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Nigeria armed forces have a tired leadership - Atiku speaks on his plan to defeat Boko Haram

- Atiku Abubakar says he will review the fight against Boko Haram

- The PDP presidential candidate urged the international community to monitir the February election

- The former vice president expressed optimism but claimed the present administration does not seem committed to a fair election

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has said that the fight against insurgency will be tackled in a new way if he is elected president.

In an interview with BBC, Atiku spoke about the coming election expressing optimism in winning the election.

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He said: “Everybody knows I have always accepted when I lose election but this time, I will not lose.”

The PDP candidate however expressed reservation about the coming election in relation to whether it will be free and fair.

He said: “This government has not shown it will offer a free, fair and credible electoral process. We have seen what they have done in their by-election where they have used members of the security forces to harass voters and to raid voters from the opposition.

“We are calling on the international community to work together with us to make sure the election are not only seem to be free, fair and credible but they actually are.”

Asked about the fact that he is one of the oldest candidates participating in the election, Atiku said: “I have not stopped any young candidates from contesting. If I feel I have the strength, my age should not be an issue. If they feel like they should vote for me, if not they should vote for another person.”

The former vice president vowed to seat with the leadership of the armed forces to fight Boko haram a new way.

He said: “I intend to seat down with the leadership of the armed forces and review their operations over the year and see if they are successful and to make sure they are effective

“The armed forces are not doing enough. They have a fatigue leadership. They have been there for too long with no new ideas. You are deprived of a younger generation of leadership that has the necessary skill and training that could be deployed of the armed forces.”

Meanwhile, Atiku said he will enrich his friends if he becomes president.

The former vice president said he would not enrich his family but his friends if he is elected Nigeria's president, Channels reports.

Legit.ng gathers that Atiku stated this on Wednesday, January 16, while addressing the business community in Lagos at an event themed “Getting Nigeria’s Economy Working : A Pragmatic Approach.

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