The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is leaving a legacy of security, infrastructural development, economic prosperity and social cohesion for the country.
Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, the minister said the President has done so much, under very difficult economic and social conditions, to tackle insecurity in our country.
He said: “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.”
According to the minister, since 2015 the President has continued to make the issue of security a major plank of his Administration’s policy, stressing that no administration has ever provided the security agencies with the hardware needed to tackle insecurity like the Buhari’s.
He said: “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.
“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.
According to the minister, since 2015 the President has continued to make the issue of security a major plank of his Administration’s policy, stressing that no administration has ever provided the security agencies with the hardware needed to tackle insecurity like the Buhari’s.
He said: “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.
“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.
“The Administration has not concentrated on the kinetic measures alone. Non-kinetic measures have also been strengthened.
“The establishment of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to coordinate all humanitarian affairs in Nigeria is a major effort at tackling poverty and shrinking the pool of those being targeted for recruitment by insurgents and bandits.
“Of course, the Federal Government’s unprecedented and massive investment in infrastructure is also aimed at boosting socio-economic well-being of the nation and further reducing poverty, which is a major cause of insecurity.”
