Is attacking the government’s actions not a licence for militants to continue killing soldiers?
No. If you look at my history I have been categorical in my condemnation of the violence. I came into politics because of a lack of political will to address the issue in my state and I am grateful to the Eso panel’s inquiry into Rivers state which exposed some of what we had been crying out about. I have stood as an opposition leader and governorship candidate on an anti- PDP platform and so the violent youths and their guns have been pointed at me many a time. I have challenged Odili and his methodology since 2003 and now six years later, I remain consistent. I feel the pain of the soldiers who lost their lives. Many of them are my brothers from the North. Do not forget I grew up there. But we must be realistic. We must point these boys in the right direction and use diplomacy and action to direct them to a different way of life. They have no mentors, no one to look up to. Give them mentors. In Rivers state we have the Chief A.K Horsfall committee which is addressing the issue. Those
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