Borno State, President Goodluck Jonathan will again visit the state to
campaign for next month's election.
His previous visit was to the soldiers serving in the state in
commemoration with the Armed Forces Remembrance Day.
The President had severely been criticised in recent times for not
visiting the crisis-torn North-East.
PUNCH reports that the President would unfold plans to tackle the Boko
Haram militant sect during his campaign in the state.
Meanwhile, the governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, on Friday
appealed to his supporters and all citizens of the state not to show
any form of disrespect to the President and his entourage during the
campaign visit.
Shettima made the call in a statement by his media aide, Mallam Isa Gusau.
The governor said the call became necessary because of recent attacks
carried out on the President in Bauchi and Katsina States during which
irate youths reportedly went wild against the President's convoy.
He described the acts as disrespectful, show of intolerance and
extremely bad politics.
He said, "From what I have read or heard in the media so far, there
has not been any issue of such in any APC-controlled states visited by
the President and Borno should not be an exception.
"We have political differences and our differences are legitimate and
based on the principles of our political parties and what we stand
for.
"But we must remember that His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Ebele
Jonathan, GCFR, is the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
and as citizens of this country, we have an obligation to respect his
office and his person.
"Our millions of citizens who support the APC in Borno State and our
Presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and anyone that supports
me or any of our National and State Assembly candidates in the state
should shun any act of violence, intolerance and unlawful political
behaviour before, during and after the President's visit and should
remain law-abiding citizens of Borno State as our laws, norms and
values demand."
Also, in a related development, the Minister of State for Power, Hon.
Mohammed Wakil, has described the attack on the convoy on the present
during his campaign trips to parts of the North as misguided and
misconceived.
--PUNCH
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