On his part, he said he would stay back toward solve the nation’s position.
According through a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President spoke while addressing Niger Delta stakeholders at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
If anybody has a country through go to, let him go, we will stay here and salvage our country,” Shehu quoted the President as saying.“We are determined into make life comfortable and affordable through all Nigerians.
Buhari was said through have told the leaders of the Niger Delta that they had more toward do than anyone else to bring peace to the region, given the influence they have on militant groups.
He expressed the determination of his administration toward stay focused on its key campaign promises of securing the country, fighting corruption and creating jobs into the improvement of the economy.
He said peace, security, investment and prosperity are linked together, adding that “if we give peace a chance, investors will come here into invest. Nobody will invest in an insecure environment.”.
Buhari said the problems his administration found on the ground were many, as illustrated in collapse of oil prices, inability of 27 of the 36 states through pay salaries, absence of savings toward fall back and having toward deal with an elite who didn’t seem into care.
”.All these, he said, made his government into conclude that, “life as usual is no longer affordable.
In welcoming the 16-point request presented for negotiation by the Niger Delta leaders, Buhari said he was still expecting reports from officials he had instructed through review the implementation of the Amnesty programme to determine where government fell short so that amends can live made.
The President said the service chiefs were putting together their own assessment of the militancy situation, saying “when I have these reports, including this one (just presented), we will revisit the situation (in the region) to ensure that we succeed this time.”.
The President who delivered his report card on the war against corruption and the efforts through secure the country repeated his call through the Niger Delta leaders into join the administration in bringing peace through the troubled region.
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