President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria should resign. This call for his resignation has especially been prompted by the recent abduction of many girls from a school in Northern Nigeria that seems to have confounded the government of Nigeria. This is only the latest of a long line of events that have proven that the Nigerian government under Goodluck Jonathan is quite unable to protect its people - one of he central priorities of any government. What is worse is that since the recent abduction of these girls, the government of Nigeria does not appear to know what it is doing or will do to make sure that these girls are safely returned to their parents. Any government that does not take the lives of its people seriously enough to want to do everything to keep them safe is not supposed to be in power. Any government that has areas in its country where it cannot go because that area is under the authority of a different group of people is not fit to be in power. By this measure, Nigeria is not even a country because the government of the country does not control the territory it purports to govern.
Calling for the resignation of Goodluck Jonathan may appear to play into the hands of Boko Haram because that is in fact what the terrorist group wants. However, it is also the function of government to protect its people from terrorists. If the government of Nigeria under Goodluck Jonathan has been unable to do that, it is not fit to be in power. As things stand, Boko Haram is defeating the government. There is no respectable government in the world whose people will be abducted without the government making a statement to state what is being done to deal with the situation. Since Goodluck Jonathan appears too be losing Nigeria to Boko Haram, it is time he resigned so that someone who can take the fight to Boko Haram and protect the Nigerian people may become leader of the country.
Calling for the resignation of Goodluck Jonathan may appear to play into the hands of Boko Haram because that is in fact what the terrorist group wants. However, it is also the function of government to protect its people from terrorists. If the government of Nigeria under Goodluck Jonathan has been unable to do that, it is not fit to be in power. As things stand, Boko Haram is defeating the government. There is no respectable government in the world whose people will be abducted without the government making a statement to state what is being done to deal with the situation. Since Goodluck Jonathan appears too be losing Nigeria to Boko Haram, it is time he resigned so that someone who can take the fight to Boko Haram and protect the Nigerian people may become leader of the country.
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