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Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by MadeInTokyo: 7:26pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
Jonathan meets U.S. lawmakers; speaks on Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta Former President Goodluck Jonathan has met with the United States Congress House Sub Committee on Africa to speak on the Niger Delta issue and the challenges facing Christians in Nigeria. A spokesperson for Mr. Jonathan, Ikechukwu Eze, said the meeting was part of efforts of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation to fulfill its mission to promote peace and prosperity in Nigeria and Africa. The statement said the former president, who was invited by the U.S. Congress subcommittee and spoke in his capacity as Chairman of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation. Mr. Jonathan, who left office in 2015 after six years, [said the implementation of the resolutions of the 2014 National Conference is the panacea that will prevent ethnic and religious tensions that lead to crises such as the recent Southern Kaduna killings. He also identified impunity as a factor that contributes to the reoccurrence of such violence, noting that if those behind previous violence were not prosecuted then likeminded individuals and groups would be emboldened to repeat the same act. Mr. Jonathan talked about his efforts to end impunity, specifically citing the case of Kabiru Sokoto, the mastermind of the Christmas Day bombing of Saint Theresa’s Catholic Church in Madalla, Niger state who was arrested, prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned by his administration and was the first successful prosecution of a terrorist attack on a place of worship in Nigeria’s history. He said: “That promise was fulfilled on the 20th of December 2013 when Kabiru Umar, aka Kabiru Sokoto, was sentenced to life imprisonment after my administration investigated that crime, identified him as the mastermind, arrested him and diligently prosecuted him and some of his associates.” The former president also noted that his administration’s prosecution of the perpetrators of the deadly bombing of an office of the Independent National Electoral Commission also in Madalla on April 8, 2011 was the first successful prosecution of terrorists in Nigeria. While supporting the 2014 National Conference’s recommendation for an independent Religious Equity Commission to be set up to apprehend and arrest perpetrators of ethnic and religious violence, Mr. Jonathan said that ending impunity will also mean ending these tensions. On the Niger Delta, the former president said he fully aligned with the views of the 2014 National Conference which called for True and Fiscal Federalism as the way out of agitations in the region and in other parts of Nigeria. He also said that interventionist agencies like the Niger Delta Development Commission tend not to be effective due to over politicization. The former President opined that the almost overnight development of a state like Akwa-Ibom proved that what the region needed was resource control not interventionist agencies. The meeting was attended by Chairman of the U.S. House Sub-Committee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations, Congressman Christopher H Smith and other influential staff of the Committee. http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/222388-jonathan-meets-u-s-lawmakers-speaks-nigerian-christians-niger-delta.html ![]() 39 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by Nobody: 7:28pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
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Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by MadeInTokyo: 7:32pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
Jibril659: ![]() ![]() ![]() Zombie oh , Zombie E pain am well well Ur Messiah Buhari the dullard has been a colossal failure in his less than three years in office, even his northern brothers are rejecting him and regretting why they voted a Buhari who is a gworo chewing Secondary School drop out with no verifiable or traceable WAEC Certificate as President . Buhari has taken Nigeria back to 1984, he remains the first and only Nigerian head of state to lead Nigeria into Recession at two different term as head of state. Buhari is a semi illiterate, voting for him will be the biggest mistake , Nigerians will ever make - Ahmadu Alli ( Former Minister of Education) Buhari is a waste of space-- Donald Trump 415 Likes 39 Shares |
Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by yarimo(m): 7:32pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
GEJ claiming what niger delta need is resources to develop the areas, and you are one time president of the federal republic of nigeria what did you do about resources to the area? 36 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by nlsmd: 7:32pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
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Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by Nobody: 7:33pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
MadeInTokyo:pain me say gej is going about disgracing himself? 13 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by DoyenExchange: 7:35pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
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Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by limeta(f): 7:36pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
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Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by fistonati(m): 7:40pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
Almost all what fela anikulapo kuti said years back as songs(prophecies) are all happening to Nigeria just as if he is Still alive. If the youth's did not rise up to the challenges, then we will never get it right. Whoever against the peaceful protest is against democracy and our national development. Voting for change is not enough but ensuring the sustenance of the change is the most important but difficult and ensuring that sustenance is by putting pressure on government and it's agencies which is by voicing out as it is everywhere. We can't continue to be suffering and smiling Enough is enough I stand with tubaba 50 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by Decodedp: 7:43pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
Jibril659: Didn't you read the part that said he was invited. Sometimes it's better to just keep quiet 153 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by Ohammadike: 7:43pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
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Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by okosodo: 7:46pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
Gej was a great man. Great-men can never be successful in nigeria because the country cursed 41 Likes |
Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by knightsTempler: 7:47pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
Jibril659: In your little mind you think you made sense with this piece of bunkum, not knowing that all you have done is haul insults like a mentally malformed mongrel. Well, its what you are paid to do. 87 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by tomakint: 7:47pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
Jibril659:I can tell that you are NEVER A HAPPY MAN you are filled to the brim with hate and ashamed of your Buhari 71 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by limeta(f): 7:49pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
Jibril659: Northern Politicians Have Made A Hell Of Their Fellow Northerners!!! by Veritasafrique: 7:34pm Britain truncated Nigerian independence and handed power to the North. Since North has been in power, has there been any meaningful development among the poor people of North? Certainly no! It is clear to all. The poor Northerners know it more than any other person. Unfortunately, they cannot talk and they have nobody to talk for them. Shehu Sani is the lone voice that talks on behalf of the masses. These politicians use the poor northern masses to achieve their selfish gains. These politicians send their children for studies outside Nigeria. Children of poor Northerners do not go to school. They tell them to be reading the Quran. These politicians are stonkingly rich from the money they steal from the national treasury. These poor northerners are miserably poor. They cannot afford their daily meal. What a wickedness from these politicians. They do not want the poor northerners to open their eyes. They send the poor youth to fight unnecessary wars where they die. What a mischievous act! They have made a hell of their fellow northerners yet they confuse them by telling them that power remains in the north. See how poor Norht-East is, yet Northern politicians have been in power for almost fifty year. What a deceit! Let the truth be said and let the people be free. They cannot help these poor northerners because the system in Nigeria is that of looting instead of encouraging hardwork. Time has come for us to confront the reality on the ground. Join us on www.veritasafrique.com or twitter veritasafrique, or facebook veritasafrique 29 Likes |
Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by Nobody: 7:50pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
tomakint:Buhari is 100times the man gej was 2 Likes |
Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by sarrki(m): 7:51pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
MadeInTokyo: Gej ruined our economy 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by Nobody: 7:53pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
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Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by Horus(m): 7:54pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
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Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by Chikelue2000(m): 7:58pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
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Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by AceRoyal: 8:00pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
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Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by limeta(f): 8:05pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
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Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by deomelo: 8:06pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
MadeInTokyo: What a load of lies and total BS. PT can do better instead of taking lies and BS sories from accidental and irrelevant press secretaries and an inconsequential former president running from North to South trying to redeem his battered and disgraced image. 1. The US congress did not invite Jona to any meeting and he did not meet with any US congress subcommittee. 2. This is not an event organized by the US congress and the US congress has nothing to do with this gathering 3. This gathering was organized by a sponsored group called Hope Global Forum 4. Hope Global forum is paid and sponsored group and even you sitting on NL can register to attend and even donate huge money and get a speaking spot. 5. Lastly, this event was hosted in Atlanta and not anywhere close to the US congress of Washington, DC, in fact, US Congress and serious and credible world leaders don't congregate with these paid and sponsored groups. This jobless man needs to sit somewhere instead of buying apearances to fool Nigerians like he's really relevant. . http://hopeglobalforums.org/ 21 Likes 5 Shares
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Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by limeta(f): 8:15pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
Jibril659: Who Will Protect Nigeria’s Northern Christians? by Naijiant: 7:16pm Every week, there are more massacres, but nobody seems to mind — not even their own government Another day in northern Nigeria, another Christian village reeling from an attack by the Muslim Fulani herdsmen who used to be their neighbours — and who are now cleansing them from the area. The locals daren’t collect the freshest bodies. Some who tried earlier have already been killed, spotted by the waiting militia and hacked down or shot. The Fulani are watching everything closely from the surrounding mountains. Every week, their progress across the northern states of Plateau and Kaduna continues. Every week, more massacres — another village burned, its church razed, its inhabitants slaughtered, raped or chased away. A young woman, whose husband and two children have just been killed in front of her, tells me blankly, ‘Our parents told us about these people. But we lived in relative peace and we forgot what they said.’ More: http://www.naijiant.com/guestcolumn/will-protect-nigerias-northern-christians/ 13 Likes |
Re: Jonathan Meets U.S. Lawmakers; Speaks On Nigerian Christians, Niger Delta by Joel3(m): 8:19pm On Feb 02, 2017 |
..resource control as its done in the USA. northerners shouldn't panic we will not breakup as soon as they stop killing Christians. resource control. SS/SE will pay 50% to FG. no more wasting of state funds by the center. there will be lesser work for FG. like controlling the Economy, military and diplomatic affairs. while state start building development themselves like electricity, schools, roads, hospital, railway and agriculture. regional police etc. 12 Likes 1 Share |
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