DAVECENA:
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday promised that
the nation’s security forces would completely wipe out
members of the violent Boko Haram sect from Adamawa
and Yobe states before the March 28 and April 11
rescheduled dates of general elections.
He also promised that in the case of Borno State, at
least 70 per cent of the state would be recovered before
the elections.
Jonathan made the promise during a cocktail he
organised for members of the diplomatic corps at the
Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He said the security forces would carry out the
operation in order to ensure that elections hold in the
three affected states.
He said, “This period will give them (security forces) the
opportunity to clean up the three states. If at all they
cannot clean up the three states, at least two states will
be recovered completely and more local governments
even from the remaining state so that elections could be
conducted even in Borno State.
“Even if we don’t take over all the territories in Borno
State, definitely in Adamawa and Yobe states we will
take over completely and even Borno State, the
headquarters of Boko Haram, even if we don’t take over
completely at least 70 per cent of that state will be free
for elections to be conducted.
“This is because democracy can only be meaningful if
people are allowed to select who rules them.”
Jonathan boasted that his administration would defeat
insurgency the same way it defeated the Ebola Virus
Disease.
He said the whole world would see his administration’s
achievement in that area very soon.
The President said his administration recognised the
real threats terrorism posed to the nation’s
development and national security.
He said insurgency had become the biggest
manifestation of terrorism not only in Nigeria but also
in the region.
He said the activities of the sect had further shown that
no single country could effectively tackle terrorism and
insurgency alone.
Jonathan explained that that was why the Federal
Government was collaborating with neighbouring
countries, sub-regional allies and other partners
beyond the region to deal with what he described as
mortal challenge to Nigeria’s security and development.
“We are already beginning to turn the trend. Let me
reassure you very clearly that we will surely win the
war against Boko Haram. We are moving faster now, in
the next few weeks, the whole world will know that we
are totally committed and that we are in a position to
save our people,” he added.
On the rescheduled elections, the President insisted
that it was a decision taken in the best interest of the
country.


source: http://www.punchng.com/news/well-reclaim-three-boko-haram-held-states-before-elections-jonathan/#comments

englishmart:
just discuss with Buhari. Maybe he might decide to put his men to order