Hotweb.waphall.com President Jonathan said if Billions are stolen from our oil
sector, America will know. Now America knows:
The immediate past United States Secretary of State, Mrs.
Hillary Clinton, in separate events in New York City said the
Nigerian government under President Goodluck Jonathan,
squandered its oil resources, and indirectly helps corruption
to fester in the Boko Haram troubled country.
In the words of Hillary Clinton: “The government of
Nigeria has been, in my view, somewhat derelict in its
responsibility toward protecting boys and girls, men and
women in northern Nigeria over the last years.
“The Nigerian government must accept help – particularly
intelligence, surveillance and recognizance help – their
troops have to be the ones that (are) necessary, but they
could do a better job if they accept the offers that are
being made. Nigeria has made bad choices, not hard
choices," Clinton said.
"They have squandered their oil wealth; they have allowed
corruption to fester, and now they are losing control of
parts of their (own) territory because they would not make
hard choices.”
Mrs. Clinton spoke with ABC-TV’s Robin Roberts on American
national television, and also at a public function organized by
the International Crisis Group. Later, the former Senator and
First Lady made other critical remarks concerning Nigeria at
a philanthropy parley, as she was widely quoted by several
American media outlets, including CNN.
Clinton stated the following position in the New York events
she attended, challenging the credibility and quality of the
country's leadership under President Jonathan's watch.
"The seizure of these young women by this radical, extremist
group, Boko Haram, is abominable, it’s criminal, it’s an act of
terrorism, and it really merits the fullest response possible,
first and foremost from the government of Nigeria.
"The Nigerian government has failed to confront the threat,
or to address the underlying challenges. Most of all, the
government of Nigeria needs to get serious about protecting
all of its citizens and ensuring that every child has the right
and opportunity to go to school,” she said in her address to
the function organized by the International Crisis Group.
"Every asset and expertise should be brought to bear.
Everyone needs to see this for what it is, it is a gross human
rights abuse, but it is also part of a continuing struggle within
Nigeria and within North Africa,” she added.