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President Buhari Rejects Task Force Rotation
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says that his country should retain command of a West African task force being set up to combat the Islamist militant Boko Haram group.
Speaking at a summit of regional leaders in Abuja, Mr Buhari rejected proposals to rotate leadership of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) every six months between the five countries involved – Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Benin.
President Buhari said the rotation would undermine the force’s effectiveness, and insisted Nigeria should retain the leadership for “for the period of the war effort”.