By Seyi Odewale
Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, has said President Bola Tinubu’s strategy against terrorist financiers in the country is yielding positive results.
Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker, said that Tinubu’s recent remarks that his administration had been targeting the financial backbone of terrorist groups in the country were commendable bold steps.
The APC chieftain made the remarks while speaking with journalists on Sunday in Osogbo.
Oyintiloye said that the president’s speech at the opening of the 2025 National Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation (AML/CFT/CPF) Summit in Abuja that more than 100 terrorist financiers had been convicted in the last two years was a commendable feat in the fight against terrorism.
He urged the president not to relent in his pursuit against terrorism and its financiers, adding that most of the troubled parts of the country have started witnessing relative peace.
Oyintiloye, a member of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), also commended the military and other security agencies for their bravery in fighting terrorist groups and bandits in the country.
He appreciated their efforts to improve the country’s security situation, which has tremendously improved in recent times.
“I want to commend the president on his efforts at minimising the spate of insecurity in the country. The president’s strategy of crippling the financiers of terrorist groups in the country has resulted in relative peace in many of the troubled states in the country.
“I also commended the military, the National Security Adviser, and other security agencies for restoring hope to Nigeria’s security architecture,” he said.
He, however, appealed that all securities agencies must not rest on their oars until they completely eradicate the terrorist groups to the barest minimum.
“The achievements recorded in the last few weeks show that the military has taken the bulls by the horns to quench the insurgency in our land,” he said.
Oyintiloye urged Nigerians to continue supporting the president and the security agencies, adding that the country is already on the path to restoration.
He said that Nigerians will rise again through acts of faith, patriotism, honesty, and positive thinking.
