President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded his administration’s efforts in tackling insecurity in Nigeria.
According to him, governent is working very hard and doing its best and hoping that Nigerians would understand.
Buhari stated this on Thursday when he spoke to journalists at the State House shortly after observing the Eid prayer, marking the end of the month-long Ramadan fast.
He said, “With the resources and manpower available to us, we are working very hard. We are hoping Nigerians will understand the problem. Nigerians know at what stage we came in in 2015, what state we are today both on security and the economy and we are doing our best.
“The law enforcement agencies are working hard to regain confidence against the bandits, so that we can go back to the land. This is very important. This is what the agencies are busy doing right now. We want people to go back to the land so that we can get enough food for the country and even export.”
The President prayed to Nigerians to try and understand the current situation in the country, assuring that his governent will employ all available resources and manpower to deal with bandits in order to stop them from creating havoc against access to farms and food production in the coming growing season.
“I expect Nigerians to be more understanding on the issues involved, looking at the time and available resources. For example, when we came in, in the Northeast, ask people in Adamawa and Borno States and the South-South in terms of security. Without security, you can’t do anything. Our big surprise and disappointment is what is happening in the Northwest and we are dealing with it,” Buhari said.
On the efforts of his administration to tackle the raging insecurity in Nigeria, Buhari said that he had chaired series of long meetings in recent weeks, adding that while some of resolutions from the deliberations had been made public by the National Security Adviser others had been kept secret.
He appauded the federal lawmakers for their support, saying, “The National Assembly is cooperating very well. Within the resources available, they are certainly giving us priority on our (military) requests.”
On what he expects from elite in the country at this period, Buhari said, “The elite should make the attempt to understand the military. If we order weapons and armored vehicles, it takes time for the manufacturers. It takes time to ship them and when brought here eventually, they are taken to training institutions, train the trainers before sending them to the field. This is a very long process.”
The President and his family members were joined for the Eid at the forecourt of the Villa by the President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmed Lawan, the Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, cabinet members, and the heads of security and intelligence agencies