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"Mr President, Minister, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank you, Mr Søvndal, for your substantial and in-depth statement describing the situation in Nigeria, which contains some very meaningful comments. I would also like to publicly remind the Chamber about Franco Lamolinara and Chris McManus, who are not just two European citizens; they are two men, two people who loved that country very much and sacrificed their lives there. They should be considered on a par with all the Nigerian citizens who have lost their lives in recent months, the victims of a particularly fierce strategy.
This strategy is using God’s name to implement its plans to achieve power, crippling the efforts of the government, the people, the institutions and the civil society of Nigeria to make this country a leader within the African continent. Therefore, Mr Søvndal, I say that the real problem of Nigeria is not ethnic or religious tension, but the fact that behind the ethnic and religious tension, there are interests and power strategies to achieve these interests, which have had such a negative impact in the last few months.
Despite this, we must be concerned, because having a clear view does not mean that we are in a position to avoid the risk of a civil war. This strategy is gaining the upper hand in many areas of the country: the strategy of the fundamentalist groups. While it is true that they are using religion in a distorted manner in order to achieve energy resource control, for example, at the same time, they are encountering a very weak response from the government which is coming across as particularly indecisive.
Therefore, I ask you to be particularly concerned with implementing the actions you have proposed, in which you will have the support of the whole Parliament."@en1
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