President Muhammadu Buhari has claimed that his government has done well in the area of security, acheiving peace in Borno and Yobe States.
Mr. Buhari said this on Wednesday while addressing the All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters at the party’s presidential rally at Giginya Stadium, Sokoto, Sokoto State.
Th president’s claim comes barely 48 hours after former President Olusegun Obasanjo told the BBC Yoruba that Boko Haram insurgents were deadlier than they were before the present government .
But Buhari said the huge crowd at the APC rally in Borno State on Monday was a proof of the success of his government in the area of security.
“When I came here in 2015 to campaign, I promised three things, to fight corruption, stop insurgency and to improve our economy. Today we can all see the results of the three.
“The unprecedented crowd that welcomed us in Borno was a testimony to the fact that we have done well in the area of security.
“The country has witnessed bumper harvest in the last two years, signifying that our economic policy is working.
“On corruption, I would not relent in fighting the menace. I assure you whoever is found wanting would be dealt with accordingly,” he said.
He therefore asked the people to vote only APC candidates in the forthcoming elections.
According to him, they would not betray Nigerians.
Reacting to Buhari’s claim that he has achieved security in the North-East, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Uche Secondus said that he was merely politicking.
There was no way the Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, would have visited Abuja crying over the deplorable security situation in his state if things were working well, he told the Punch.
Mr. Secondus said Buhari must have also forgotten that farmers in the North-East and North-Central had been crying over their inability to return to farm because of the insecurity in their areas.
He said, “Nigerians saw the governor of Borno State when he cried openly at the Presidential Villa over the deplorable security situation in his state.
“He said the situation was becoming unbearable and that people were being killed anyhow. Has the President forgotten that so soon?
“People came to see the President and waved at him to say goodbye. They came to see a man who promised so much but couldn’t deliver a little. They came to see a man who said he would make life better but has succeeded in making life miserable to them.
“Wives in Borno have become widows and he thinks they are happy? Truly, the President was never aware.”
The PDP chairman asked Nigerians to hold the President responsible for the killings of innocent Nigerians in the country.
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