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Governor-elect of Nigeria's Borno State pledges to tackle Islamic sect.

BBC Monitoring International Reports

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Text of report by Nigerian newspaper Daily Trust website on 9 May

[Excerpts of interview with Alhaji Kashim Shettima, Borno state governor-elect by Yahaya Ibrahim; place and date not given: "I'll negotiate with Boko Haram -Shettima"]

Alhaji Kashim Shettima, Borno State governor-elect, speaks in this interview with newsmen in Maiduguri on his plan to solve the Boko Haram problem in the state. Excerpts:

What was your reaction after being declared as the winner of the governorship election?

Actually I was happy and felt challenged by my declaration as the governor-elect and I believe that power comes from Almighty Allah and Allah gives it to whom He wishes. It was with deep sense of humility and responsibility that I accepted the …

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