by Solomon Elusoji President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said his administration has done its best in ending Boko Haram in the ...
by Solomon Elusoji
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said his administration
has done its best in ending Boko Haram in the North-East and militancy in the
South-South.
The President, however, acknowledged that security agencies “could
do much better” in curbing insecurity in the North-East and North-Central.
He made the comments to reporters after attending a Sallah
service in Abuja.
“I wish Nigerians the best of luck,” he said in respect of
the Eid-al-Adha marked nationwide on Friday. “We want security, prosperity, and
the wellbeing of all Nigerians.
“I want Nigerians to be very conscious of their country.
What we inherited when we came around in 2016 was Boko Haram in the North East
and the militants in the South-South. Nigerians know that we have done our
best.
“What is coming up in North West and North Central is
disturbing indeed. But I believe the military and the police and other law
enforcement agencies, I think they could do much better, but we are keeping
them on the alert to do their duties.”
The President’s comments come days after gunmen attacked
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum on his way to Baga, a town 196 km from
Maiduguri.
The security situation in Southern Kaduna has deteriorated
forcing the state government to order a curfew amid rising cases of banditry
and kidnapping across the country’s North-West.
The main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP), has asked the President to resign partly over the insecurity issue.
Meanwhile, the Senate has called on the President to sack
the nation’s security chiefs, although voices from the Presidency have pushed
back on the idea.
President Buhari also said, on Friday, that some people
trusted by his administration have abused the privilege.
He was responding to a question about the recent corruption
allegations arising from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
Former EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu was suspended in July after
corruption charges were brought against him, and the House of Representatives
publicly investigated financial misappropriation at the NDDC amid a plethora of
drama.
“There has been an abuse of trust by people trusted by the
previous administration and this administration,” the President said when asked
about how he felt about the recent developments.
“A number of assets have been recovered and some money; but
we have introduced TSA, Treasury Single Account, where all the money are taken.
“I said assets should be sold and the money put into TSA so
the money can be identified at any level. And I will see who will come after us
and take it back again to those who misappropriate public funds.”
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