Dialogue with Boko Haram will be counter-productive.
Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang has said President Goodluck Jonathan should shun the advice of those urging him to dialogue with the Boko Haram sect.
The governor noted that the move would be counter-productive to national interest.
He spoke in Jos, the state capital, at the cross-over night service to herald the New Year at the Evangelical Bible Prayer Outreach Ministry International, the EBOMI Prayer City.
Jang said: “President Jonathan should be wary of bad advisers who may want to give him pieces of advice that are counter-productive.”
The governor challenged the founders and supporters of Boko Haram to show themselves publicly to the government and people of Nigeria.
He said this has become necessary because the government needs to know the people it wants to dialogue with “because the government does not negotiate with ghosts”.
Jang said: “Going by the current ugly events in the country, President Jonathan is going through too much pressure. But God, who put him there as the leader of this country at this time, will strengthen him to overcome the current security challenges in the country.
“President Jonathan should be as bold as the biblical Joshua, who led the people of Israel from captivity into the promised land. The President should not allow anything to distract him from achieving his vision of bringing Nigerians out of the woods.”
The governor noted that despite the current security challenges facing Plateau State, it would soon come out stronger and peaceful.
He urged the residents to show the commitment and determination to overcome the challenges, saying the residents need to rededicate themselves to God in the New Year so that He would fight their battles for them.
The General Overseer of EBOMI Prayer City, Isa El-Buba, told the congregation that by faith, the Christian community would overcome the fear of the Boko Haram sect.
He said God would vent His anger on those bringing hardship to innocent Nigerians, urging the people to hold on to the promises of God that He would support them in their times of need.
Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang has said President Goodluck Jonathan should shun the advice of those urging him to dialogue with the Boko Haram sect.
The governor noted that the move would be counter-productive to national interest.
He spoke in Jos, the state capital, at the cross-over night service to herald the New Year at the Evangelical Bible Prayer Outreach Ministry International, the EBOMI Prayer City.
Jang said: “President Jonathan should be wary of bad advisers who may want to give him pieces of advice that are counter-productive.”
The governor challenged the founders and supporters of Boko Haram to show themselves publicly to the government and people of Nigeria.
He said this has become necessary because the government needs to know the people it wants to dialogue with “because the government does not negotiate with ghosts”.
Jang said: “Going by the current ugly events in the country, President Jonathan is going through too much pressure. But God, who put him there as the leader of this country at this time, will strengthen him to overcome the current security challenges in the country.
“President Jonathan should be as bold as the biblical Joshua, who led the people of Israel from captivity into the promised land. The President should not allow anything to distract him from achieving his vision of bringing Nigerians out of the woods.”
The governor noted that despite the current security challenges facing Plateau State, it would soon come out stronger and peaceful.
He urged the residents to show the commitment and determination to overcome the challenges, saying the residents need to rededicate themselves to God in the New Year so that He would fight their battles for them.
The General Overseer of EBOMI Prayer City, Isa El-Buba, told the congregation that by faith, the Christian community would overcome the fear of the Boko Haram sect.
He said God would vent His anger on those bringing hardship to innocent Nigerians, urging the people to hold on to the promises of God that He would support them in their times of need.
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