Yola—Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, took a swipe at past administrations in the handling of Boko Haram insurgency, saying the sect would not have reared its head, if he was President. Atiku spoke Tuesday night at the American University of Nigeria, AUN, Yola, while distributing relief materials to over 5,000 internally-displaced persons, IDPs. He said: “If I were the President of Nigeria when Boko Haram insurgency erupted, I would have used all means at my disposal to avert it. “When we were in government in 2002, a similar incident, which should have been more deadly, erupted in Yobe State and we immediately contained it and nothing was heard of it again.

“Such an ugly incident requires a steadfast leadership that is decisive in its deeds in dealing with it. For Boko Haram insurgents to have overran seven of the 21 local governments of Adamawa State beats my imagination, and the efforts I put in place that prevented Boko Haram from capturing the entire state is left between me and my Creator. “As I clock 70 years this year, all my activities will be dedicated to the cause of internally-displaced persons, IDPs, not only in Adamawa, but also in Borno, Yobe and other IDPs camps spread across the country.” The former Vice President implored all his admirers, who wished to identify with him as he clocks 70 to channel them to the IDPs. Earlier, Atiku and members of the Adamawa Peace Initiative, visited St. Theresa Catholic Cathedral and the Jama’atul Nasir Islam, JNI, where they distributed relief materials to IDPs.
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Sorry Mr Atiku, you are worse than Obasanjo, Jonathan, Buhari put together..

Using style to campaign 2019.. But atiku shld know his political career is over.. If I shld come up against him 2019, im very sure I will beat him at primaries..

The man should know by now that Nigerians are matured politically to know a true and selfless leader. The man is corruption personified. He inflicted internal damage on Nigeria

I laugh

this man is trying tooo hard, but it seems no one trust him to manage Nigeria.

ladja2013:
The man should know by now that Nigerians are matured politically to know a true and selfless leader. The man is corruption personified. He inflicted internal damage on Nigeria

My brother if being selfless and currupt free will help Nigeria we couldn't have been in the mess we are in. We agreedthe likes of Obasanjo and atiku are currupt but they know how to play their cards. They will not appoint based on merit but based on qualifications. So I prefer a currupt leader than a man like Buhari.

He has done it, we have seen it and felt the impact ,truly if left for Atiku he could have use some of his strong hunters to fight bkoharam as he did in his State .Atiku was able to use hunters to stop bkoharram from Uba before they reached Adamawa state capital the Hunter killed over 200 members of the sect before federal government order for their arrest . their leader was arrested and later regain freedom. Presently with Atiku's influence Adanawa State government empower those hunters to serve as internal security in Adamawa state and due to their presence the activities of bokoharam has reduced to almost 10%.U can imagine if given full power to operate in other places captured by bokoharam. I think Atiku still better plans on how to use this very pple to achieve total control over bokoharam.