Politics
“We’ve Defeated Boko Haram, Met All Our Campaign Promises”, Buhari Says At Campaign Flag-Off In Uyo
President Muhammadu Buhari has again affirmed that the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents have been defeated in the North East region of the country.
Buhari made the statement at Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, while flagging of 2019 presidential campaign of All Progressive Congress (APC).
The President, who was flanked by the party’s stalwarts, maintained that the insurgents have been dislodged from Borno and Kebbi States which were their major strongholds before he came into power.
He said “I am standing here to express my gratitude and appreciation to the party for organizing this get-together to start the campaign against next year. If you could recall in 2015 when we traveled the length and breadth of this country and we based our campaign on three fundamental issues, -security, economy and fighting corruption. I want those who want to challenge us at any level,, at any constituency to doubt our contributions towards our undertakings.
“First, insecurity in the North East has been really defeated in the sense that when we came we met Boko haram in about 17 local governments in Borno and Yobe states. They are not physically holding any local government now. They resorted to indoctrinating our young ones especially girls. They braced them up in explosives and instructed them to expose themselves in churches, in Mosques, market places and motor parks but I assure you that we are going to clear them off in our county.”
The President said that Nigerians would always be informed on the progress being made to recover stolen funds and that ‘’Nigerians wont regret voting us into office”.
He noted that his administration has delivered on his promises in 2015 hinged on security, economy and fighting corruption and urged the electorate to give him another term in office to consolidate on his achievements.
National leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu took a swipe at former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, describing his comment on the 2019 budget as ‘’shallow and full of contradictions”.
He reiterated that it was only the APC government that would give hope to the Nigerian people and called on the electorate to re-elect him and other candidates of the party across the country.
He said: “To bring that hope, strong determination, we are building on a new foundation and that foundation is for you, the youths, the elderly, and tomorrow’s children. Fight for your future, rise and fight corruption. Fight the 16years that gave you 16years of darkness. If only the PDP would have concentrated on one thing only, electricity, without which there can be no industrialization, without which there can be no development, it would have been better. They said they want to come back. We are not bringing you back. No backward move in Nigeria, no backward move in Akwa Ibom.
“ We will work with you to build a Nigeria that you can rely on ,a Nigeria that is not corrupt. Corruption is the greatest enemy, and the cancer of development in this country. We will continue to fight it, renew the hope of Nigerians and build a greater nation”
National Chairman, Adam Oshomhole, accused the People’s Democratic Party of engaging in mudslinging instead of campaigning on issues, blaming the PDP for putting in economic quagmire.
‘’PDP has already put Nigeria on notice that Atiku will sell NNPC. And South-South will not support a government that will privatize our resources”, he said.
National Vice Chairman, South-South, Ntufam Hilliard Etta , prayed that Buhari should defeat Atiku, stating that Buhari has revolutionized the Agriculture sector and also reeled out other achievements such as the school feeding programme, construction of the second Niger Bridge, roads, railways and the increase of Police salary.
‘’He is doing so much. First they wanted our lion dead , he did not die , he became stronger. Then they coined a story that our lion is a Jubril from Sudan, but their enterprise failed”, he said.
Also speaking, Director General, Buhari Campaign Organisation, Rotimi Ameachi said, “ I am sure that Nigerians have not heard me for a very long time and the reason you have not heard me is that you don’t talk when you are busy. We have been relatively busy in the past four years.
“About this time four years ago we were running round the country begging Nigerians to change the leadership of the country. We promised just three things. We promised to improve the economy, to enhance security, and we promised to fight corruption. Anybody who said we promised that fuel prize will fall must be a magician. We are not voodoo economists. It was very clear what was wrong. We got in and saw the challenges; we never knew that they had stolen all the money.
“And when we got in we were mindful of the promises that we made. We commenced that action, believing that Nigerians will know that changes don’t come easily. Nigerians know that before we came to power as governor of Rivers state I could not sleep in Kano, because Kano , Abuja were attacked. Since we have been in government till now attack had been in Borno, not outside Borno. So have we made any improvement in security? The answer is yes.
“When we came, things were extremely bad. The factors that we met in terms of economy led to economic recession. We didn’t have a choice but to fight that economic recession. World Bank said that we will not come out of the recession till after three years, we came out of recession after ten months. We promised to fight corruption, are we fighting corruption, the answer is yes.
For his part, Senator Godswill Akpabio commended the President for choosing the state to flag off the campaign and gave the assurance that the party would sweep the zone, noting that ‘’this election is all about integrity”.
‘’It is all about integrity versus others. He has integrity to run. We are going to run this election on the basis of development. . They should hand over”, he said.
The high point of the rally was the presentation of the party flags to the four governorship candidate of the South-South, namely, Obong Nsima Ekere, Akwa Ibom state; Senator John Eno, Cross River, Chief Great Ogboru, Delta and Arc. Tony Cole, Rivers State.
Anonymous
December 29, 2018 at 5:18 pm
How many mouth Buhari uses to talk?. He said ” that if he is reelected, in 2019 BOKO HARAM will be a thing of pass”. Which one is true?.
Anonymous
December 29, 2018 at 4:58 pm
yeah maybe in Sudan
Anthony
December 29, 2018 at 5:25 pm
Did you say defeated? or you pay them to be silent until after election
Biafran rabbi
December 29, 2018 at 5:01 pm
O YES,MBUHARI HAS DEFEATED BOKOHARAM AS ONLY THE JUBRILIZED MBUHARI AND APC BOYS ARE KILLING THE CHICKEN FEET ARMY IN ZOO NIGERIA. ALSO,THE CAMPAIGN PROMISES OF MAKING FAMILY MEMBERS BILLIONAIRES WITH THE BIAFRAN RESOURCES INCLUDING OIL/ GAS OF AKWAIBOMITES.OH ZOO NIGERIA,YOUR TIME/ DAYS ARE NUMBERED# BIAFRA REPUBLIC RISING# ISREAL RISING# ZOO NIGERIA AND CAMEROONS MUST BE BURNT DOWN.
Anonymous
December 29, 2018 at 1:51 pm
Anonymous
December 29, 2018 at 1:49 pm
APC Stands for All promises Cancelled.
Anonymous
December 29, 2018 at 1:05 pm
Oga pmb u’ar too old 4 all dis kind of lies
Anonymous
December 29, 2018 at 11:59 am
“CONGRATULATIONS”!!!!!!
Anonymous
December 29, 2018 at 11:08 am
Open your hand Jubril
Anonymous
December 29, 2018 at 10:32 am
Yoruba hw market?
Anonymous
December 29, 2018 at 10:18 am
I don’t blame a foreigner, it’s Nigerians i blame for giving chance to the bastered to humiliate them.
Anonymous
December 29, 2018 at 10:10 am
Jubril will never open his hand again.
Anonymous
December 29, 2018 at 9:57 am
LOOK AT HIS FACE JUBRIL FROM SUDAN MUST GO BACK TO HIS COUNTRY SUDAN
Anonymous
December 29, 2018 at 9:32 am
No need to listen to this idiotic nonsense
Anonymous
December 29, 2018 at 8:36 am
Buhari should stop lying at his age.
Anonymous
December 29, 2018 at 8:01 am
This man is a scam.. No government in the world has fulfilled all the promises they made in just 4 years.. Why the lies, just say u have fulfilled some of ur promises not all.. You’re indeed a dullard and even ur handler are shameless. Yeye dey smell.
Anonymous
December 29, 2018 at 7:43 am
This man has no shame!
Anonymous
December 29, 2018 at 7:41 am
Sorryoo, the campaign promises you fulfilled,is it in Nigeria or in Sudan? because all the promises of 2015 Buhari himself made non has been fulfilled rather things has. Falling Apart. Nothing good comes out of APC government except Killing, hunger, hike on essential comodities like fuel, food, medicine etc. This government is SCAM.
Anonymous
December 29, 2018 at 7:30 am
And the clueless and incompetent buhari is launching his re election in Uyo and claiming that bokoharam etc have been defeated. Boko Haram and ISIS share the same ideology with the Late President Buhari, which is Islamization of Nigeria. President Jubril aka President Buhari doesn’t consider ISIS as enemy of Nigerian. The fact is that President Buhari unconditionally release thousands of the Boko Haram/ISIS. President Buhari gave millions of dollars to Boko Haram/ISIS as compensation for releasing a few kidnapped Chibok school girls. Which is an indirect financing of Boko Haram/ISIS. I have not heard or seen a moronic, stupid and ignorant/gullible people like Nigerians. Their cowardice is unprecedented in the history of the world. If only all the mad people in Nigeria are cured, there won’t be fools to chat APC up and down. Nigeria is gone honestly. Before January 16, Boko Haram must have hoisted their flag in Maiduguri and Damaturu.
Anonymous
December 29, 2018 at 7:22 am
Big big big lie lie lie
Anonymous
December 29, 2018 at 7:22 am
Shaaa, buhari is no more waving at the crowd
Anonymous
December 29, 2018 at 7:22 am
Just look at this man s hand