Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has blamed Nigerian presidents who succeeded Olusegun Obasanjo for the rise and persistence of the Boko Haram insurgency.
Atiku, who served as Vice President under Obasanjo from 1999 to 2007, made the remarks during a visit by stakeholders from the Kogi East Senatorial District. A video clip of the interaction was shared on his official Facebook page.
“You remember when Boko Haram started in Yobe? That was in 2002,” Atiku said. “The president [Obasanjo] sent for me.”
He explained that both he and Obasanjo immediately summoned the Service Chiefs and gave them a deadline to eliminate the threat. According to Atiku, the insurgents were wiped out within a few weeks, and the group did not resurface until after they left office in 2007.
Atiku criticized the leaders who came after Obasanjo, accusing them of failing to act decisively against the militant group.
“They’re killing your citizens, and you don’t give a damn,” he said. “That is the greatest irresponsibility by any political leader, anywhere.”
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