President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday descended heavily on those who accuse him being behind the Boko Haram insurgency in Adamawa State. He said that only mad people will accuse him of inflicting such a bloody insurgency against his countrymen.
The president, who made the remark during his campaign rally in Yola yesterday, said he had nothing to benefit from the killing of children, women and the aged.
He revealed that in the last presidential election, he secured more than 65 percent of the votes in the state, garnering double the number of votes he got from his home state of Bayelsa, adding even from political considerations, killing Adamawa people will undermine his political fortunes.
He said, “In 2011, I had two times the number of votes I had in Bayelsa State; why should I want to reduce that number of votes?” Jonathan queried, adding that “only mad person can insinuate that the president is supporting Boko Haram.”
While expressing his sympathy for the people following the scale of havoc wreaked on the state by the insurgents, he promised that Adamawa will be the first among the three states that will be completely liberated from the terrorists, adding that Michika, one of the remaining two local governments in the hands of the insurgents, had been recaptured.
“We are totally committed to the liberation of Adamawa State. Adamawa will be the first state that will be freed. As we are talking to you, Michika local government area has been recaptured by our gallant soldiers. The remaining local government, Madagali, will insha Allah, be recaptured very soon.
“I feel so burdened about the excesses of Boko Haram,” he declared.
The president noted that because of his concerns for the victims of the insurgency, his government had floated some mitigating measures such as the Safe Schools Initiative, Victims Support Fund and other measures to cushion the suffering the victims are going through. He promised to make massive investments in agriculture and other key sectors for the rapid development of the state.
President Jonathan also enjoined the people to massively vote the PDP governorship candidate in the state, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, for development to be solidly rooted in the state.
“I knew him when I was a deputy governor, and as a governor I monitored him; till today, he has unique attributes. I believe he will join us to fight insecurity in Adamawa State.”
While further eulogizing Ribadu, Jonathan said he had the energy, intellectual capacity and wide range of network across the globe to help rout Boko Haram from the area.
Only Mad People Will Accuse Me Of Sponsoring Boko Haram – Jonathan
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