We’ll recapture Boko Haram occupied areas before elections – Jonathan assures

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday assured the international community that with the cooperation of Nigeria’s neighbours, all the communities that have fallen to Boko Haram in Adamawa and Yobe states will be recaptured completely, while at least 70 per cent will be recaptured in Borno state before the 2015 general elections.

He gave the assurance while hosting members of the diplomatic corps to the annual cocktail and interactive session at the presidential villa, Abuja.
Jonathan while thanking the diplomats some of whom have helped the nation especially in securing the much needed equipment to fight the insurgents, as well as implementing bilateral trade agreements, urged that the cordial relations should continue in the new year.

“As an administration we are strenuously laying the foundation ‎and structure of a stronger and more develop Nigeria.
“This is an interesting moment in our country. There two things that makes it interesting, first is the issue of terror. Nigeria is facing challenges like other nations, the current Boko Haram is one of the serious challenges.

“We recognize the real threats  terrorism poses to our nation’s development and national security.
“The Boko Haram insurgency has today  become the  biggest manifestation of terrorism not only in our country Nigeria, it has become a regional problem. The activities of Boko Haram has shown that no single country can effectively tackle terrorism and insurgency alone.
“For effective and successful containment of this challenge is  through regional and international collaboration and cooperation.

“We are therefore forging collaboration with all our immediate neighbours, sub-regional allies ‎and even partners beyond the region to deal with this mortal challenge to our security and development.
“Just like we boldly dealt with threat of Ebola we are determined to decisively  deal with insurgency and thereby secure our country.

“We are already beginning to turn the trend. Let me reassure you very clearly that we will surely win the war against Boko Haram.
“We are moving faster now, ‎in the next few weeks the whole world will know that we are totally committed and that we are in position to save our people,” he stated.

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