Tinubu vows to rout remnants of Boko Haram, Ansaru, others

By Egena Sunday Ode

President Bola Tinubu has commended former President Muhammadu Buhari for his relentless fight against Boko Haram insurgents while in office, and vowed not to leave any stone unturned until the insurgents and bandits are completely rooted out.

Tinubu spoke at the presentation of books on the administration of Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja.

Femi Adesina, who served Buhari as the Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, authored one of the books titled:’Working with Buhari: Reflections of a Special Adviser, Media and Publicity ( 2015-2023).”

The second book presented is a collection of five volumes book on the Buhari years. The book, “Muhammadu Buhari: The Nigerian Legacy (2015-2023)” gives an authoritative account of the stewardship of President Buhari.

According to the president, Nigerians would not forget in a hurry how the nations armed forces, under the watch of the former president, battled the insurgents to reclaim parts of the country earlier occupied by Boko Haram.

“President Buhari assumed office at a very difficult period of our national life when the economy was spiralling into recession and Boko Haram had taken over swaths of our territory in North East.  At a point it appeared even Abuja, the seat of government would fall into the hands of Boko Haram with the bombing of the UN Building, Banex Plaza, Nyanya and other locations within the Federal Capital Territory. We cannot easily forget how our armed forces battled the Boko Haram terrorists under the leadership of President Buhari to reclaim our territory and push them to the fringes of Lake Chad where they no longer pose existential threat to our sovereignty.

“I must say the job of securing every inch of our country is yet to be finished. My government will stamp out the remaining vestiges of Boko Haram, Ansaru, banditry and kidnapping gangs. We won’t rest until every agent of darkness is completely rooted out,” Tinubu said.

He spoke amid a fresh wave on security threats in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Plateau and Borno states.

President Tinubu reiterated that his administration would continue to work, from where

President Buhari stopped, to make the country better; and resolve every challenges tye former president encountered in his eight years tenure.

He said: “Whatever unresolved challenges faced by President Buhari in his eight  years, our administration will endeavour to resolve them. As I said during the campaigns, I inherited all his assets and liabilities.

“Our administration will continue to work , from where President Buhari stopped, to make our country better, create a vibrant economy and secure the environment to bring more prosperity to our people.”

President Tinubu was full of encomium for his predecessor on his sterling leadership style that helped to pull the country from the brinks through out his tenure.

He said: “President Buhari served our country with dedication and uncommon zeal. First as a military officer who offered unblemished service, manning important commands and political positions, and crowning it as military Head of State on 1st January 1984. Second, as a politician who ran four times for the  highest office until he was elected President in 2015.

“Beyond what the editor of these volumes has recorded as the achievements of President Buhari in his eight years as a democratically-elected President, history will also be kind to him as the leader who promoted local production of goods to grow our economy.

“It will be said glowingly of President Buhari that in his eight turbulent years,  marked by acute shortage of revenue, Covid-19 pandemic that shut down the global economy for almost two years, his administration embarked on the most ambitious infrastructural renewal for the country.

“President Buhari gave us the second Niger Bridge. He revamped Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. He gave us the Lagos-Ibadan and Warri-Itakpe Rail lines. He  completed Abuja-Kaduna rail line and Lekki Seaport. He  built  brand new airports,  among many other landmark economic projects.  The Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Expressway, which he started, will be completed by my administration, by the Grace of God.”