I swear by Allah, there won’t be Boko Haram if I were president – Atiku .

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has told a gathering of people displaced by Boko Haram insurgents that Boko Haram insurgency would not have happened if he were the president of Nigeria, DailyTrust reports . . He lamented the ‘mishandling’ of Boko Haram insurgency at its early stages, saying indecisiveness and lack of leadership led to the escalation of the crisis. “I swear by Allah, if I were in charge of government, Boko Haram insurgency would not have happened. . . If you recall, while we were in office in 2002, such a small uprising, very similar to this Boko Haram, reared their head in Yobe State. We smashed it immediately. So, I think it requires a steadfast leadership, a leadership that is decisive,” he said. . .

 The former vice president said although he was not in government when the insurgency spread to Adamawa State, he contributed hugely in liberating the state from the insurgents."