President Goodluck Jonathan is of the firm belief that the 2 Committees set up
to tackle the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and the conflicts
in the North are crucial to returning the country to the path of peace.
The President spoke on Wednesday at State House,
Abuja as he inaugurated the two committees.
The committee on dialogue and peaceful
resolution of the security challenges in the north has a 3 month mandate while
the committee on small and light weapons is a standing committee.
President Jonathan is very concerned with the
effect of the proliferation of small arms and light weapons has had on the
African continent, describing it as more damaging than the threat of nuclear
war and insisting that munitions producers who sell these weapons to insurgents
must stop.
Coming closer to home President Jonathan
acknowledges the controversies that had arisen in the past weeks over the
membership of the committee to negotiate terms with Boko Haram.
In the interim in obvious reference to the
recent mass killings in Baga, the President is pleading with Officers and Men
of the Armed Forces to be mindful of the civilian population in containing the
excesses of the Boko Haram insurgents.
Members of the committee are aware of the
reservations trailing their assignments
These committee members are not taking their
assignments for granted and recognize that a lot of groundwork and negotiations
lie the months ahead.
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