The Minister of Information and
Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, reacted to a remark by former President
Olusegun Obasanjo that President Muhammadu Buhari has nothing more to offer in
tackling banditry, kidnapping, and general insecurity in the country.
Mohammed said the remark that
Buhari can’t tackle insecurity in Nigeria is fallacious and untrue.
Addressing a press conference in
Abuja, the minister stressed that Buhari is doing a lot to keep Nigerians safe.
He pointed out that the president
is equipping the military to effectively tackle insecurity in the country.
“Gentlemen, President Buhari has
done so much, under very difficult economic and social conditions, to tackle
insecurity in our country. Not only has he done so much. President Buhari continues
to do much more to keep Nigerians safe. To say he has nothing more to offer is
untrue, fallacious and smacks of dirty politicking.
“By boosting the number and
capacity of our fighting forces, Mr President is putting them in good stead to
tackle insecurity not just during the life of his Administration but long after
he would have left office. President Buhari is leaving a legacy of security,
infrastructural development, economic prosperity and social cohesion for
Nigeria. This may not seem obvious today, amidst daunting challenges, but
posterity will be kind to this President.
“Yes, banditry and kidnapping
have added to the state of insecurity, President Buhari has also continued to
provide quality leadership in order to ensure that our security agencies
decisively tackle the cankerworm of insecurity of any hue,” Lai Mohammed said.
“No administration in Nigeria’s
recent history has provided the security agencies with the hardware needed to
tackle insecurity as that of President Buhari, in addition to raising the
morale of our security men and women. Only last week, Mr President commissioned
an armada of naval boats and ships in the latest effort to enhance our nation’s
maritime security. The army, the air force and the police, among others, have also
been receiving modern hardware to strengthen their arsenal.”
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