Help on Boko Haram: Buhari is right, says APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for his shuttle diplomacy aimed at forging a stronger regional front against the Boko Haram insurgency, saying the President should be praised rather than pilloried for his efforts.

”Boko Haram, which started off as a Nigerian problem, has now assumed a regional dimension, affecting many countries in West Africa.

Therefore, any solution to the crisis, if it is to endure, must be regional in nature, with Nigeria taking the lead,” the party said in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.



Besides, it said since terrorism has assumed a global dimension, no nation, not even the superpower United States, can fight the growing menace alone.

”This is why even in our days in opposition, we advocated a regional solution to the crisis,” APC said.

The party said President Buhari’s trip to Niger and Chad, two of the/countries worst hit by the Boko Haram insurgency, showed that he understands the regional dimension that the insurgency has assumed, and that for any effort by Nigeria to yield positive results, it must seek the cooperation of its neighbouring countries

It urged the President not to relent in his efforts to forge a regional front against the terrorists, despite the misguided criticism emanating from certain quarters. - See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/06/help-on-boko-haram-buhari-is-right-says-apc/#sthash.NZ2P56M2.dpuf