Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has dismissed the claim of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government that it has defeated Boko Haram insurgents.
Fayose stated this in a press statement issued yesterday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Idowu Adelusi in Ado Ekiti.
The governor noted that the brutal killings by Boko Haram all over the place give the lie to the Federal Government’s assertion that it has won the battle against insurgency.
According to The Guardian, Fayose said it was a matter of regret that corruption in the military, under the very nose of a government which claims to be fighting corruption, “has degraded the military and defeated our gallant soldiers that they are no longer able to stand up against Boko Haram, not to talk of defeating the insurgents.
“Transparency International’s revelation that the military inflate contracts to siphon money meant for the war efforts explains why the insurgents are waxing stronger and remain undefeatable.
“The war against insurgency has become a conduit for the siphoning of the resources of this country. Boko Haram is now the pot of soup or ‘amnesty’ largesse of the APC government.”
Fayose also decried what he described as the unbridled corruption of members of the ruling party, which the government is allegedly sweeping under the carpet.
“They keep pulling the wool over the eyes of the gullible with their lip-service commitment to the war against corruption and insurgency. But come 2019, they will know that the people are not deceived,” he added.
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