Direct your protest to terrorists – Jonathan

Oloye Olajumoke Akinjide
FCT Minister of State

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday urged those who have been protesting the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State, to henceforth direct their protest to the Boko Haram terrorists and not the government.

The President also urged the protesters to learn from citizens of other countries who do not blame their governments for any terrorist act.

He has however admitted publicly for the first time that his administration was currently consulting with some stakeholders with a view to exploring what he called alternative methods of resolving the present crisis.

Jonathan made the disclosure in a speech delivered on his behalf by the Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, Olajumoke Akinjide, to a team of #BringBackOurGirls campaigners, led by a former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwezili.

The protesters, who had planned to take their protest to the Presidential Villa where they wanted Jonathan to address them were restricted by security agents to the Federal Secretariat within the Three Arms Zone, a few metres from the Villa gate.

FG adjusts confab delegates’ list, drops Afe Babalola

The Federal Government on Thursday made some changes to the list of delegates to the national conference, which is scheduled to begin on Monday, March 17, 2014.

But the number of delegates to the conference that is holding in Abuja still remains the initial 492.

There have been protests by some ethnic minorities, religious interests and groups over their alleged marginalisation and exclusion by the government.

PRESIDENT JONATHAN SWEARS IN NEW MINISTERS

NEW MINISTERS TAKING OATH OF OFFICE AT THE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

MEETING IN ABUJA ON WEDNESDAY (5/3/14)

NEW MINISTERS TAKING OATH OF OFFICE AT THE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

MEETING IN ABUJA ON WEDNESDAY (5/3/14)

FG Suspends Airlifting of Pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for 48 Hours

President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan  has approved the constitution of a Presidential delegation to interface with the Saudi Authorities over the issues surrounding the detained Nigerian female pilgrims at King Abdul-Azziz International Airport, Jeddah.
This was contained in statement issued last night by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Senator Anyim Pius Anyim.
Anyim stated that the delegation would be  composed as follows: the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu  Tambuwal who would lead the delegation;   Dr. Nuruddeen Mohammed,Hon. Minister of State II for  Foreign Affairs;   Ambassador Shehu Galadanchi;  Sheikh Sherif Saleh and   Muhammad Bello,    Chairman, National Hajj Commission