..Says, ‘I do not have one square inch outside Nigeria’
President Muhammadu Buhari says nobody can blackmail him on inexplicable wealth and illicit enrichment while in office, saying he does not have one square inch outside Nigeria.
Speaking at a State Banquet, organised in his honour in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, on Monday night, the President restated his vow to serve God and Nigeria until his last day in office and beyond. Buhari also advised Nigerians to remain patriotic. “As I said more than 30 years ago, we have no other country than Nigeria, we must all stay here and salvage it together”, he said.
The President recounted how the threats were particularly pervasive across the North-East geo-political zone, with Yobe State as one of the most hit by the terrorists.
He, therefore, declared that he has fulfilled the commitment made to Nigerians in his May 29, 2015, inaugural address to frontally and courageously tackle Boko Haram terrorists and stabilise the country.
In his remarks, Governor Buni expressed delight at the President’s inauguration of landmark projects in the State, including the Yobe International Cargo Airport, Damaturu ultra-modern market, Maternal and Child Health Complex at the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital, the 2600 Housing Estate in Potiskum and the Damaturu Mega School at new Bra-Bra.
He appealed to the President to approve the takeover of the Yobe State International Cargo airport by the Federal Government, and the refund of N38 billion expended by the State government on the project.
Equally, he requested the takeover of the State University Teaching Hospital, including the Maternity and Child Health Complex.
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Baba Alkali, in his remarks, thanked the President for inaugurating a purpose-built, ultra-modern, and fully furnished State Command Headquarters; Police Secondary School, and Tertiary Police Hospital during the State Visit.
The IGP assured the President and Nigerians that the Nigeria Police are fully prepared for the upcoming 2023 General Elections and would remain apolitical, in compliance with the presidential directive.
He disclosed that newly passed-out Constables are being posted on field operations to their local government areas, in line with the President’s directives and ahead of their deployment for the General Elections. He added that the Force has also perfected the logistics and manpower mobilisation framework, and fine-tuned the Election Security Operational Action Plan, in conjunction with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Military, Intelligence Community, and other sister security agencies.
The IGP thanked the President for the annual recruitment of ten thousand police Constables over a five-year period, adding that the Presidential consideration has significantly bridged the manpower gap in the Force, and broadly strengthened their capacity to effectively police the electoral process.
