The All Progressives Congress (APC) has
hailed the Nigerian military for ramping up the fight against Boko
Haram, saying the visible paradigm shift in the military’s approach to
the battle against the insurgents is yielding positive results.
In a statement issued in Lagos on Monday
by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party
said the rejuvenated military is now taking the battle straight to the
insurgents, instead of waiting for them to attack.
It described as refreshing and
reassuring the fact that Service Chiefs have been visiting the theatre
of the battle in the North-east, not only to pep up the fighting men and
women but also to meet with political and community leaders in the
area.
”The stepped-up fight against Boko Haram
has convinced Nigerians that indeed their military is getting its
groove back, and can beat the three-month deadline set by President
Muhammadu Buhari for Boko Haram to be defeated.
”The renewed battle has also shown that
President Buhari was right in directing the relocation of the military’s
command and control centre from Abuja to Maiduguri.
”Watching the video clip of Nigerian Air
Force jets pounding targets in Sambisa Forest, which is the fortress of
the insurgents, over the weekend arouses great pride in the military,”
APC said.
The party said thanks to the purposeful
leadership and political will provided by President Buhari, Nigerian
neighbours are now ready to contribute their full quota to the battle,
with the latest news indicating that Cameroon has decided to triple its
initial troops contribution to the Multi-National Joint Task Force to
reach 2,400 troops.
”Also, contrary to the lies being
propagated by the naysayers, President Buhari’s visit to the US has
reset Nigeria relations with that country to the level where much needed
military hardware are now being sent to Nigeria to increase the
country’s military firepower,” it said.
APC said while the military must sustain
its ongoing efforts to further degrade the fighting ability of the
insurgents, it is important for all Nigerians to continue to support the
troops in every way possible so that the monsters who have killed and
maimed at will in the past several years can be defeated once and for
all.
”We have always believed that the
Nigerian military, which has distinguished itself globally since its
first participation in a UN peacekeeping mission in the Congo in 1960,
has what it takes not only to protect and defend Nigeria’s territorial
integrity but also to win even an asymmetrical warfare like the one
against Boko Haram – under the right circumstances. We are glad that the
military is now proving us right,” the party said
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