Buhari Vows To Secure N/Delta, Rebuild North East

BUHARI-US-INSTITUTE-OF-PEACE-NANCY-LINDBORGPresident Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Abuja that the Federal Government had begun mobilizing the military and task forces to stop the sabotage of oil facilities and kidnapping of citizens for ransom in the coastal areas of the country.
He made this known at a meeting with a delegation from the United States Institute of Peace, USIP.
President Buhari also said that his administration was giving the highest priority to the resettlement of displaced persons and rehabilitation of infrastructure destroyed by Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast.
While assuring the delegation that his administration’s ongoing war against corruption would be fought within the ambit of the law, Mr. Buhari noted that mechanisms had been put in place to ensure respect for human rights in the fight against terrorism.
“We attach great importance to human rights. If there are breaches, they will be investigated and dealt with”, a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, quoted him as saying.
President Buhari, according to the statement, welcomed the growing international support, especially from the United States and Europe, for Nigeria’s efforts to end the Boko Haram insurgency.
He also expressed happiness with the support of Nigerians for the cardinal programmes of his government, the security of the country, the war against corruption and revival of the economy, which, he said, the administration would continue to vigorously pursue.
Leader of the USIP delegation, Nancy Lindborg, applauded the progress being made by the Buhari administration in ensuring greater security in Nigeria.
She promised the continued assistance of the Institute for the reconstruction and development work going on in the country.

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