The presidency has reacted to
complaints on why President Buhari has not gone to Benue state to commiserate
with the government and people of the state over the recent herdsmen attack in
the state.
Special Assistant to President
Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, speaking with Channels TV on
Sunday said President Buhari will soon visit Benue state and other states under
attack.
He urged Nigerians to be patient
as Buhari is not slow in action against herdsmen attack.
”It is a very sad development in
our country. The President himself has expressed his sadness about it. You
would recall that right on the day the incident happened, he caused a statement
to be issued from the office of the special adviser on media and publicity that
the development was condemnable, that the security agents must move in
immediately and put it in each. He has sent in the IG of police, Minister of
Interior and others. In terms of visiting, the president will visit not just
Benue. Recall that killings are taking place in Taraba, Rivers, Kaduna. The
president will also visit most of these theaters of killings.
”If killings happened on January
1st and the President reacted on January 1st, I don’t see anything wrong in
that. If you call it sluggish, it will just be your opinion and they have a
right to their opinion. On the day it happened, he directed security agencies
on what to do.
Reacting on Oby Ezekwesili’s Red
card campaign to remove Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressive Congress
out of government in 2019, Adesina said everyone is entitled to their own
opinion.
”In a country of 180 million,
there is no way you will not have dissatisfaction from some areas but every
news of dissatisfaction that comes to the President, he looks into and if
anybody is waving a red card, if the Nigerian Referees Association have
recognised her as a referee, then she can wave the red card”.
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