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Jung Hong, South Korean Prime Minster, resigned late
yesterday as a result of the government’s horrific response to the ferry
disaster. While it is unfortunate that his reactions were reactive rather than
proactive, at least he took responsibility.
Just recently we learned that 234 girls were
kidnapped from their school in Nigeria. Those responsible for the kidnappings
are Islamic Militants called Boko Haram. In response to this, the government of
Nigeria released a news report regarding a rescue operation. When this story
was exposed as erroneous, the government was quick to recant.
Statistically speaking the number of deaths in the
ferry tragedy in South Korea is lesser than the number of senseless killings
and kidnappings that have occurred within Nigeria at the hands of the Islamic
militants. These militants are very active in the far Northern states of
Nigeria. The actions of the militants have turned these peaceful communities
into towns in which its citizens have fled out of sheer terror.
I would like for us to challenge the elected
officials about why they refuse to do anything about this. Why are they not
going to be held accountable for lawlessness in their constituency? It is
frustrating that the government continues to provide funding to these elected
officials for the communities they represent with seemingly no accountability.
What is the money being spent on? How are the funds building and sustaining
safe and desirable neighborhoods and communities? They need to hunt down these
militants and bring them to justice. Stiff consequences need to be put into
place. Laws against this type of behavior need to be enforced. Until this
happens there will not be peace.
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