We are ready to negotiate with Boko Haram -FG

THE Federal Government, in collaboration with some traditional rulers, is set to bring the Boko Haram sect to the negotiating table, with a view to ending the menace of violence triggered by the sect and its activities that have claimed many lives, the Minister of Defence, Dr Bello Haliru Mohammed, has disclosed.Speaking on Thursday, when he received the Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Roberto Colamine, in his office, Mohammed, who made this disclosure, noted that the Federal Government was committed to the speedy resolution of the crises that had hindered progress in the country.'The concern of the government is peace and what the government is doing is for the benefits of all Nigerians,' he said.According to him, the security challenges posed by the Boko Haram sect were temporary, adding that with dedication and hard work, the challenges posed by the group had been restricted to some few local government areas, even when their original intention was to make Nigeria ungovernable.He assured that President Goodluck Jonathan was determined to make the difference in the governance of the country with the transformation agenda, adding that the changes being envisaged would make the citizens embrace positive ways of doing things.The minister said a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Nigerian government and the Italian government, which, he said, would enhance Nigerian peacekeeping efforts, was awaiting the ratification of the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
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