President Muhammadu Buhari has
observed that criminal elements are taking advantage of the focus on the North
East to commit crimes in other parts of the country.
He promised that the successes
recorded in degrading terrorists in the North East will be extended to other
parts of the country experiencing challenges.
Buhari assured Nigerians that
security still tops his list of priorities.
According to his Special Adviser
on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President stated this when he
received executive members of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, led by the
President, Dr Francis Adedayo Faduyile, at the State House on Tuesday.
“If you cannot secure a country
or institution, you cannot manage it,’’ he said.
He disclosed that efforts were
still ongoing to improve employment level, following the success in getting
many into the agricultural sector, stressing that opening up the economy for
investments and getting the youths engaged will control crime rate.
On health and education, Buhari
urged states and local governments to play stronger roles in complementing the
efforts of the Federal Government, especially in getting more children into
classrooms.
“The issues of health and
education are constitutional. If there are too many almajiris in a state, then
the government is not following the constitution.
“The states also have elites who
are educated enough to remind their governments about their responsibility to
almajiris,’’ he said.
In his remarks, the President of
the NMA congratulated Buhari for winning a second term in office, attributing
his return to efforts made by the government to reposition the country,
especially in health sector, like establishment of a cancer centre in
University of Lagos Teaching Hospital.
Dr. Faduyile commended the
President for always looking towards the NMA to appoint competent members for
positions in the health sector, assuring that the medical association will
continue to partner with the government to bring good health services to
Nigerians.
He said there was a need to make
the National Health Insurance Scheme compulsory for all Nigerians, including
those in the informal sector, as some special treatments, like cancer, will
require funds that might be beyond the reach of many.
The NMA President urged the
Federal Government to further strengthen the primary health care system,
institute a health bank where medical professionals can access loans for
facilities, remove duties on imported medical equipment and give more attention
to security.
He canvassed that the budget on
health should be improved from four per cent to 15 per cent.
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almajiris? what is Nigeria's business with almajiris they breed in the north. You are concentrating in the northeast and have not succeeded meaning you are really doing nothing.
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