The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, said yesterday that President Goodluck Jonathan is not fuelling the activities of the Islamist sect as it was being speculated, assuring that the Federal Government is committed to ending insurgency in the country.

Speaking in Sokoto at Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) women wing of Goodluck Jonathan/ Namadi Sambo campaign rally, Mrs Jonathan said Boko Haram existed before the coming of the Jonathan administration.

Represented by the Minister for Women Affairs, Hajiya Zainab Maina, the first lady said, “We are succeeding in the ongoing war against Boko Hakam. There is no way Jonathan will sponsor Boko Haram.”

According to her, the PDP has brought a lot of changes in the country.

In her remarks, wife of the state PDPChairman, Hajiya Sadiya Ibrahim Milgoma, solicited for the support of all women towards Jonathan’s re-election.

She said PDP is the only party that cares for the welfare of Nigerians.

“Our hope is for the PDP to return and continue with its Transformation Agenda,” she noted.

Also speaking, the PDP Women Mobilisation Officer, Hajiya Rabi Muhammad Jibo, Women Leader, Hajiya Rabi Giyawa, as well as wife of the governorship candidate, Hajiya Aisha Abdallah Wali emphasized on the need for women to support PDP through their votes in forthcoming general elections.

•Adapted from a Daily Sun report. Photo shows Mrs Jonathan.