Your plan to personally lead war against Boko Haram if elected is a suicide mission – VP Sambo tells Buhari

Vice-President Namadi Sambo has advised the APC presidential candidate, retired Maj.-Gen.Muhammadu Buhari, against committing suicide by planning to personally lead the war against Boko Haram militants, if elected president. 

Sambo gave the advice on Thursday at the PDP Presidential Rally in Yola, Adamawa. 

Sambo said his advice was against the backdrop of the advice given to Buhari by his presidential running mate, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, to personally lead the war against Boko Haram if elected President come February 14. 

Sambo called on Buhari to ignore the advice, saying any attempt by Buhari to lead such war would amount to a “suicide mission” in view of his age, adding that APC should allow President Jonathan to continue to adopt ”a more scientific and modern” approach in tackling the insurgency. 

I want to seize this opportunity to draw our attention to a publication, last week, credited to the vice-presidential candidate of the APC that their plan is to ask their presidential candidate, retired Maj-Gen. Buhari, to lead the war against Boko Haram. 

I want to ask you a question, a retired 73-year-old General, can he run? No!

Okay, let’s assume that he can run; how many metres can he run before he falls? The training of a General that retired in 1985 is it the same training that can address a modern war? No! 

"Now we are fighting war with drones, with new ideas that our President, a PhD holder, a scientist that is using (his knowledge) to address the security issues of this country,” Sambo said. 

The vice-president also called on the electorate to vote for President Goodluck Jonathan, saying Jonathan was the answer to the nation’s security and its development. 

Sambo also disclosed that Jonathan had earmarked funds for the completion of two hydro-power dams in Adamawa. 

I want to give you this good news that Mr President has approved the development and completion of Kiri Dam and Jada Dam. 

All these Dams will be provided with hydro-electricity power and an irrigation scheme, with which we are developing economic corridors in Adamawa state. 

In addition to that, in the transport sector, I have good news for you. Mr President has approved the dredging of River Benue.Very soon, we will have a river port and ships and boats from different parts of the world will be here in Yola,” he said.