Garba Shehu | Victory over Boko Haram has brought peace to Nigeria

The Senior Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu has affirmed that Nigerians overseas are proud to be associated with the country.

According to him, the change Nigerians voted for was beginning to affect every sector.

Shehu, in an article entitled ‘Is this the change we voted for, yes it is’ claimed that the victory of the current government over the Book Haram insurgents had brought peace not only to Nigeria but her neighbouring countries.

According to him, “There are many today who take for granted the declared victory over the Boko Haram terrorists, forgetting the reign of the bomber who made it almost impossible for regular attendance in Churches and Mosques in many of our cities, including the Federal Capital City, Abuja.

“Victory over Boko Haram has brought peace not only to Nigeria but to the countries in the Lake Chad region.

“The lavish praise the President gets abroad and the wide public support he enjoys among the lower segment of the local population is, by contrast, given a short shrift in the local press, mainstream and online.

“At its lowest point, this unambiguous media rebuke has created a wave of sympathy for anyone with a view that runs counter to the President’s.

“Boko Haram terrorist leader, Shekau or the pipeline vandal from the Delta region is more likely to get newspaper front pages today than the Minister of Labour, Senator Chris Ngige or the Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun talking about jobs creation in the economy.”