EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has again assured Nigerians that the menace of terrorism and banditry afflicting some parts of the country would soon be a thing of the past.
The president in his 2021 Christmas message to Nigerians on Friday, said he was confident “that with the renewed commitment and empowerment of our committed security personnel, all these issues which inflict pain and trauma on us will soon be history”.
President Muhammadu Buhari
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari is already counting the remaining months to his exit as Nigeria’s leader as he told an audience in Maiduguri that he has 17 months more to spend at the helm.
He said his administration will keep giving its best for the development of the country until May, 2023, reiterating that he will handover as stipulated by the Constitution.
The President spoke after the commissioning of Oriental Energies Resource Ltd Hanger, Muhammadu Indimi Distance Learning Centre and an International Conference Centre donated to the University of Maiduguri by business mogul, Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi.
Indimi is co-father in law with Buhari.
President Buhari also commissioned the Tijjani Bolori Memorial Secondary School and the first fly-over in Borno State, Custom Roundabout (3.5km) with a stretch of 10 km Gamboru Ngala Road constructed by the state government.
Buhari said: “ I know I swore by the Constitution, and I will leave in 17 months. I pray that the person that will take over from us will also follow the targets of securing the country and building the economy.
“Without securing the country, you cannot grow the economy.”
President Buhari said Nigerians should appraise the performance of the administration based on what the situation was on security, economy and corruption before he came in, and where it is now.
“We have a great country,” he said, “and we thank God for giving us so much resources. But we need to develop our resources.”
The President noted that development would be more sustainable by empowering the people.
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