If President Buhari hadn’t won in 2015, Nigeria might not have ever appeared on a map again, according to Femi Adesina.
Adesina referred to Buhari as the savior who kept Nigeria united in the face of extreme insecurity in a piece titled “From N’east With Good Tidings,” which was shared on his official Facebook page on Thursday.
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity says Nigeria may have been wiped off the face of the map by Boko Haram terrorists if not for his principal.
Adesina referred to Buhari as the savior who kept Nigeria united in the face of extreme insecurity in a piece titled “From N’east With Good Tidings,” which was shared on his official Facebook page on Thursday.
He added that the President led the charge, and pushed the insurgents back, till they are now almost totally extinguished.
According to Adesina, the people of North East now have good stories to tell about how much his principal and security agencies have been defeated.
He said, “Who feels it knows it all. Perhaps the region most affected by the insurgency that almost strangulated the country since 2009 is the North East. It was there that Boko Haram started, proliferated, and spread to other parts of the land.”
“I was in two States in the region early this week, joining President Muhammadu Buhari to take part in campaigns of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the forthcoming general elections.
“First port of call was Adamawa on Monday, leaving later in the day for Yobe, where we stayed the night, and spent most part of Tuesday. And what did we hear at every stop? Plaudits, accolades, commendation for the President on the much improved security situation in the region.
They purposely portray insecurity as the only issue in Nigeria, and despite obvious progress, they continue to highlight it daily. They are trapped in scare tactics and drunk.”
But whoever experiences it is aware of it. People in the North East can tell you stories about how militants took control of their very houses, schools, hospitals, local government offices, and emirs’ palaces while operating out of such locations. And how a particular retired general with a history of combat came, waged war on the occupation force, and drove them from the area.
“One of the most poignant stories we heard during the trip was at the palace of the Emir of Damaturu, Hashimi 11 El Kanemi. Governor Mai Mala Buni recounted how the palace was overrun by insurgents, and everybody ran for dear lives.
“Who feels it knows it all. Ask people of the North East, and they will tell you what the administration of President Buhari has done for them in the area of security. And merchants of ‘worsening insecurity’ will be ashamed, if they would listen.
The truth is that Nigeria might have vanished from the face of the earth by now if we hadn’t had a leader like Buhari in 2015. There was encircling doom and gloom round the country then, and we would all have been done for. But the President led the charge, and pushed the insurgents back, till they are now almost totally extinguished. Extirpated.
“The war wasn’t easy. The nation was indeed at war. Additionally, other awful security issues joined as if that weren’t already horrifying enough. Secessionist attempts, cattle rustling, farmers/herders disputes, cult killings, banditry, and many others. The government and our security services took on all of them as the nation turned into a massive killing field.
“How much trouble can a government have? The administration was beleaguered, hard-pressed, but it rose to the challenges. Today, though the challenges are not totally eradicated, the security situation is a lot better. And the glory must go to God, while we also appreciate our President and the security agencies.”
