I Won’t Negotiate With Boko Haram – Buhari

Nigeria’s main presidential challenger Muhammadu Buhari has ruled out negotiating with Islamist militants if he wins elections next month.

“Boko Haram is not interested in peace – if they are interested in peace how can they kill 13,000 Nigerians?” the former military ruler told the BBC.

The 72-year-old also said that concerns about his health were unfounded and that he was as “fit as a fiddle”.

The elections, due on 14 February, were postponed over security concerns.

Mr Buhari, representing the All Progressives Congress (APC), will face incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on 28 March, in what analysts say will be the most closely contested since military rule ended in 1999.

Security officials had said they could not guarantee security for the polls in February, as they needed six weeks to give troops more time to beat back Boko Haram.

The group has waged a six-year insurgency in the north-east of Nigeria and in the last year taken over territory where it has declared a caliphate.
Cross-country challenge

Earlier this week, President Jonathan has said the tide has “definitely turned” against Boko Haram as regional forces recapture territory.

Mr Buhari said force was the only option to deal with the insurgents, as peace was not something they wanted.

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We will negotiate with Boko Haram
Boko Haram sect in order to find a lasting solution to the security crisis in the country, if the group is willing.

This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Friday, in an interview with the BBC.

In the interview, which was monitored by our correspondent, Adesina said the Federal Government was not ruling out negotiations with the sect if it would put an end to the activities of the group. He lamented that the insurgents had attacked so many villages and killed scores of people.

“These were very vicious attacks. People were killed in scores and it’s so sad,” he said.

The President had during his inauguration speech said he had launched a strategy to deal with the sect by relocating the military headquarters to Maiduguri, Borno State.

When asked whether this would work, Adesina replied, “This is going to work. There are machineries being put in place. It’s going to work. The recent killings by the sect were meant to break our resolve, to weaken it, but that will stop. It remains a priority to him (Buhari) to deal with the group.

“You will notice that his first two weeks of administration were dedicated to tackling the insurgency. He visited Chad and Niger Republics and the following week, the Presidents of those countries also visited him in Abuja.

“The President of Benin Republic and the Defence Minister of Cameroon visited him; machinery is being put in place and once we’re through, we will see the end of the group. The target time for the deployment of the multinational force is July ending; that is in a couple of weeks.”

When the BBC also asked if the Federal Government was considering negotiations with the insurgent group, Adesina replied in the affirmative.

He said, “If they are willing, why not? You know attempts have been made for negotiations in the past and they didn’t work. Every reasonable person would want to see the end to this insurgency. So if they are willing, why not? You can’t rule that out.”

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ArchEnemy:
Old news now

CHANGE:
when you make a bogus campaign promise then CHANGE it after winning.

noblezone:
CHANGE:
when you make a bogus campaign promise then CHANGE it after winning.

What's the difference between him and Jonathan then, if every campaign promise should be changed.

i dey look

Nigeria shall be great again

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MalcoImX:
What's the difference between him and Jonathan then, if every campaign promise should be changed.

Are you asking me?

Yet let me tell you this bro,
there will be a very huge difference between Jonathan and Buhari.
Jonathan will be far better.

noblezone:


Are you asking me?

Yet let me tell you this bro,
there will be a very huge difference between Jonathan and Buhari.
Jonathan will be far better.

The greatest disservice done to Nigeria by Buhari is his refusal to probe Jonathan. If he'd done, you won't take for free.

Hmmm

Olamitisoji:
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