Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says despite the security challenge, no President in the history of Nigeria has funded security agencies like the current government. He said this during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday.
The minister argued that no President had funded security agencies like Buhari despite the economic challenges.
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo had said Buhari had done his best to proffer solutions to the security challenges confronting the nation, adding that Nigerians should not expect more from him as this would be tantamount to whipping a dead horse.
But Mohammed said no administration in Nigeria’s recent history had provided the security agencies with the hardware needed to tackle insecurity as that of Buhari.
The minister said, “Yes, banditry and kidnapping have added to the state of insecurity, President Buhari has also continued to provide quality leadership in order to ensure that our security agencies decisively tackle the cankerworm of insecurity of any hue.
“No administration in Nigeria’s recent history has provided the security agencies with the hardware needed to tackle insecurity as that of President Buhari, in addition to raising the morale of our security men and women. Only last week, Mr President inaugurated an armada of naval boats and ships in the latest effort to enhance our nation’s maritime security.
“The Nigerian Army, the air force and the police, among others, have also been receiving modern hardware to strengthen their arsenal.”According to him, Buhari has done so much, under very difficult economic and social conditions, to tackle insecurity in the country.
“To say he has nothing more to offer is untrue, fallacious and smacks of dirty politicking. By boosting the number and capacity of our fighting forces, Mr President is putting them in good stead to tackle insecurity not just during the life of his administration but long after he would have left office,” the minister stated.
Words by Punch.
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