I will not resign if Boko Haram Isn’t Defeated – Buhari (Watch)

President Muhammadu Buhari in a recent interview with Mehdi Hasan, the host of UpFront on Al Jazeera, reiterated his commitment to defeating Boko Haram while also expressing his readiness to negotiate, should the insurgents be willing.

President Buhari said “They have to prove to us that they are alive, they are well, and then we can negotiate with them. We said it and we meant it. If we are satisfied that the girls are alive.”

Speaking further, the President said Boko Haram can be defeated by December, but if it does not happen, he would not resign.

“As soon as the rainy season comes, which is by the end of the year. Boko Haram will virtually be out of their main stronghold and that will be the end of it. Attacks by Boko Haram on townships, on military installations, will certainly stop.”

If Boko Haram isn’t defeated by December, he said: “ I will not resign. I will be determined to stay and fight it out.”