President Muhammadu Buhari has said he volition non allow “irresponsible elements” trying to outset problem inwards the country, maxim “Nigeria’s unity is settled as well as non negotiable.”
He declared that Nigerians select the correct to alive as well as utilization concern inwards whatever purpose of the province without allow or hindrance.
In a national broadcast Mon morning, President Buhari, who returned to the province on Saturday, afterwards 104 days inwards London for medical treatment, said the beauty as well as attraction of a federation is that it allows dissimilar groups to air their grievances as well as operate out a trend of co-existence.
He ordered security agencies to pace upward the struggle against insurgency, as well as then that the gains of the past times eighteen months volition non live lost.
President Buhari’s oral communication reads: “I am really grateful to God as well as to all Nigerians for their prayers. I am pleased to live dorsum on dwelling occupation solid set down amidst my brothers as well as sisters.
“In the course of education of my rest inwards the United Kingdom, I select been kept inwards daily touching on amongst events at home. Nigerians are robust as well as lively inwards discussing their affairs, only I was distressed to detect that roughly of the comments, specially inwards the social media select crossed our national reddish lines past times daring to query our collective beingness every bit a nation. This is a pace likewise far.
“In 2003, afterwards I joined partisan politics, the belatedly Chief Emeka Ojukwu came as well as stayed every bit my invitee inwards my hometown, Daura. Over ii days, nosotros discussed inwards cracking depth till belatedly into the nighttime as well as analysed the problems of Nigeria. We both came to the decision that the province must remain 1 as well as united.
“Nigeria’s unity is settled as well as non negotiable. We shall non allow irresponsible elements to outset problem as well as when things larn bad they run away as well as saddle others amongst the responsibleness of bringing dorsum order, if necessary amongst their blood.
“Every Nigerian has the correct to alive as well as pursue his concern anywhere inwards Nigeria without allow or hindrance. I believe the really vast bulk of Nigerians percentage this view.
“This is non to deny that at that topographic point are legitimate concerns. Every grouping has a grievance. But the beauty as well as attraction of a federation is that it allows dissimilar groups to air their grievances as well as operate out a trend of co-existence.
“The National Assembly as well as the National Council of State are the legitimate as well as appropriate bodies for national discourse.
“The national consensus is that, it is ameliorate to alive together than to alive apart.
“Furthermore, I am charging the security agencies non to allow the successes achieved inwards the end eighteen months live a sign to relax. Terrorists as well as criminals must live fought as well as destroyed relentlessly as well as then that the bulk of us tin alive inwards peace as well as safety. Therefore, nosotros are going to reinforce as well as reinvigorate the struggle non entirely against elements of Boko Haram, which are attempting a novel serial of attacks on soft targets; kidnappings, farmers versus herdsmen clashes; inwards add-on to ethnic violence fuelled past times political mischief makers. We shall tackle them all.
“Finally, love Nigerians, our collective involvement forthwith is to eschew lilliputian differences as well as come upward together to confront mutual challenges of economical security, political development as well as integration every bit good every bit lasting peace amidst all Nigerians.
“I remain resolutely committed to ensuring that these goals are achieved as well as maintained. I am as well as then glad to live home.”