World Leaders Must Fish Out Terror Sponsors..Goodluck Jonathan

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday, said nations must identify and hold to account sponsors of terror groups such as Boko Haram operating in Nigeria and others located in the Sahel region of Africa.
Speaking on peace and security at the opening of the ongoing  Fourth European Union-Africa Summit holding in Brussels, Belgium, he noted that such people should be held responsible for their actions aimed at destabilising Africa.
The summit brought together the Heads of State and Government of the EU and the African continent with the EU and African Union (AU) institutions.
Jonathan noted that a terror attack on one nation was an attack on others and thanked the EU and other development partners for their assistance in addressing the menace of the terror groups.
According to him, “The weapons of choice of these terror groups are the Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW).
“Of recent, they have acquired the rapid propelled grenades and even surface-to-air missiles.  Where do they get these sophisticated weapons?  The total value of what these terrorists possess as individuals, in terms of what they wear, where they live cannot buy an assault rifle.
“We all have the collective responsibility to unearth their sponsors and supporters who are determined to destabilise Africa.  We should hold them responsible and accountable for their actions.”
Jonathan added that the issue of peace and security required a holistic and integrated approach, as peace and development were two sides of the same coin.
He explained that he organised a summit on “Human Security, Peace and Development: An Agenda for the 21st Century” during Nigeria’s recent Centenary celebrations based on the importance that Nigeria attaches to the issue.
Jonathan recalled that the summit resolved in part, that all countries must continue to strengthen existing mechanisms for national and international conflict management, and create new avenues for co-operation within and between peoples and nations.
Similarly, he  recalled that since 2000, African Union had demonstrated sustained desire for the development of collective security arrangement among its member states and its Regional Economic Communities.
He said the countries had established a security management system and the codification of standards within Africa’s Peace and Security Architecture which he added, included the Peace and Security Council, a continental early warning system, the Panel of the Wise and the African Standby Force (ASF).
Jonathan further stated that the union has also subscribed to modalities and action plans to confront these challenges and the new threat of piracy in some maritime boundaries and curb the menace of oil theft.
He noted that in addition to these initiatives, there were organs within the AU with mandates to strengthen the peace and security architecture.
The President described the coming into force of the African Charter on Democracy, Election and Government as a legally binding instrument as a further re-affirmation of collective resolve at outlawing unconstitutional change of government in Africa.
Jonathan added, “Notwithstanding these initiatives, new and emerging threats that necessitate concerted and holistic focus have emerged. These include political conflicts that threaten hard-won peace and democracies, and worse still, the phenomenon of piracy and terrorism

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Chris Kehinde Nwandu is the Editor In Chief of CKNNEWS || He is a Law graduate and an Alumnus of Lagos State University, Lead City University Ibadan and Nigerian Institute Of Journalism || With over 2 decades practice in Journalism, PR and Advertising, he is a member of several Professional bodies within and outside Nigeria || Member: Institute Of Chartered Arbitrators ( UK ) || Member : Institute of Chartered Mediators And Conciliation || Member : Nigerian Institute Of Public Relations || Member : Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria || Fellow : Institute of Personality Development And Customer Relationship Management || Member and Chairman Board Of Trustees: Guild Of Professional Bloggers of Nigeria

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