Goodluck Jonathan pipeline on 4 February 2012 in Bayelsa, the Senate President David Mark stated that the security situation in the country was "intolerable". On 14 May 2013, Jonathan declared a state of emergency in three northeastern Nigerian states, Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa, to curtail the activities of Boko Haram. Although initially offering amnesty, by June 2013 he ordered a 20-year jail term for anyone found to be in support of Boko Haram. On 16 January 2014, it was reported that Jonathan had sacked his military high command in response to their inability to end the Islamist-led insurgency in Northern Nigeria. Jonathan's
Rilwan Lanre Babalola the competitive market. He announced plans that included construction of additional gas-fired generation stations near the source of supply in the Niger Delta, reducing vulnerability to pipeline disruptions, and major projects to build transmission and distribution facilities to eliminate bottlenecks in the grid. He also said the government was encouraging private-sector power generation projects. In February 2010, Babalola was among leaders seeking to force the issue of declaring Yar'Adua incapable of discharging the functions of his office, and thus making Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan the Acting President. Babalola left office on 17 March 2010 when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved his