Following the excessive killings that has characterized the Northern region by the acclaimed religious sect, Boko Haram, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has set up a secret committee that will hold talk with the leaders of the movement with the aim to put an utter end to the massacre that the movement has done to the nation. it is most likely that this committee will operate without regular update to the media neither would the identity of any of the committee member be disclosed to the public.
Read the letter of appointment of the panel below
Titled “Appointment as a member of the President’s committee on continuous dialogue and resolution challenges in North”, the letter reads in part: “
I am pleased to inform you that the President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has approved the constitution of the committee on continuous dialogue and resolution of security challenges in the North.”
Terms of reference include:
• To continue from where the previous committee stopped in its task and particularly engage any group that may be ready for dialogue;
• To develop together with relevant agencies of government a frame-work for the granting of amnesty;
• To develop and implement together with relevant agencies of government the frame-work for disarmament; and
• To develop with the relevant agencies of government a comprehensive victims support programme and strategies for its implementation to further the development of strategies and mechanisms to address the underlining causes of insurgencies to prevent reoccurrence.”
“Your appointment is at the pleasure of Mr. President”
Signed
Secretary to the Government of the federation
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