War on corruption: No friend, no foe –Buhari
By Ndubuisi Orji
President Muhammadu Buhari said yesterday his administration will negotiate with Boko Haram regarding the release of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted over a year ago by the sect, if he could ascertain the credibility of the group’s leadership. He said the major objective of the government is to ensure that the girls are brought back safely.
This is just as he said that no corrupt person in the country will go scot-free, whether he or she belongs to his party, the All Progressives Congress(APC) or any of the other political parties.
President Buhari, who is currently on a visit to the United States of America (USA), stated this in an interview with Christine Amampour of the Cable News Network(CNN).
“We have to be very careful about the credibility of various Boko Haram leadership coming out there claiming that they can deliver. We have to be very careful. We are taking our time because we want to bring them (Chibok girls) back safe to their parents and their school.
“Our main objective as a government is to bring back the girls and rehabilitate them to normal lives. If we are convinced that the leadership that presents itself that it can deliver those girls, we can then negotiate on what they want”, he said in response to a question on whether the government is disposed to negotiating with the insurgents to secure the release of the girls.
Buhari said in response to the pledge of the USA and the G7 countries to help Nigeria tackle her security challenges, the country would need assistance in the areas of training, equipment and intelligence gathering to be able to effectively tackle Boko Haram.
The President, while admitting that there are security challenges in several parts of the country, especially in the South-South where militants sabotage oil installations and kidnap people for ransom, noted that nothing will work in Nigeria “until the country is secured.”
On the allegations of human rights abuses levelled against the military by Amnesty International in the fight against terrorism,Buhari said those allegations must be verified before a decision is taken on the issue.
Buhari said he remained committed to the fulfilment of his campaign promises, stating that “I can be held to my promise for the next three years and 10 months. I think two months is too early for anybody to pass judgment on my campaign promises.
On the visit of President Barrack Obama to Africa, President Buhari said although he is not disappointed that Nigeria is not among the countries he will visit, he wished Obama could change his mind and visit Nigeria. However, he said he will send a formal invitation to Obama to visit the country.
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