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| It's disgraceful for soldiers to run away from Boko Haram -- Buhari |
| 2015-02-03 |
| [Nigerian Tribune] THE All Progressives Congress (APC) standard-bearer in this month's presidential election, General Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday evening, declared that it was disgraceful for Nigerian soldiers to run away from This is even as he declared that if voted as Nigeria's next president, his administration would tackle insurgency, corruption and unemployment headlong with a view to positioning the country on the path of greatness. The retired General stated these at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) Square in Bauchi, where he addressed a mammoth crowd of supporters in continuation of his nationwide campaign tour ahead the presidential election. According to the former head of state, the Nigerian military had performed excellently in peacekeeping operations in Congo, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Sudan, which had been globally acknowledged, wondering why they could not replicate same in their fatherland in the war against terrorism. He stated that on coming on board, he would look into the challenges facing the country's armed forces with a view to making them modern forces capable of tacking challenges like insurgency. "APC government at the federal level will find a lasting solution to the problem of insecurity. We are going to look into the problems confronting the police, army, navy and Air Force who, despite the huge money being spent on them as salaries and for procuring weapons for them by the government, could still find it difficult to face Lion of Islams. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 "They're supposed to stay there and fight and die for me!" |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2015-02-03 07:06 |