President Goodluck Jonathan has reinstated the resolve of his administration to conquer the Boko Haram insurgency in the country despite the actions of some people bent on frustrating their efforts.
President Jonathan has emerged the presidential flagbearer of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the oncoming 2015 general elections although some people maintain that he does not deserve a second term due to his failure to tackle the budding terrorism in the nation.
In an interview with the VOA on Sunday, December 14, 2014 the President’s special adviser on media and publicity, Reuben Abati, debunked the claims with the opinion that they were all politically motivated.
“What President Jonathan has always said is that the will of the people and of the Nigerian government is stronger than that of the terrorists and insurgents. And no matter what it takes, no matter how long it takes the government is determined to win the war against terror,” said Abati.
He further added that people were capitalizing on the Boko Haram insurgency to campaign against the current administration.
“Because we are in a political season, quite a number of persons try to play politics with terrorism and insurgency.
“The president has called on all professional politicians that this challenge requires the cooperation of all Nigerians, it requires a bi-partisan approach because terrorism poses a threat to our sovereignty as a country.”
He further stated that the campaign for the re-election of President Jonathan in the 2015 general elections are based on verifiable achievement.
Abati said, “President Jonathan will campaign on issues and ideas. He will not campaign on the basis of emotions or empty rhetoric or the kind of empty promises that the opposition seems to have acquired professionalism in.”
“A majority of Nigerians know that this is a government that has performed that has turned the Nigerian economy into the largest economy in Africa. This is the government that has revived the railways, this is the government that has achieved a lot in terms of privatizing the power sector and giving real hope about the power sector,” he added.
Below is the audio interview with the presidential spokesperson on Media and publicity, Reuben Abati:
