Barely six months to 2015 general elections, former head of State, General Muhammad Buhari opened up on how he would rescue Nigeria if he becomes the President in 2015.
He said 'First I have to secure the country,
because unless you secure the country, nothing can be done properly, So, first
it is security and then how to manage the country, that is by resuscitating the
economy, the infrastructure, getting the factories reopened, getting employment
and goods and services. It is much easier to damage than to rebuild, but
everybody agrees that Nigeria is an incredibly resourceful country, both
materially and human wise. So it is a question of the elite getting their acts
together and making sure the country is organized in such a way that it can be
secured and managed well. It is not easy because a number of the institutions
have being compromised. What do you do with the Nigerian Police in terms
of their efficiency? The military itself? The judiciary?'
"The recent happening in our country,
especially the abduction of more than 200 girls from their school is
unbelievable. For those of us who experienced the civil war, we can’t reconcile
how a group like Boko Haram would come and collect from one school more than
200 children and after three months, the Federal Government cannot do anything.
So for those of us coming from the 1960s to now, it is unthinkable for any
group to emerge in Nigeria to hold everyone to ransom. I mean the so-called
Boko Haram. I said this about six months ago. I said no religion advocates
hurting the innocent. So the religious toga that Boko Haram is wearing can be
exposed. You can’t wrap yourself with explosives and go and kill people in
markets, churches, mosques, and motor parks, and also go and slaughter children
in their sleep. It’s simply terrorism. This is my clear understanding of it and
it is the duty of the Federal Government to stop it. Unfortunately, so far, the
Federal Government has failed."
Pray you get there Gen. Buhari, Nigeria need a change the for the better.
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