Sambisa: PDP Commends Buhari For Leveraging On GEJ’s Effort

[caption id="attachment_15021" align="alignnone" width="699"]President Muhammadu Buhari[/caption]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for sustaining the war against insurgency by building on the foundation of the last administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.

The main opposition party in a statement by Prince Dayo Adeyeye, National Publicity Secretary, observed that the war against insurgency could not have been possible without the efforts of previous administrations.

“A few days ago, the Military hierarchy announced that the military has cleared the Dreaded Sambisa Forest of Boko Haram terrorists. This is a welcome development in the fight against terrorism.

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“We congratulate Nigerians for this important milestone in the long and bitter struggle against the forces of evil that have wreaked so much suffering and hardship on our people in the last few years.

“We also congratulate the President for his dogged pursuit of the war against insurgency. We are happy that he has built on the efforts of his Predecessors. Whatever we are witnessing now is as a result of all the efforts and sacrifices of the past and present. Nigerians and the international community will recall that the war effort received a major boost in the weeks leading up to the 2015 general elections. The insurgents were virtually annihilated – a feat that made it possible for elections to hold peacefully in almost all the Local Government Areas of all the states in the North East last year. We are therefore very much delighted with the continuation of this great effort by the President.”

The party also commended “the men and women of our beloved armed forces. Their courage, determination and sacrifice made this achievement possible. The men and women of the Nigerian armed forces have served and continue to serve with distinction in many peace keeping operations all over the world. We salute them for fighting with great courage to keep the peace in their own Country.”

It noted that “The clearing of the Sambisa forest is a critical milestone but not the end of the war against insurgency. The Government and the military must not rest on their oars. The hot pursuit of the terrorists must continue unabated and relentlessly until the entire North East is rid completely of them.

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“Beyond Sambisa all the other forests which criminals used as hideouts and bases must equally be cleared by the military. Forests such as Birnin Gwari, Zamfara, Southern Kaduna, and Enugu.

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