I will bring an end to Boko Haram insurgency if elected President in 2015 – Buhari
(retd.), has promised to end insurgency and other
forms of insecurity in the country, if elected President
under the platform of the All Progressives Congress in
the 2015 general elections.
The pledge is coming amidst rising insurgency by the
Boko Haram Islamic sect in the North-East and
especially the Friday's attack on Kano Central Mosque
He also denied sharing money to delegates during his
recent visit to Imo State during his nationwide tour to
meet the APC delegates.
The Head (Media, Publicity and ICT) in Buhari Support
Organisation, Dr. Chidia Maduekwe, stated this in his
weekly brief on "GMB meet the party delegates
nationwide tour," read to journalists on Friday in Abuja.
"At no time did GMB, all through this meet the
delegates tour, share money or lobby any delegate with
money. As we all know, a leopard can never change its
spot. Friends and sympathisers may have privately
encouraged their colleagues to attend the delegates'
meeting, certainly not GMB directing or approving any
monetary exchange, as being falsely reported by some
online media," he stated.
In his nationwide tour to meet delegates, Buhari had
visited Abia, Bayelsa, Imo, Delta, Cross River and Rivers
states, where Governor Rotimi Amaechi described him
as a committed and focused leader whose watchword
was integrity.
Maduekwe said, "The summary of all the response and
the welcoming remarks by GMB at various state capitals
can be summarised. He made it clear that this country
must first be secured and efficiently and effectively
managed if our nation is to bounce back to normalcy
for our people to prosper. Leadership integrity must be
the focused watchword if we must salvage Nigeria once
again.
"We recall that we fought a civil war without borrowing
a kobo. But now, despite budgeting well over 25 per
cent of the national annual budget to defence, we are
borrowing $1bn to prosecute insurgency. Yet, all we
keep hearing is the low morale of our fighting forces as
they melt before the rampaging ill-trained insurgents.
"A situation where about 20 LGAs of this country are
under an alien flag can no longer be tolerated. APC is
ready to turn the tide to bring Nigeria back into the fold
of proud and respectable community of African nations.
Our watch-word is: Securing our nation, prospering our
people."
He added, "One is worried to read about Nigerian
soldiers giving interview to foreign media on how
under-equipped they are as they face the insurgency.
Effort by the National Assembly to conduct hearing on
such sad development is hushed down. Same as the
NASS hearing on the subsidy scam which till this date
has remained a mystery to our general public."
Buhari has also asked Nigerians to make sure their
votes count during the 2015 general elections.
Buhari spoke at a reception organised for him at the
APC secretariat in Enugu State on Saturday evening,
where he observed that soldiers engaged in the
campaign against terrorism and insurgency had
complained of inadequate weapons, despite the huge
security budget, as well as lack of effective leadership.
"Vote and make sure that your votes count," Buhari told
the gathering, including leaders and members of the
APC state chapter as well as national delegates from the
state.
He urged eligible voters to obtain the permanent voter
card, which he described as the "ammunition" to rout
the Peoples Democratic Party during the election.
The presidential aspirant noted that there was no point
in asking the people to come out to meet him if they
did not have voter cards.
Stressing the need to vote out the PDP in the coming
polls, Buhari said 2015 would be a very crucial year for
Nigeria.
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