War Against Insurgency Has Not Been Won, Everyone Most Join Govt's To Fight This War - Fani Kayode

This is not the time to cast aspersions but time for everyone to join efforts to fight this war.

The former Minister of Aviation and Director of Media and Publicity to President Goodluck Jonathan campaign team, during the 2015 general election, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Wednesday morning spoke on Channels TV Programme Sunrise Daily via Skype from their Abuja studio. 

Mr Femi Fani Kayode says that the war against insurgency has not been won by the military and people are being killed every day. “it’s simply not true that the war against Boko Haram had been won”.

He stated that the government had claimed on the 23rd of December that the war against insurgency had been won by the military but noted that on the 25th of December some people were killed in Maiduguri, with more casualties in Borno on the 27th and in Adamawa on the 28th. A lot of the 22 Local Government Areas that were recovered by the Jonathan led administration have been taken back by the sect members.

In the aspect of arms procurement, Mr Fani-Kayode said there was nothing wrong with buying arms with cash under the previous administration. He explained that at a point there was an embargo on arms purchase in Nigeria and the military needed the arms to fight against insurgents and the only way arms could be bought was through the black market.

The former Aviation Minister said before the 2015 General Elections, the Nigerian Military had made some positive gains in the war against terror but regretted that all appears to have been reversed after the elections.

He further stated that “I don’t think it’s helpful to continue blaming the government on challenges we are facing on the war front. But it is important for us to come together to support the government in the fight against terror because we are all Nigerians regardless of what political party you are in".

He also advised the government "to come clean about the challenges being faced and stop dwelling on the actions of the previous administration."

“This is not the time to cast aspersions but time for everyone to join efforts to fight this war to ensure that we have a solid victory against Boko Haram.”