PMB Government Explains Negotiations With Boko Haram
The government of President Muhammadu Buhari has
explained how it plans to negotiate with deadly Boko Haram insurgents to
renew peace in Nigeria.
It should be noted that during the electoral campaign President Buhari promised not to negotiate with the insurgents if elected as president.
However, in a BBC interview last night Buhari has greeted negotiations with Boko Haram terrorists.
Nigerian government has clarified its stand in a press release issued
from his Abuja office.
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, has said the Nigerian state is putting in place mechanisms that would entirely destroy Boko Haram from a multinational level.
The statement further noted that the government would regard negotiations with the Islamist sect if they accept to do so.
Read full statement below:
Most wars, however furious or vicious, often end around the negotiation table. So, if Boko Haram opts for negotiation, the government will not be averse to it. Government will, however, not be negotiating from a position of weakness, but that of strength. The machinery put in place, and which will be set in motion soon, can only devastate and decapitate insurgency. It is multinational in nature, and relief is on the way for Nigeria and her neighbours. President Muhammadu Buhari is resolute. He has battled and won insurgency before, he is poised to win again. It is a promise he made to Nigerians, and he is a promise keeper.
READ ALSO: Boko Haram Don’t Want Peace – Buhari
But I say again, if the insurgents want to negotiate, no decent government will be averse to such. Didn’t the Taliban and Americans also negotiate in Afghanistan?
It should be noted that during the electoral campaign President Buhari promised not to negotiate with the insurgents if elected as president.
However, in a BBC interview last night Buhari has greeted negotiations with Boko Haram terrorists.
Nigerian government has clarified its stand in a press release issued
from his Abuja office.
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, has said the Nigerian state is putting in place mechanisms that would entirely destroy Boko Haram from a multinational level.
The statement further noted that the government would regard negotiations with the Islamist sect if they accept to do so.
Read full statement below:
Most wars, however furious or vicious, often end around the negotiation table. So, if Boko Haram opts for negotiation, the government will not be averse to it. Government will, however, not be negotiating from a position of weakness, but that of strength. The machinery put in place, and which will be set in motion soon, can only devastate and decapitate insurgency. It is multinational in nature, and relief is on the way for Nigeria and her neighbours. President Muhammadu Buhari is resolute. He has battled and won insurgency before, he is poised to win again. It is a promise he made to Nigerians, and he is a promise keeper.
READ ALSO: Boko Haram Don’t Want Peace – Buhari
But I say again, if the insurgents want to negotiate, no decent government will be averse to such. Didn’t the Taliban and Americans also negotiate in Afghanistan?
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