Sunday, 3 August 2014

The Embarrasment Of BokoHaram Will End In A Few Months –

President Goodluck Jonathan has

assured that the embarrassment caused

by Boko Haram insurgents will end in no

distant future.

He restated his government's

commitment to building strong security

agencies so as to deal with the current

security challenges in the country.

The President stated this when he paid

homage to the Ooni of Ife, Oba

Okunade Sijuwade at Ile-Ife, Osun State

yesterday before proceeding to the

venue of the mega rally of the Peoples

Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for

the August 9 governorship election in

the state, Dr. Iyiola Omisore.

The president described members of the

Boko Haram sect as rascals, vowing to

rout them.

Jonathan said, "There are certain things

we should have done as a government,

but because of the situation in the

country, we have not been able to do

much of them. The kind of

embarrassment we are receiving now

will never continue in this country.

"We want to build a very strong army,

the Nigeria police and the Navy and

the Airforce so that these rascals called

Boko Haram will never stop us because

we will surely rout Boko Haram. We are

very committed. In the next few months,

no criminal will ever embarrass us

again in this country," he said. The

president said Omisore will work with

the Federal Government to bring

development to Osun State should he

become governor.

Earlier in his address, the Ooni of Ife

said the people in the South West and

Osun State in particular needed a better

feel of federal government's presence in

the key areas of Jonathan's

transformation agenda.

"For instance, in the area of agriculture,

cocoa farming which is the mainstay of

the economy of Southwest deserves

better attention. In the aviation sector, it

would be appreciated if the on-going

upgrading of the Ibadan airport is

completed. In the transportation sector,

it is high time our railway system was

expanded to link the Southwest with the

Southeast through Akure, Owo and

Benin," he said.

Jonathan also paid homage to the

Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh

Olanipekun.



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