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Press Statement from APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for his shuttle diplomacy aimed at forging a stronger regional front against the Boko Haram insurgency, saying the President should be praised rather than pilloried for his efforts. ''Boko Haram, which started off as a Nigerian problem, has now assumed a regional dimension, affecting many countries in West Africa.
Therefore, any solution to the crisis, if it is to endure, must be regional in nature, with Nigeria taking the lead,'' the party said in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.
Besides, it said since terrorism has assumed a global dimension, no nation, not even the superpower United States, can fight the growing menace alone.
''This is why even in our days in opposition, we advocated a regional solution to the crisis,'' APC said.
The
party said President Buhari's trip to Niger and Chad, two of the
countries worst hit by the Boko Haram insurgency, showed that he
understands the regional dimension that the insurgency has assumed,
and that for any effort by Nigeria to yield positive results, it must seek the cooperation of its neighbouring countries.
and that for any effort by Nigeria to yield positive results, it must seek the cooperation of its neighbouring countries.
It
urged the President not to relent in his efforts to forge a regional
front against the terrorists, despite the misguided criticism emanating
from certain quarters.
''It
is baffling that some opposition politicians wanted Nigeria to go it
alone against Boko Haram, even as the terrorist group has taken its
battle beyond the shores of Nigeria, to such countries as Cameroon, Chad
and Niger. It is common knowledge that the terrorists use these
countries as launch pads for their attacks against Nigeria, and vice
versa, and that they routinely engage in cross-boundary raids.
''It
is common knowledge that Boko Haram's tentacles have spread as far as
Mali, the home base of the Movement for the Unity and Jihad in West
Africa (MUJAO), a splinter group of the Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb.
It is no longer a secret that Boko Haram has now affiliated itself to
the Islamic State, seeing itself as the West African chapter of the
terror group. How then can Nigeria effectively deal with Boko Haram
without seeking the assistance of other concerned countries?'' APC
queried
The
party reminded the critics of the President's trips to Chad and Niger
that even the United States sought and has continued to seek a global
coalition against Al-Qaida and Islamic State, despite the country's
enormous military, economic and political powers.
APC
said it was particularly delighted that President Buhari has continued
to insist that the Nigerian Army is capable of leading the fight against
Boko Haram, meaning that while there is nothing wrong in seeking the
cooperation of Nigeria's neighbours, the country has no business hiring
mercenaries to lead the battle.
''That
vote of confidence in our military is the first step in the efforts of
the Buhari Administration to restore the glory of the
once-globally-acclaimed Nigerian military through morale boosting
measures that will include arming and kitting the troops effectively and
caring about their welfare so that they can more effectively tackle the
terrorists,'' it said.
Alhaji Lai Mohammed
National Publicity Secretary
All Progressives Congress (APC)
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