Owing to his compassionate disposition and the
need not to be misunderstood, President
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has endorsed the
proposition regarding a VICTIMS’ SUPPORT
AGENCY, VSA, in the report submitted last week by
the committee on Boko Haram, Sunday Vanguard can reveal authoritatively. This is coming on the heels of what sources
described as the perceived misunderstanding of
Mr. President’s position on the worth of human
life. In fact, the President reportedly hinted at this
possibility while receiving the report from
members of the committee. Aso Rock Presidential Villa sources confided in
Sunday Vanguard at the weekend that “contrary
to the misconception and misrepresentation that
President Jonathan has declined any form of
compensation for the victims of the Boko Haram
insurgency, the true position is that Mr. President went beyond the ordinary and is not wont to play
to the gallery”. One of the sources went on: “The issue the
President was relating to when he made the
statement on compensation and victims’ support
was that you do not cheapen human life by
placing monetary or any other form of ephemeral
value on it. “The committee had suggested the creation of a
Victims’ Support Agency, which is expected to
engage a creative means of catering to the needs
of the victims of terror in such a way that life
would be more meaningful and more productive
to them”. Sunday Vanguard was made to understand that
following the controversy that trailed media
reports that President Jonathan declared that
there would be no compensation for terror
victims, the President “could not believe the
reports”. Indeed, Aso Rock insiders explained that
“President Jonathan wanted to make a distinction
between monetary compensation – which was
the expectation of many – and the need for
rehabilitation of victims. “The President believes that rehabilitating the
victims using the instrumentality of the VSA
would serve a longer lasting purpose than just
denominating human lives or body parts that
have been lost in naira and kobo terms. “It was this differentiation that was misconstrued
to mean that there would be no compensation.
That is not President Jonathan’s position. There would be an institutionalized victims’
support programme to aid to assist victims of
terror in the country”. The source also said “the report is being studied
by Mr. President and a white paper would soon be
made public”.
need not to be misunderstood, President
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has endorsed the
proposition regarding a VICTIMS’ SUPPORT
AGENCY, VSA, in the report submitted last week by
the committee on Boko Haram, Sunday Vanguard can reveal authoritatively. This is coming on the heels of what sources
described as the perceived misunderstanding of
Mr. President’s position on the worth of human
life. In fact, the President reportedly hinted at this
possibility while receiving the report from
members of the committee. Aso Rock Presidential Villa sources confided in
Sunday Vanguard at the weekend that “contrary
to the misconception and misrepresentation that
President Jonathan has declined any form of
compensation for the victims of the Boko Haram
insurgency, the true position is that Mr. President went beyond the ordinary and is not wont to play
to the gallery”. One of the sources went on: “The issue the
President was relating to when he made the
statement on compensation and victims’ support
was that you do not cheapen human life by
placing monetary or any other form of ephemeral
value on it. “The committee had suggested the creation of a
Victims’ Support Agency, which is expected to
engage a creative means of catering to the needs
of the victims of terror in such a way that life
would be more meaningful and more productive
to them”. Sunday Vanguard was made to understand that
following the controversy that trailed media
reports that President Jonathan declared that
there would be no compensation for terror
victims, the President “could not believe the
reports”. Indeed, Aso Rock insiders explained that
“President Jonathan wanted to make a distinction
between monetary compensation – which was
the expectation of many – and the need for
rehabilitation of victims. “The President believes that rehabilitating the
victims using the instrumentality of the VSA
would serve a longer lasting purpose than just
denominating human lives or body parts that
have been lost in naira and kobo terms. “It was this differentiation that was misconstrued
to mean that there would be no compensation.
That is not President Jonathan’s position. There would be an institutionalized victims’
support programme to aid to assist victims of
terror in the country”. The source also said “the report is being studied
by Mr. President and a white paper would soon be
made public”.
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