We’ve Driven Boko Haram Into Fall Back Positions’ – Buhari Tells Ban ki-Moon
President Muhammadu Buhari
said Monday in Abu Dhabi that Nigeria has made very significant progress
towards ending the Boko Haram insurgency since his assumption of office on May
29, 2015.
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Speaking at a meeting with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki
Moon on the sidelines of the World Future Energy Summit, President Buhari said
that in collaboration with the Multinational Joint Task Force, the Nigerian
Armed Forces have driven the terrorist group from Nigerian territory into
“fall-back positions”.
“They are currently not holding any territory today as we speak, “the
President told Mr. Ban Ki Moon.
President Buhari
also told the United Nations Secretary-General that Nigeria will persistently
pursue global action to reverse the drying up of Lake Chad and save the lives
of those who depend on it for survival.
“With all due respect to our neighbors, Nigeria has been worst hit by the drying up of the Lake Chad and we are hoping that the global community will support the process of halting the drying up of the lake, ” President Buhari said.
Mr. Ban Ki Moon commended the President for his courage in fighting terrorism
and corruption.
The Secretary-General said that Nigeria has made amazing progress against
terrorism since President Buhari assumed office, while the President’s war
against corruption has boosted global confidence in the Nigerian economy.
He urged
President Buhari
to integrate the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals into Nigeria’s
economic and environmental vision.
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