Ex-President Jonathan ‘almost’ defeated Boko Haram insurgency – Ekweremadu
By OakTV
19 July 2017 |
12:10 pm
Ike Ekweremadu, has asserted that former President Goodluck Jonathan had lived up to expectations in fulfilment of all his campaign promises, especially in the area of security — with regards to combating the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East.
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