President Goodluck Jonathan was in Windhoek, Namibia on Thursday, March 20, 2014 for a state visit and bilateral talks with President Hifikepunye Pohamba of Namibia.
The meeting held at the Conference Hall of the Namibia State House and had many dignitaries in attendance.
Jonathan declared at the meeting that the federal government would no longer treat the terrorist groups terrorising Nigeria with kid gloves.
“Initially, we handle it (terrorism) with kid glove, but now we have decided to be a little more forceful because we must thrash out these terror groups. We must not allow it to continue to slow down economic growth in that part of the country,” Jonathan said.
The federal government, according to him, has decided to be more forceful in curtailing the activities of the Boko Haram group that is unleashing terror in some states of the North-East region.
He solicited the support of his Namibian counterpart and other leaders in stamping out terrorism globally.
Jonathan thanked Pohamba for his country’s support to Nigeria on its election as non-permanent member of the UN.
He used the occasion to call on the super powers to restructure the UN Security Council by making it democratic in allowing other continents, including Africa to have membership.
Earlier, Pohamba had said that his country would forever remain grateful to Nigeria for its contribution and sacrifice toward the attainment of independence.
He stressed the need for the two countries to focus on industrialisation and economic sustenance, particularly in the area of agriculture, mining and tourism.
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