We Have Defeated Boko Haram, Met Campaign Promises – Buhari

Buhari made the statement at Uyo,  Akwa Ibom State, while flagging of 2019 presidential campaign of All Progressive Congress (APC). The President, who was flanked by the party’s stalwarts, maintained that the insurgents have been dislodged from Borno and Kebbi States which were their major strongholds before he came into power. He said “I am standing here to express my gratitude and appreciation to the party for organizing this get-together to start   the campaign against next year. If you could recall in 2015 when we traveled the length and breadth of this country and we based our campaign on three fundamental issues, -security, economy and fighting corruption. I want those who want to challenge us at any level,, at any constituency to doubt our contributions towards our undertakings. “First, insecurity in the North East has been   really defeated in the sense that when we came we met Boko haram in about 17 local governments in Borno and Yobe states.   They are not physically holding any local government now. They resorted to indoctrinating our young ones especially girls.  They braced them up in explosives and instructed them  to expose themselves in churches, in Mosques, market places and motor parks but    I assure you that we are going to clear them off in our county.” The President said that Nigerians would always be informed on the progress being made to recover stolen funds and that ‘’Nigerians wont regret voting us into office”. He noted that his administration has delivered on his promises in 2015 hinged on security, economy and fighting corruption and urged the electorate to give him another term in office to consolidate on his achievements. National leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu took a swipe at former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, describing his comment on the 2019 budget as ‘’shallow and full of contradictions”. He reiterated that it was only the APC government that would give hope to the Nigerian people and called on the electorate to re-elect him and other candidates of the party across the country. He said: “To bring that hope, strong determination, we are building on a new foundation and that foundation is for you, the youths, the elderly, and tomorrow’s children. Fight for your future, rise and fight corruption. Fight the 16years that gave you 16years of darkness. If only the PDP would have concentrated on one thing only, electricity, without which there can be no industrialization, without which there can be no development, it would have been better. They said they want to come back. We are not bringing you back. No backward  move in Nigeria, no backward move in Akwa Ibom. President Muhammadu Buhari with APC Leaders at the official Flag off of President Muhammadu Buhari 2019M Presidential Campaign in Uyo Yesterday “ We will work with you to build a Nigeria that you can rely on ,a Nigeria that is not corrupt. Corruption is the greatest enemy, and the cancer of development in this country. We will continue to fight it, renew the hope of Nigerians and build a greater nation” National Chairman, Adam Oshomhole, accused the People’s Democratic Party of engaging in mudslinging instead of campaigning on issues, blaming the PDP for putting in economic quagmire. ‘’PDP has already put Nigeria on notice that Atiku will sell NNPC. And South-South will not support a government that will privatize our resources”, he said.