The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari over the clearing of Sambisa forest of Boko Haram terrorists and “for his dogged pursuit of the war against insurgency.”

The party also congratulated the Nigerian military for what it saw as a critical milestone in the fight against terrorism.

A statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Dayo Adeyeye in Abuja on Sunday also congratulated Nigerians for the feat “in the long and bitter struggle against the forces of evil that have wreaked so much suffering and hardship on our people in the last few years.”

The party said it was happy that Buhari had built on the efforts of his predecessors, noting that “whatever we are witnessing now is as a result of all the efforts and sacrifices of the past and present.”

The party added: “Nigerians and the international community will recall that the war effort received a major boost in the weeks leading up to the 2015 general elections.

“The insurgents were virtually annihilated – a feat that made it possible for elections to hold peacefully in almost all the Local Government Areas of all the states in the North East last year.

 “We are therefore very much delighted with the continuation of this great effort by the President.”

The former ruling party led by Senator Ahmed Makarfi praised the armed forces for their courage, determination and sacrifice which made this achievement possible,

“The men and women of the Nigerian armed forces have served and will continue to serve with distinction in many peace keeping operations all over the world. We salute them for fighting with great courage to keep the peace in their own country.”