Be fair to me, President Buhari appeals to critics

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians, especially the elite, to be fair in their criticism of his administration. He made the appeal, yesterday, in Abuja when he received in audience the Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christians Pilgrims Commission, Reverend Yakubu Pam.

President Buhari said: “Those criticising the administration should be fair in terms of reflecting on where we were before we came, where we are now, what resources are available to us and what we have done with the limited resources.

“We had to struggle paying debts, investing in road repairs and rebuilding, to revamp the rail and try to get power. This is what I hope the elite, when they want to criticise, will use to compare notes.”

On the security situation, especially in the Northeast, the President queried: “What was the situation when we came? Try and ask people from Borno or from Adamawa for that matter, and Yobe. What was the condition before we came and what is the condition now? Still, there are problems in Borno and Yobe, there are occasional Boko Haram problems, but they know the difference because a lot of them moved out of their states to Kaduna, Kano and here (in Abuja). We were not spared of the attacks at a time. The government is doing its best and I hope that eventually, our best will be good enough.”

Buhari also assured the nation that the welfare of internally displaced persons (IDPs) is paramount on the agenda of government……read more

 

Source: The Guardian

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