President Goodluck Jonathan
yesterday debunked claims that he was behind Boko Haram insurgency, wondering what
would be his gain for doing so.
The President spoke to a huge crowd
that ushered him to Yola, Adamawa State in continuation of his campaign for
re-election. His arrival coincided with the liberation of Michika Local
Government Area, one of the five overran by Boko Haram last year.
Jonathan told his supporters that
the liberation of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states from terrorists is a task that
must be done. The President, who officially announced at the campaign ground at
Ribadu Square, Yola, that Michika was reclaimed yesterday by troops, said he
could not have aligned with Boko Haram to unleash terror on the good people of
Adamawa State and the entire Northeast.
While acknowledging that five local
government areas had been under Boko Haram control, out of which three had been
previously reclaimed, he announced that Michika which was one of the two
remaining local government areas was liberated yesterday.
According to him, only a mad person
would insinuate that the President of a country like Nigeria could support Boko
Haram or any terrorist group against the good people of Adamawa and, indeed,
the Northeast.
“I am glad to announce that Michika
LGA has been liberated from Boko Haram. I hope that Madagali Local Government
will be liberated soon by our gallant troops,” Jonathan said.
The President, who was assured of
resounding victory in the forthcoming presidential election by top shots of the
PDP in the state, described Adamawa as his second home as he secured 67% of
votes in 2011.
He recalled that the votes he
secured in 2011 were twice the number he polled in Bayelsa, his home state,
adding that it sounded unreasonable for him to encourage insurgents to unleash
terror on Adamawa.
The PDP presidential candidate said
he had forgiven all the fabricators of such fallacy and lies being bandied
against his government’s Transformation Agenda, adding that he was not deterred
by such detractors as his burning desire is to liberate the entire Northeast
from Boko Haram.
“I pray to the Almighty God to
forgive them for such fabrication of lies,” he said. He described the Adamawa
PDP governorship candidate, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, as a man of great intellect and
Adamawa people would not regret voting for the PDP.
A number of PDP stakeholders pledged
a resounding victory for Jonathan and all the party’s candidates as Adamawa has
remained a PDP state since 1998.
Among the PDP stalwarts that spoke
were former Education Minister, Prof. Jibril Aminu, Vice President Namadi
Sambo, Mallam Ribadu, Hajiya Zainab Maina, Senate President David Mark and
National Chairman of PDP, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu.
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DEMAND
The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday said the $20bn
allegedly declared missing under President Goodluck Jonathan’s watch can build
10 Burj Khalifa in Dubai, reputed to be the tallest building in the world.
Fashola, who said this during the All Progressives Congress campaign rally in
the Epe area of the state…
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