14th April, 2014
The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Nigeria’s leading opposition group, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to be more decisive in dealing with the security menace of Boko Haram. He also suggested to the president the need to convene a security summit among Nigeria and its neighbours, under the auspices of the African Union.
He spoke as Nigerians and the international community mourned the cruel killings by bomb blasts of 71 Nigerians at Nyanya Bus Park, Abuja today. One hundred and twenty four people were also injured. The bombs laden in two buses were believed to have been planted in the crowded bus station by Boko Haram.
In a statement issued today, Tinubu called on the president and the law enforcement agencies to to spare no effort in bringing the perpetrators to book. 
“The Jonathan Presidency must do all in its powers and within the ambit of the law to halt the Boko Haram nightmare.
Nigeria’s security situation is precarious and the safety of her citizens can no longer be guaranteed. Nigerians want protection for their lives and property. There is a glaring failure of intelligence. The tempo and consistency of attacks suggest that this government’s approach is not only wrong but also wrongheaded.
For how long shall we cry over the failure of intelligence and misuse of military deployments? For how long shall we weep over the avoidable deaths, loss of talents and gloom in Nigerian homes? When the story of this generation is told, who shall escape responsibility for the mammoth human lives and resources lost to the slaughter?
“It is clear the Jonathan administration has not devised a grand strategy against this menace, either locally or internationally.
“There might be a need to get back to the drawing board. Nigeria should also partner with the international community on convening a security summit under the auspices of the AU where Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger will deliberate on the menace. That can be the start of a well-coordinated offensive led by Nigeria. We cannot continue on the old ways since the result has been tragedy. We have had enough agonies as families and a nation. Let us have peace, and it is in our hands.”
Tinubu also joined other Nigerians in sending messages of condolence to families of those who died today.
“It is another gloomy chapter not only for families, but it reinforces the fear and vulnerability of Nigerians. I condemn in the strongest terms the Nyanya bombings and the violent attacks perpetrated by Boko Haram.
“The killings are detestable, especially those of students and other innocent Nigerians. All peace loving Nigerians must condemn this mindless slaughter in the strongest of terms. No religion, Islam or Christianity, condones the killings of innocent lives for which there can be no justification.”