President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan pledged Thursday in Abuja
that he will do all within his powers to ensure that all Nigerian territory
still held by terrorists and insurgents are totally liberated before May 29,
2015.
Receiving a delegation of Heads of Customs from the West and
Central African Region of the World Customs Organisation led by the
Secretary-General of the organisation, Mr. Kunio Mikuriya, President Jonathan
said that he was determined to hand over a country completely free of terrorist
strongholds to the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari.
The President said that ongoing military operations in the
North-East had already recorded huge successes, with two states completely free
from the control of terrorists, while operations in the third state had reached
a concluding stage.
“We can now say two states are completely free from
terrorist control, while in the third state, it is only in one Local Government
Area that they are still present. That is in the Sambisa Forest,” he said.
President Jonathan noted that the military had already moved
into the forest to seize the remaining camps of the terrorists, adding that the
recent rescue of about 300 abducted girls and women was further evidence of the
success being achieved in the ongoing operation.
On his decision to concede victory to the President-elect,
General Muhammadu Buhari, before all the results of the presidential elections
were announced, President Jonathan said that elections must be approached from
a nationalistic point of view.
"Our elections should be about where Nigeria is going. If
Nigeria is moving forward, it is for the good of all Nigerians. My children and
grandchildren will live and grow in this country and contribute to it. "I always tell my colleagues to leave office
when their time is up. We are trying to encourage African leaders not to remain
in power as kings until death," he said.
Mr. Mikuriya commended the President for supporting the
reform of the Nigeria Customs Service, noting that other African countries had
already started emulating the vision, strategy, adoption to new technology and
result- oriented training of officers that were captured in Nigeria’s
reforms.
9 Comments
Jonathan is a nice man
ReplyDeleteHe is still working
ReplyDeleteAre they 300 now?
ReplyDeleteJonathan has fulfilled his promise on Boko Haram, so it's now clear he didn't say it becoz he wanted to win election.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Nigeria free of Boko Haram in advance.
ReplyDeleteIt's very nice
ReplyDeleteCan Buhari behave like GEJ when his time will be up in 2019.
ReplyDeleteI love his spirit.
ReplyDeleteThank God for a man like Jonathan
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