Security, my top priority for Nigerians - Buhari
- President Muhammadu Buhari has affirmed that security remains at the apex of his priorities
- The president said criminals are taking advantage of the focus on the challenges in the north-east to commit crimes elsewhere
- On health and education, Buhari also urged states and local governments to play stronger roles in complementing the federal government’s efforts
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, July 16 affirmed that security remains at the apex of his priorities.
He assured Nigerians that successes recorded in degrading terrorists in the north-east would be extended to parts of the country experiencing security challenges, NAN reports.
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Legit.ng gathers that Buhari gave the assurance when he received members of the executive committee of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) led by their president, Dr Francis Faduyile, at the State House, Abuja.
He said that criminals took advantage of the focus on the challenges in the north-east to commit crimes in other parts of the country.
The president noted that efforts were ongoing to improve on employment level, following the success in getting many persons into the agriculture sector.
He expressed hope that opening up the economy for investments and getting the youths engaged would control the crime rate in the country.
On health and education, Buhari urged states and local governments to play stronger roles in complementing the efforts of the federal government, especially in getting more children into classrooms.
“The issues of health and education are constitutional. If there are too many almajiris in a state, then the government is not following the constitution.
“The states also have elite who are educated enough to remind their governments about their responsibility to almajiris,’’ he said.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that President Muhammadu Buhari came hard on critics of insecurity, saying such citizens are not patriotic.
The president said this when he received the national executives of the Buhari Campaign Organisation (BCO) at the State House on Tuesday.
Buhari, without mentioning any particular name, said that those criticising what he called the isolated cases of insecurity in the country are not patriotic Nigerians.
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