President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday said the Federal Government is winning the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency and took a swipe at sections of the media over the crisis.
Vanguard reports that the President made the assertion in London while speaking at the opening of the meeting of Nigeria’s Honorary International Investment Council (HIIC).
He told the gathering that the Nigerian Armed Forces and security operatives were working hard to make sure the sect do not seize anymore town in the troubled north-eastern part of the country.
We are improving on security. For about a week now there have been no reports of Boko Haram seizing more territories. Rather, we are steadily pushing them back. The impression being created by sections of the media that the situation is worsening is not true. I can assure you that it will never get worse,” Jonathan said.
Mr. President promised the gathering that the country’s security operatives were making huge success in recovering areas recently taken by Boko Haram, and used the medium to solicit for greater support from the National Assembly for the Federal Government’s efforts to curb terrorism, insurgency and insecurity in the country.
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Jonathan explained to members of the council headed by Baroness Lynda Chalker that he decided to offere himself as a candidate in Nigeria’s next presidential elections because he was convinced that with four more years in office, he will
be able to further consolidate the positive national reforms initiated by his administration and take them to a point of irreversibility for the good of all Nigerians.
“As you already know, I have indicated my willingness to carry on for another four years if I am given the opportunity so that we can carry forward some of the reforms we have been talking about,” he said.
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