THE NATION
Following the increasing spate of insecurity in parts of the country, President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, January 16, vowed to stamp out remnants of Boko Haram, bandits and kidnappers in the country.
This is as former President Muhammadu Buhari, apologised to Nigerians for pains of some reforms embarked upon by his government.
Tinubu and Buhari spoke at the unveiling of two books in Abuja.
The books include: “Working with Buhari (2015 – 2023)” written by a former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina, and “Muhammadu Buhari: The Nigerian Legacy, 2015 – 2023 (Vols 1-5) edited by Dr Udu Yakubu.
Tinubu said his administration will continue where the last administration of President Buhari stopped in the area of tackling insecurity.
The president’s assurances came at a time when there is a hike in insecurity in some parts of the country, in the FCT Abuja.
He also said Buhari did not interfere in his administration in terms of decisions on who to appoint or what policies to introduce.
Tinubu said: “President Buhari assumed office at a very difficult period of our national life when the economy was spiralling into recession and Boko Haram had taken over swaths of our territory in North East.
“At a point, it appeared even Abuja, the seat of government would fall into the hands of Boko Haram with the bombing of the UN Building, Banex Plaza, Nyanya and other locations within the Federal Capital Territory.
“We cannot easily forget how our armed forces battled the Boko Haram terrorists under the leadership of President Buhari to reclaim our territory and push them to the fringes of Lake Chad where they no longer pose existential threat to our sovereignty.
“I must say the job of securing every inch of our country is yet to be finished. My government will stamp out the remaining vestiges of Boko Haram, Ansaru, banditry and kidnapping gangs. We won’t rest until every agent of darkness is completely rooted out.”
Speaking about the book launch, the president thanked the organisers for puttung the programme together as it afforded him the opportunity to meet with his predecessor for the first time after leaving office.
He described former President Buhari as a great man, a patriot and a dedicated public servant, who served the country with dedication and uncommon zeal.
He said: “First of all, I thank the organisers of today’s book launch for providing me the opportunity and the ambience to reunite with my predecessor, former President Muhammadu Buhari, since he left office on May 29, 2023.
“I am therefore extremely happy to receive him here in Abuja. We are all here today to honour a great man, a patriot, a dedicated public servant, who offered his best in the service of our country since he joined the army in 1962 at age 18.
