US EditionBuhari Was Never Boko Haram Negotiator - Garba Shehu Replies Jonathan
Ex-President Jonathan claims Boko Haram nominated Buhari as negotiator during peace talks, a statement denied by Buhari's spokesman and contradicted by insurgent leaders.
- On Friday, Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan said at the Scars book presentation in Abuja that Boko Haram once nominated former President Muhammadu Buhari as their negotiator.
- Jonathan linked the claim to his administration setting up dialogue committees during his five-year term, after which Boko Haram named Buhari as their preferred negotiator.
- Buhari's former spokesman Malam Garba Shehu dismissed Jonathan's claim as false and said, `Boko Haram did not nominate Buhari as their mediator`; he recalled Boko Haram leaders Muhammed Yusuf and Abubakar Shekau never nominated Buhari and Shekau threatened him, including a 2014 bomb attempt.
- Shehu accused Jonathan of targeting 2027 votes and called it a 'false start', while critics and then-CPC officials, including Galadima, said Buhari denied knowledge and the PDP exploited the rumour.
- Calling for a carrot-and-stick approach, Jonathan urged the current administration to act as Boko Haram’s complex insurgency persists and the Chibok abduction remains a lasting scar.
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Buhari was never Boko Haram negotiator - Garba Shehu replies Jonathan
Garba Shehu, media aide to the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, has urged ex-President Goodluck Jonathan to present a better narrative that could persuade Nigerians to vote for him in 2027. Shehu said Jonathan’s remark was an attempt to “rewrite history” ahead of the 2027 presidential elections. He was reacting to Jonathan’s claim that Boko Haram once nominated Buhari as their negotiator with the Federal Government. Jonathan made the disc…
Boko Haram mediator: Jonathan lying against Buhari to win...
Malam Garba Shehu, who served as spokesman of President Muhammadu Buhari till he died in July, has countered ex-President Goodluck Jonathan who said the insurgents nominated Buhari as a mediator. Speaking at the launch of “Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum”, a book authored by former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor (rtd), Jonathan had said Boko Haram insurgents once chose Buhari to represent them in negotiations w…
Jonathan, Boko Haram and the Buhari nomination
The raging issue now is whether the Boko Haram sect at any time ever nominated former president Muhammadu Buhari to negotiate with the federal government on its behalf. This is stemming from the comments made yesterday by former president Goodluck Jonathan at a book launch in Abuja saying while he was in office, the sect … The post Jonathan, Boko Haram and the Buhari nomination appeared first on Dateline Nigeria.
Nigeria’s Moral Failure: Negotiating with Boko Haram and Electing a Terrorist Sympathizer
Nigeria’s Moral Failure: Negotiating with Boko Haram and Electing a Terrorist SympathizerFormer President Goodluck Jonathan’s recent revelation that Boko Haram insurgents nominated Muhammadu Buhari as their preferred negotiator during peace talks under his administration exposes a deeply troubling chapter in Nigeria’s fight against one of the world’s deadliest terrorist groups. This disclosure, made on October 3, 2025, during the launch of Gen. …
Boko Haram Not Driven by Hunger, Sometimes Better Armed Than Nigerian Army — Ex-President Goodluck reveals they once nominated Buhari as negotiator
Boko Haram Not Driven by Hunger, Sometimes Better Armed Than Nigerian Army — Ex-President Goodluck reveals they once nominated Buhari as negotiator Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that Boko Haram insurgents are not motivated by poverty, stressing that they often wield more sophisticated w+apons than the Nigerian Army. Jonathan spoke on Friday at the launch of “Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum”, a book authored by…
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