Following President Muhammadu Buhari condolence visit to Borno last Wednesday, there were reports that the President has lost his popularity in the state owing to insurgent attacks.
However, the Special Adviser to the President on media and publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, who was on Channels Television Politics Today, said the crowd that received President Buhari was a huge one and the few dissenting voices do not call for worry.
“We don’t see it as a rejection; if you look at those who came to welcome the president from the airport to the palace of the Shehu of Borno, it was a huge crowd.
“Some 90 to 95 percent were waving brooms and welcomed the president; some dissenting voices in a large crowd like that do not call for worry, its normal in a democracy.
“The President really, is still very accepted, still very popular and the people of Borno know what he has done; they appreciate what he has done in terms of tackling the insurgency,” he stated.
On the war on insurgency, Mr Adesina explained that President Buhari is concerned because he took an oath to protect lives and property in the country.
