President Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday at the graduation ceremony of Course 22 Participants of the National Defence College (NDC) in Abuja assured Nigerians that  government will not cede any part of the country to the dreaded Boko Haram Sect.

Speaking at the graduation ceremony, the President said government had taken a deep look into the destructive and devastating effects and consequently, government had initiated a number of programmes and plans to alleviate the suffering of the people towards recovery.

Represented by Defence Minister, Lt. General Aliyu Gusau, he said, “We have made some gains against the adversary. We face an unspeakable evil and we must confront it with all our national endowment. And as a government, we will not compromise our sovereignty and the territorial integrity of Nigeria.

“We will not allow the authority of Nigerian state to be challenged. Education is a human right, which has invaluable transformational value and is the basis of our development progress. We shall not give up that right for some faceless, misguided, self-styled terrorists, using it as a means of terror”.

The president called on all Nigerians irrespective of party, tribe, religious and cultural differences to close rank with government to put an end to this evil as government is doing everything possible to rescue the abducted Chibok girls  “May I also use this opportunity to assure all Nigerians that we are committed to bringing back the Chibok girls back alive”.

On intelligence gathering, he said, “The role of the Armed Forces intelligence and security agencies in the expanded security approach are crucial. As a government, we are committed to improving institutional capacity, platform and equipment, human and resources endowment of our security agencies to meet these challenges”.

“Let me use this opportunity to salute the gallantry of men and women of the armed forces, the police, intelligence and the security agencies and emergency services for their loyal and patriotic service to the nation, My heart goes to all the service men that had paid the supreme sacrifice, so that other Nigerians may continue to live in peace and security.

“I wish to convey my personal sympathy to Nigerians, who had in one way or the other suffered human and material loss on account of terrorism, Let me use this opportunity to congratulate the commandant, members of faculty for successfully conducting and concluding the NDC Course 22″.