Politics Jonathan Focuses on Togetherness and Boko Haram in Democracy Day Speech

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In a pretty remarkable Democracy Day speech, President Goodluck Jonathan pleaded with Nigerians to stay united for the progress of the country. He also spoke about the recent spate of terrorist attacks and the kidnapping of the Chibok Girls.

The president noted that in spite of these challenges, the country was generally progressing economically, and that was the reason malicious agents were bent on forestalling the dividends of fifteen years of democracy.

Highlight quotes include:

"There can be no doubt that what we are witnessing in Nigeria today is a manifestation of the same warped and ferocious world view that brought down the Twin Towers in New York, killed innocent persons in Boston and led to the murder of defenceless people in the Southern Russian city of Volgograd. Terrorist activities have brought war and pains to Mali, Somalia, Yemen, Syria, Afghanistan and Pakistan. These agents of evil continue to brainwash and incite ignorant young men and women to attack the innocent. We cannot allow this to continue.

I welcome the statements of solidarity from patriotic citizens and the global community in support of our efforts to stamp out terrorism. I applaud the understanding that in a democracy, such as we are building, people can have differences while sharing worthy values and standing together in opposition to the scourge of terrorism. Nigeria is the only country we have and we must all work to preserve it for present and future generations.

Despite the challenges we face, we must commend our security forces. We must not forget their gallantry and successes in liberating nations and in peacekeeping, from Liberia to Sierra Leone, Congo, Sudan, Mali, Guinea-Bissau and many places in Africa and beyond."

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