headline without digesting the content.

Gen. Obasanjo has not justified the killings by boko haram nor did he condemn the military actions on the sect.

He stated that the carrot stick approach will bring a lasting solution and prevent pyrrhic victory.

Dear kids above, read the sentence below 10 times for effective comprehension and modify your comments.



Thank you.

tunshe:
Kids are too many on front pages these days with immature comments.Some will just pick the headline without digesting the content.

Gen. Obasanjo has not justified the killings by boko haram nor did he condemn the military actions on the sect.

He stated that the carrot stick approach will bring a lasting solution and prevent pyrrhic victory.

Dear kids above, read the sentence below 10 times for effective comprehension and modify your comments.



Thank you.

Vivipop:
You are right. I totally agree with you Sir and that was why i said their acts are not justified whatsoever. In fact, they do not have any right to hold on to marginalisation as their cause because we all know who have/are been marginalised in this country. Their cause is not just. But then, we should not rule out the fact that marginalisation can drive a sect into doing so many atrocities. Take for an example, the militants of Nigerdelta. The bulk of the nation's capital emanates from there region and yet they suffered the most. One can rightly say that their cause was just to an extent.
In summary, with the exception of boko haram and some islam oriented sects, most insurgents have their root cause in Marginalisation and injustice. We need to nip these problems in the bud before they bite us in the a.ss. Thank you.

ndcide:


good one from you and when we answer the question we should also bring to bear the persons who built Almagiri schools and established universities for them.

most great universities today started small. most big university towns today were villages. the presence of the universities opened things up.

we need to be sincere in this country.

merry02:
OBJ is noting bt a traitor
When boko haram emerged as a rag tag Small sect in 2002, OBJ's administration out of negligence allowed them to gain some ground in maiduguri at that time and the then governor, Ali modu Sheriff used them to hound his political enemies. After the elections, he had no use of them anymore and as a result, they started becoming ultra radical and recruiting docile youths (almajiri) for institutionalization of sharia law. OBJ's administration saw all this but turned a blind eye since he allowed the sharia law to thrive in their lands, they did not have much altercation. But the sect continued to expand between Yobe, maiduguri, Bauchi,Zamfara and Adamawa.

By the end of OBJ's tenure, seeing that they may soon become a huge threat to the country's security and peace, President Yar adua's government decided to clamp down hard on them killing over 800 and arresting their leader, Yusuf Mohammed who was later killed extra judicially in Police custody.

The followers went underground for a while to recieve trainning abroad like OBJ said while some trainned with Al Qaeda in the maghreb(AQIM) here in africa. Until they came back in 2011 not only to revenge but start what is now a global jihad in the country and they have morphed into a highly trainned and organized group ever since. The fall of Libya's strong man, Gaddaffi led to a take over of Libya's military armoury by jihadists fighting in the country and subsequent distribution to affiliate groups all over Africa. Boko haram duely got theirs which empowered them to face our under equipped military and the resultant declaration of a caliphate but for resilience of men of the military they have been unable to establish a state. The painful thing is sheer waste of lives as well as destruction of private and public properties.

OBJ governmental incompetence in the area of security lead to the epidemic of oil bunkering/oil theft ,gun running ,hostage taking/ransom fee ,during this epoch our national earning in terms of sale of crude to the international market dropped ,OPEC quota became a mirage for the OBJ government and nigeria oil sale proceed drops to its all time low,during this period OBJ was also clueless to arrest the situations,someone should also call baba attention to the high level incompetence of it's administration so as to set the records, more also to do a comparative analysis of government to government and security peer review ,infact it can be said that OBJ government opens up what can be refers to as a new chapter in oil bunkering or should I call it cowboy oil theft,yes under it's watch GUNRUNING became the order of the day. brother and sisters friends and foes, during this epoch baba also watch and allow hostage taking to become a norm and legitimate bussiness dealing and up-till today this norm has now spread like a ravaging cancer to all the nooks and cranny of the nigerian state thanks to baba sit- down look policy....someone must also remember to inform baba that under it's watch,militants chased away multi-national corporations and staffs. when baba was unable to defend the expatriate they all decided to flee and abandon there businesses in this region due to the high-level of insecurity..militants were very very proactive and coordinated in pipe line bombing which eventually depicted the nigeria and global oil projection...at this junction I will urge OBJ to concentrate more energy and strategies on how he can secure APC presidential ticket in proxy for kwankwaso because the scheming is already on and he should stop playing GOD On GEJ .he should emulate the virtues of an elder statesman e.g kenneth kaunda MADIBA

maestroferddi:
You are talking arrant nonsense.
If there is a problem Jonathan needs to fix in his second term, that problem is to look every Goliath in the face and ask them to go to hell.
From the comments Obasanjo has been making since Boko Haram started, it is crystal clear that he knows something about the insurgency that most of us do not know.
Whether Nigerians would allow Obasanjo to keep playing the role of a blight to our national well-being is left for the imagination...

asadike:
With due respect sir,I have some questions for u. I heard the insurgency actually started during your tenure sir or even as an elderly statesman, kindly tell us how u nipped it in d bud that got it escalated to this level? Secondly,how did you know that boko haram have legitimate grievances,are u one of the sponsors sir? Finally, if boko haram have legitimate grievances, what do we call that of their victims and every nigerian whose life have been adversely affected by d menace caused by the ins urgency?

OLADD:


OBJ's latest show of shame does not have anything with age but sheer irresponsibily. It only confirms how we have been ruled by intellectually inept opportunists. OBJ's mantra of statesmanship and patriotism has always been attributable to personal gains. He's bringing out his true collour having been stripped of his godfatherism influence in Nigeria. OBJ can form alliance with Satan to fight his persived enemy.

400billionman:


Hahaha, so what was Jonathan using ?

Bread and stone.

mrrock:
At a glance I thought OBJ was wrong but as I read the entire article I realized what he was saying. What he's simply saying here is that people like Buhari have kept the people of northern Nigeria uneducated and poor, and that Boko haram is a product of those.
The military need to pound them more, I agree to that.

felifeli:
[size=20pt]This useless old man is the greatest problem that Nigeria has today. He will rot in hell when he dies . St.upid gorilla [/size]

Bloggz74:



Boko Harams first leader was killed by OBJ so how does he justify his statement?

Vivipop:
You are right. I totally agree with you Sir and that was why i said their acts are not justified whatsoever. In fact, they do not have any right to hold on to marginalisation as their cause because we all know who have/are been marginalised in this country. Their cause is not just. But then, we should not rule out the fact that marginalisation can drive a sect into doing so many atrocities. Take for an example, the militants of Nigerdelta. The bulk of the nation's capital emanates from there region and yet they suffered the most. One can rightly say that their cause was just to an extent.
In summary, with the exception of boko haram and some islam oriented sects, most insurgents have their root cause in Marginalisation and injustice. We need to nip these problems in the bud before they bite us in the a.ss. Thank you.