President Muhammadu Buhari has
explained the reason he made his intention for a second term known shortly
before he left for the UK.
Buhari made his intention known
at the national executive committee meeting of the All Progressives Congress
(APC) on Monday.
Speaking when he received Justin
Welby, archbishop of Canterbury, at the Abuja House, London, on Wednesday,
Buhari said there were a lot of controversies around his second term.
The president said there were
many issues to focus on and politics should not be a distraction.
“I declared before leaving home
because Nigerians were talking too much about whether I would run or not. So, I
felt I should break the ice. We have many things to focus on, like security,
agriculture, economy, anti-corruption, and many others,” he said.
“We needed to concentrate on
them, and politics should not be a distraction. The majority of Nigerians
appreciate what we are doing, and that is why I am re-contesting.”
Buhari said under him, the
agriculture sector had recorded tremendous boos.
“We have cut the importation of
rice by about 90 percent, saving billions of dollars in the process. People who
rushed into petrol money have now gone back to agriculture,” he said.
“Even professionals have gone
back to the land. Nigeria should be able to feed itself comfortably soon. I am
so pleased.”
He said solutions were being
sought for the herdsmen, farmers clashes.
“The problem is even older than
us. It has always been there, but now made worse by the influx of armed gunmen
from the Sahel region into different parts of the West African sub-region,” the
president said.
“These gunmen were trained and
armed by Muammar Gadaffi of Libya. When he was killed, the gunmen escaped with
their arms. We encountered some of them fighting with Boko Haram.
“Herdsmen that we used to know
carried only sticks and maybe a cutlass to clear the way, but these ones now
carry sophisticated weapons. The problem is not religious, but sociological and
economic. But we are working on solutions.”
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
We will continue to talk because you cannot hold our mouth, your government no get head at all
ReplyDelete