We now have capacity to defeat Boko Haram – Buhari

With the formation of a stronger regional coalition, Nigeria and its neighbouring countries now have an increased capacity to deal effectively with Boko Haram and other terrorist groups, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday.
The President reaffirmed his belief that the full activation and deployment of the Multi National Joint Task Force which has been established under the auspices of the Lake Chad Basin Commission will lead to the speedy defeat and elimination of Boko Haram.

He spoke during an audience with Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Buhari, according to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, added that with the Command and Control Centre of the Nigerian military now in Maiduguri, Borno State, the morale of troops in the front-line states had improved significantly.
“You can tell the Secretary-General that we are doing our best and our best will be good enough for the nation and the sub-region,’’ the statement quoted President Buhari as saying to Dr. Ibn Chambas.
Against the background of upcoming elections in Cote D’Ivoire, Guinea and Burkina Faso, the President also called on the UN to assist African countries in the acquisition and use of innovative technologies to ensure more credible elections.
“When citizens recognize that their votes count, it will boost their confidence in democracy and their countries’ electoral systems,” he said.