The President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has cancelled his trip to Switzerland for this year’s edition of the annual World Economic Forum.
Informed Presidency sources told The Eagle Online that the President decided to cancel the trip because of the increase in the activities of Boko Haram.
This is more especially so because of the havoc the sect wreaked on Kano City, Kano State, on Friday.
It was learnt that the reasoning in the Presidency is that the major purpose of the trip, which is to woo investors, has been defeated with the rise in the activities of Boko Haram.
The source said: “How do you go and start talking with investors when the atmosphere at home is not conducive?
“Who will want to come and invest in the country when security cannot be guaranteed?
“I can tell you authoritatively that the advance team for the trip, which was scheduled to leave this evening has been asked to return home.
“The President has vowed to move speedily against the group because its activities are not only embarrassing the country and causing thousands pain and anguish, but it is also slowing down the investment drive of the government.”
It was gathered that the thinking in the Presidency is that going on the trip could also pass across the message to Nigerians that the President does not care about the mood in the country.
The WEF provides Heads of Governments the opportunity to interact and woo investors.