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Governor Fayose: US, Transparency International Reports confirm Federal Government’s - iamwebwiz - 08-03-2017 Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state Governor of Ekiti state, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the United States' “Country Report on Terrorism 2016” and the Transparency International Report revealing corruption in the military as confirmation of his earlier position that the federal government lied to Nigerians that Boko Haram was technically defeated. He said: “With over 120 Nigerians killed by the Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State last month alone, it is necessary for the federal government to face the reality that it has a very long walk to victory in the fight against the insurgents.” In a statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday by the governor’s Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, he also alleged a possible arranged release of some Chibok Girls by the federal government to divert attention of Nigerians and give the impression that it was making progress in the fight against the insurgents. The US Department of State’s Bureau for Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism had said in the report that the inability of security agencies in Nigeria to share intelligence report because of animosity is affecting the success in the fight against Boko Haram. It went further to accuse the State Security Services (SSS) of failure to share intelligence report with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), thus making it harder to investigate Boko Haram financing. “This report by the US government has further lent credence to earlier revelation by the Transparency International (TI) that despite President Muhammadu Buhari government’s anti-corruption fight, corruption in the military is weakening Nigeria’s efforts to battle to battle Boko Haram. Continue Reading