Jonathan reveals solutions to attacks on Christians
- The killing of alleged Christians in
Nigeria is becoming an international embarrassment to Nigeria especially
as religious leaders are speaking out
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Dr Goodluck Jonathan, the immediate past president of the country has
met with lawmakers in the United States and proffered possible solutions
to Nigeria's insecurity
Former
President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed the real solutions to the
ethnic crises as well as attacks on Christians in Nigeria.

Jonathan revealed ways the tension in Nigeria can be arrested
The
former president who is from Bayelsa, an oil-rich state in the Niger
Delta region, spoke when he met with the United States Congress House
sub-committee on Africa.
Premium Times quoted a
spokesperson to the former president, Ikechukwu Eze, as saying the
meeting was part of efforts of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation to
continue to promote peace and prosperity in Nigeria and Africa.
According
to the report, the former president, who is the chairman of the
foundation, was invited by the sub-committee and he said the government
must implement the resolutions of the 2014 National Conference.
According
to him, this is the only way to prevent ethnic and religious tensions
such as the one currently ravaging the southern area of Kaduna state.
The
report said Jonathan also noted that violence was being fueled by
impunity. According to him, those perpetrating violence in the country
are encouraged because previous suspects are not arrested.

Jonathan revealed ways to resolve the tension that has gripped the country
Jonathan
recalled how he tried to tackle the case of Kabiru Sokoto, the man
allegedly behind the Christmas Day bombing of Saint Theresa’s Catholic
Church in Madalla, Niger state.
Sokoto who was arrested, prosecuted, convicted and imprisoned by while Jonathan was president.
The president was quoted as saying: “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.”
He said he supported true
federalism as recommended in the report of the 2014 National Conference
adding that this was the solution to the Niger Delta crisis.
He lamented that agencies created to handle the Niger Delta affairs have not been up to the task because of politics.
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