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As the President counts down to the end of his eight-year administration, he has identified with the pains of millions of Nigerians occasioned by the spate of insecurity nationwide, assuring them that their resilience and patience would not be in vain.
Buhari stated this yesterday, in what would be his last October, 1st Independence Day address to the country.
In his speech, the President reeled out some of the successes and challenges faced by his administration since its inception. According to him, As we continue to de-escalate the security challenges that confronted us at the inception of this administration, newer forms alien to our country began to manifest especially in the areas of kidnappings, molestations/killings of innocent citizens, banditry, all of which are being addressed by our security forces.
I share the pains Nigerians are going through, and I assure you that your resilience and patience would not be in vain as this administration continues to reposition as well as strengthen the security agencies to enable them to deal with all forms of security challenges”, he emphasised.
Buhari said his government has made appreciable progress in core areas of economy and security since he assumed office in May 2015.
Speaking on insecurity, the president said while his administration began to address existing forms of insecurity he met in 2015, and newer forms emerged. He however said all the forms are currently being addressed by security agents.
In an appraisal of his over seven-year-old administration, President Buhari also said that his government had repositioned the economy, made significant progress in the eradication of deeply entrenched corruption and worked methodically in reducing insurgency in the North-East region, militancy in the Niger-Delta and ethnic and religious tensions in some sections of the country.
He further said the efforts in re-setting the economy manifested in Nigeria as it exited two economic recessions by the very practical and realistic monetary and fiscal measures to ensure effective public financial management.
President Buhari also said his administration had given the desired priority to the agricultural sector through a series of incentives to micro, small and medium-scale enterprises that resulted in creating millions of jobs.
