President Muhammadu Buhari says the youth are endangering
their future if they do not cooperate with the government.
The president said this on Wednesday during a condolence
visit to Borno state where about 30 people were killed by suspected Boko Haram
insurgents on Sunday.
Buhari said the youth are a larger part of the country’s
population and must help the government stabilise the country.
“We have young aggressive youths, the Nigerian youths. Our
population, 60 percent, is below 30 years old,” he said.
“And we have to remind them that they must help us stabilise
this country so that they can have a better future. If they don’t cooperate
with the government, they are endangering their future.
“I am already 77, how many years do I expect under normal
circumstances?”
Buhari also said he wondered how Boko Haram survived to
date.
“As commander in chief, I campaigned both in 2015 and last
year on three fundamental issues which include security; you cannot preside
over an institution or a country if it is not secure. This is just common
sense, everybody knows this even those that have not gone to school know this,”
he said.
“This Boko Haram or whatever they are, cannot come up to
Maiduguri or environs without the local leadership knowing because traditionally
the local leadership is in charge of security in their own respective areas. So
with my understanding of our culture, I wonder how Boko Haram survives up till
now.
“We are working for you in this country. As commander in
chief, I am dealing with the security institutions and I believe there is an
improvement in security.
“I urge the people of the state to cooperate with with the
law enforcement agencies and let us deny Boko Haram access to our loyal
citizens and encourage displace people to go back to the land.”
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