…SAYS I WILL HANDOVER TO NIGERIANS’ CHOICE
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday charged the military and other security agencies to go after the terrorists troubling the nation and eliminate them.
The President gave the order after joining other Muslims to observe the Eid prayers at the Mambila Barracks Parade Ground, Abuja, in commemoration of the Eid-el-Fitr.
Buhari who spoke to journalists after returning from prayer ground to the Presidential Villa stressed that his government would continue to work to make the country safe for all.
Buhari further stated that it is necessary to make the country safer, now that the rains have started coming, because the farmers must be assured of their safety as they return to the farms, thereby securing the country’s food production.
“We’ll continue to make the environment secure, especially when the rainy season is coming, so that farmers can go back to their farms and we wouldn’t have problem of food security.
“Heads of the services; Army, Navy, Air Force, the Inspector-General of Police and so on, are very much aware of the situation. It is their duty to know where the terrorists are and eliminate them”, he said.
According to him, the 2023 general elections, will witness free, fair and transparent process.
The President was emphatic that his administration would hand over peacefully to “the person that Nigerians elect”.
The acting Chief Imam of Mambila Barracks, Dahiru Shua Mohammed, in his message during the Eid service, stressed the need for genuine repentance from sin by all, love for one another, forgiveness, tolerance and constant prayers to Allah as the weapon against all adversities of life.
