#moodyshegsblog update: Boko Haram progressively weakened – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan declared on
Friday that the insurgent group, Boko
Haram, is being “progressively weakened”
by the security architecture put in place
by the administration.
The President stated this at an audience
with the outgoing Representative of the
Delegation of the European Union to
Nigeria and ECOWAS, David MacRae.
Mr. Jonathan said that the measures
taken by his administration had resulted
in a significant reduction in the
occurrence of terrorist attacks in the
country. He noted that the federal
government would keep on doing
everything possible to further enhance
security in all parts of the country.
“As a government, we are doing
everything possible to improve our
country on all fronts. We are consistently
adapting our security architecture to deal
with terrorism which has become a
challenge to the whole world. Boko Haram
is being progressively weakened but we
are not resting on our oars. We will
continue to do everything possible to
achieve greater security for all who reside
within our borders,’’ he said.
The President said that his administration
would continue to do its best to correct
negative perceptions about the country
such as the notion of widespread
insecurity and corruption.
He welcomed the declaration by the
outgoing ambassador that he had
recently travelled to the Niger Delta and
some Northern States and found people
there going about their normal lives and
businesses without fear.
The President urged him to assist in
correcting current misconceptions about
Nigeria by taking that positive message to
the EU and the rest of the world.
Mr. Jonathan also commended the EU for
its past and ongoing support toward
improving the electoral process in Nigeria.
He assured Mr. MacRae that Nigeria
would act to facilitate the early conclusion
of a partnership agreement between
ECOWAS and the EU.