FG has lost B'Haram war - CNPP

THE Conference of Nigerian Political Parties on Thursday declared that the Federal Government had lost the war against the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram.

The CNPP explained that any form of arrangement for the 2015 general elections in the northern part of the country was under threat as a result of the continued destructive activities of the members of Boko Haram in the area.

Rivers State CNPP Chairman, Dr. Menaigbi Dagogo-Jack, who made this declaration while speaking with The PUNCH in a telephone interview on Thursday, described the killing of innocent people on a daily basis in the North as an indication that the Federal Government had lost the war against terrorism.

Dagogo-Jack pointed out that government appeared to be helpless over the attack on the people by Boko Haram members, adding that if nothing was done, the 2015 general elections would be difficult to conduct.

He stated that the situation had made it necessary for Nigerians to engage in prayers, disclosing that clergymen in the state under the leadership of Bishop Friday Nwatu had decided to pray for an end to the carnage by Boko Haram in the North.

“It is clear that the effort of the Federal Government is not enough to put an end to Boko Haram onslaught against innocent Nigerians. The method of sending troops to an area where Boko Haram strikes and leave the area after 10 days cannot work.

“Clergymen in the state led by Bishop Friday Nwatu of the Integrity Christian Ministry have looked at the situation and decided to gather to pray for this country. We need God to intervene because if we don’t do that, the 2015 elections will be under serious threat,” the state CNPP stressed.

Dagogo-Jack maintained that Nigerians were not satisfied with the way government was handling the challenge of Boko Haram, even as he urged the Federal Government to rely more on intelligence to get at the terrorists.

He said, “This is a guerrilla war and the Boko Haram members are using sophisticated weapons and the declaration of state of emergency in some of the affected states appears not to be yielding fruit.

“To say the Federal Government is losing the war against Boko Haram is an understatement. The truth is that the Federal Government has lost the war. We must resort to prayers to save the situation.”

Dagogo-Jack, who commiserated with the families of the Islamic sect’s victims, urged Nigerians not to relent in speaking against the evil perpetrated by the dreaded group in the North.