President Muhammadu Buhari has
said most of the communal crises in the country are sponsored by politicians
and religious leaders.
Mr Buhari said this while
delivering his speech at the Eagles Square, Abuja to mark 20 years of unbroken
democratic rule.
President Buhari also said the
insecurity in the country was sponsored by the political elite and religious
leaders seeking to weaken the country.
”Most of the instances of
inter-communal and inter-religious strife and violence were and are still as a
result of sponsorship or incitements by ethnic, political or religious leaders
hoping to benefit by exploiting our divisions and fault lines, thereby
weakening our country. Our country Nigeria is a great country,” he said.
”According to United Nations
estimates, our population will rise to 411 million by 2050, making us the third
most populous nation on earth behind only China and India.”
Nigeria must remain united
Mr Buhari said he would ensure he
keeps the country united.
”I was involved at close quarters
in the struggle to keep Nigeria one. I can, therefore, do no more than
dedicating the rest of my life to work for the unity of Nigeria and upliftment
of Nigerians,” he said.
President Buhari also said his
administration was aware of the dangers of insecurity to the economy.
He said: ”We know that there
exists a strong correlation between economic inequality and insecurity, when
economic inequality rises, insecurity rises.
”Terrorism and insecurity are
worldwide phenomena and even the best-policed countries are experiencing
increasing incidents of unrest and are finding things hard to cope.
”But when we actively reduce
inequality through investments in social and hard infrastructure, insecurity
reduces,” he added.
President Buhari admitted that
kidnappings and banditry have remained a challenge in some rural areas in his
past four years.
”When I took the oath of office
on 29 May 2015, insecurity reigned. Apart from occupying 18 local governments
in the North-east, Boko Haram could, at will, attack any city including the
Federal Capital, could threaten any institution including bombing the United
Nations building and Police Headquarters in Abuja.
”Admittedly, some of the
challenges still remain in kidnappings and banditry in some rural areas. The
great difference between 2015 and today is that we are meeting these
challenges.”
Assurance, Promises
President Buhari promised that in
his next four years, his administration will remain committed to improving the
lives of the people.
”For the next four years, we will
remain committed to improving the lives of people by consolidating efforts to
address these key issues as well as emerging challenges of climate change, also
resettling displaced communities and dealing decisively with the new flashes of
insecurity across the country, and the impacts on food scarcity and regional
stability.”
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