I have Defeated Terrorism, Fulfilled My Campaign Promises To Nigerians – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has on Saturday said terrorism in Nigeria is breathing its last breath in the country.

VerseNews Nigeria reports that Buhari during his speech at the seventh convocation of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State reminded Nigerians that his 2015 campaign promises to improve security, strengthen the economy and combat corruption have been fulfilled.

“Let me remind us all that my campaign to become the president in 2015 was built on the promise to improve the security, strengthen the economy and combat corruption.

It is with immense gratitude to Almighty Allah that I make bold to say that we have delivered on the three promises.

“At my inauguration, the country was practically under the siege of terrorism and other forms of insecurity. With every sense of responsibility, I state boldly that the war against terrorism has been fought and won, as all the territories lost to these groups have been reclaimed.

And terrorism in Nigeria today is breathing its last breath.” he said.

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Buhari, represented by the Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Nanah Opiah, said he rescued Nigeria from the brackish waters of near-economic collapse to being acknowledged as the largest economy on the African continent.

He added that his administration has eradicated corruption which has eaten up Nigeria systems in 2015 before he assumed office.

At the educational sector, Buhari boosted that he has been incrementally increasing funding to the sector in its yearly budgets.