Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, has slammed the People’s Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, Atiku Abubakar, for professing ignorance of the Boko Haram issue, which he claims was fostered by his party.InformationGuideNigeria
He said the former Vice President should not pretend to be ignorant because the Boko Haram insurgency began under his party’s control in 2009.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaThe PUNCH remembers that Atiku recently said during a Channels TV town hall meeting that he did not comprehend the Boko Haram phenomenon, regretting that the insurgency had not been defeated despite the efforts of the Nigerian Army.
Atiku had during the meeting said, “I still cannot understand why we should have Boko Haram. You see, I served in Borno State when it was in the Northeast as a Customs officer, and I was patrolling the entire Northeast, so I am very conversant with the vegetation and with the border areas. I still cannot find a place in the Borno areas where anybody can hide and not be seen. I cannot honestly understand the Boko Haram phenomenon.”
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He said, “Well, the Excellency does not need to go far to get answers to his questions, he should ask his party; the Peoples Democratic Party, under whose watch the Boko Haram insurgency started in 2009.
“For six years, until 2015, when our administration assumed office and inherited Boko Haram, the PDP more or less nurtured the insurgents into the monsters they later became. Alhaji Atiku should ask his party why it allowed Boko Haram to operate freely, bombing cities, motor parks, schools, and other soft targets.
“Alhaji Atiku, who was then residing in Abuja before porting to his new abode in Dubai, should ask his party, the PDP, why it allowed Boko Haram to bomb the police headquarters, the UN complex, a shopping mall, and motor parks in Abuja, with such ease.”NYSC Portal
The Information Minister added that the presidential candidate should instead thank patriotic troops for creating a peaceful environment for economic activities to thrive in the North-East region.
“Boko Haram terrorists have been cleared from most of their strongholds, where remnants are stuck in Lake Chad areas that are difficult to access.JAMB Portal
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to Canada“While on the campaign trail and throwing political jabs, we advise His Excellency Atiku Abubakar to note the popular idiom that people who live in glass houses should not throw stones,” he concluded.
