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Jonathan To Boko Haram: I Will Never Resign

President Goodluck Jonathan has ruled out any possibility of resigning from the nation’s highest office despite blackmail and intimidation by leaders of the Boko Haram Islamist sect, saying it would amount to abdicating his responsibilities and the mandate given to him by the people of Nigeria.
Jonathan was reacting on Sunday to threats by the sect, mandating him to either embrace the Islamic faith and become its ardent member or resign from office.
Speaking through his special adviser on media and publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, he said he would not be brow-beaten by the sect to forfeit his mandate by resigning because such an action would negate the confidence of Nigerians in him, as evident in the 2011 presidential poll, which was globally acclaimed as free and fair.
“When Nigerians voted overwhelmingly for President Jonathan in the 2011 general election, they knew they were voting for a Christian. He continues to enjoy the goodwill and support of the good people of Nigeria. As president, Dr. Jonathan is the leader of both Muslims and Christians. In fact, he is the leader of persons of all faiths,” said Abati, who laughed off the sect’s threats.
“So, it amounts to sheer blackmail for any individual or group to ask the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to convert to Islam. The President cannot be intimidated by any group or individual. The President will never resign. He has the mandate of Nigerians to serve his fatherland and nobody should imagine that he will succumb to blackmail.”
Abubakar Shekau, a leader of Boko Haram, speaking in a video against his designation as a terrorist by the United States of America (USA) in June, had issued the resignation warning to Jonathan, saying, “I call on you Jonathan, you should abandon this ungodly power; you should repent and forsake Christianity, including Obama, who said I have business interests in the United States….”

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