President Goodluck Jonathan said yesterday that the
call by Boko Haram for him to embrace Islamic faith and become its
ardent member or resign from office was a blackmail, rude intimidation
and laughable.
In a statement by presidential spokesperson, Dr
Reuben Abati, Jonathan said his mandate was given to him by Nigerians in
the 2011 presidential poll which has been internationally recognised 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.
“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,” the statement said.
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