Former senate minority leader, Godswill Akpabio, has applauded the present administration’s efforts in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents.
Akpabio said insurgents moved around freely during the reign of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the north-east.
Akpabio was in the PDP for more than 16 years — as a commissioner, governor and senator — until recently when he joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Speaking during a Channels TV programme ‘RoadMap to 2019’ on Monday, he said insurgency was at its height under the previous administration.
“President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has come; it has shown a lot of commitment towards fighting insurgents,” Akpabio said.
“At that time when we were in charge, the PDP, I can tell you that so many communities and local governments across the north-east were under the control of Boko Haram. Their flags were flying everywhere, and they were moving around freely.”
He applauded the present government for curtailing the insurgency and expressed hope that other security issues in the country will be addressed.
According to him, “when a country is in crisis; when there is an emergency, all hands must be on deck … As nationalists, we want Nigeria to survive – it doesn’t matter the political party”.
