Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has thrashed the United States of America government for its ‘half-hearted’ motion in helping Nigeria in the war against the Boko Haram rebellion. The Professor additionally urged the US government to quit giving reasons over its demeanor to Nigeria’s war against terrorism, Thisday reports.
Soyinka while conveying a discourse in Lagos titled: ‘Lord Nebuchadnezzar, The Reign of Impunity,’ approached the US to quit giving reasons over its refusal to offer cobra helicopters to Nigeria, demanding that the reasons were ridiculous.
The Nobel Laureate’s statements synchronizes with that of the previous military head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, who additionally blamed the United States government for not being benevolent to Nigeria.
“I want to appeal to the Americans to please stop laughing at us. They should stop ridiculing this nation. The government claimed that it asked for cobra helicopters. The government of Jonathan asked for little weapons to destroy the enemies. We are in a situation of destroy or to be destroyed. They asked for the weapons even for self defence, I think the Americans should not boast of what they have done to supply assistance to vulnerable affected households. All are laudable and nobody is in disagreement with them.
“These are necessities. But this is not the response I expect to the situation of war. This nation is at war. And this nation is asking for certain forms of assistance. Please United States of America, could you please overlook the arithmetical deficiency of governance and stop giving an excuse to this government for failing to protect us. Please just say that you will not supply arms to Nigeria and leave it at that. Don’t say that you sent other things, that are not the issue at this critical time in Nigeria,” Soyinka said.
It would be reviewed that a previous Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.), has as of late clarified why the United States of America ought not been seen as Nigeria’s accomplice in the battle against the Boko Haram rebellion.
In the interim, the Federal Government has wiped out an agreement it had with the US for American security authorities to train a Nigerian Army Battalion, this is as per an announcement released on Monday by the US Embassy in Abuja.
Be that as it may, the United States government had at first uncovered that it would not offer cobra helicopters to the Nigerian Government to help battle the Boko Haram rebellion attacking the North-eastern piece of the nation.
Wole Soyinka thrashes U.S on War Against Boko Haram
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