The Presidency has said if it would engage in negotiation with the dreaded sect, Boko Haram, it would not be from a point of weakness.
The Presidency spoke through the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Adesina said in any war, no matter how furious or vicious, “often end around the negotiation table”.
He said: “So, if Boko Haram opts for negotiation, the government will not be averse to it.
“Government will, however, not be negotiating from a position of weakness, but that of strength.”
Adesina said President Muhammadu Buhari is resolute about putting an end to insurgency in the country.
He said the President had set the machinery in motion to “devastate and decapitate insurgency”.
He added: “It is multinational in nature, and relief is on the way for Nigeria and her neighbours.
“President Muhammadu Buhari is resolute.
“He has battled and won insurgency before, he is poised to win again.
“It is a promise he made to Nigerians, and he is a promise keeper.
“But I say again, if the insurgents want to negotiate, no decent government will be averse to such.
“Didn’t the Taliban and Americans also negotiate in Afghanistan?”
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