The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday took stock of
the two years of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and declared
that positives results are clear for all to see.
Osinbajo said this in a national broadcast to commemorate
the nation’s Democracy Day and second anniversary of the President Muhammadu
Buhari’s administration.
He recalled that the administration outlined three areas
including security, corruption and the economy for immediate intervention on
assumption of office.
Although he admitted that the economy had remained the
biggest challenge of all, he said the Federal Government had introduced several
measures to revamp.
While he also admitted that the fight against corruption
appeared slow because of the slow nature of the nation’s justice system, all
hands are on the deck to ensure that all stolen funds are recovered and
culprits brought to justice.
On security, he said the government’s achievements in the
North East where the Boko Haram sect openly challenged the nation’s sovereignty
were clear enough for all to see.
Osinbajo said under the present administration, the nation’s
military immediately began to put Boko Haram on the back foot, adding that the
nation restored broken-down relations with its neighbours, Chad, Cameroon and
Niger – allies without whom the war against terror would have been extremely
difficult to win.
He added that the government has reorganised and equipped
its Armed Forces, and inspired them to heroic feats; and also revitalised the
regional Multinational Joint Task Force, by providing the required funding and
leadership.
He said, “The positive results are clear for all to see. In
the last two years close to one million displaced persons have returned home.
106 of our daughters from Chibok have regained their freedom, after more than
two years in captivity, in addition to the thousands of other captives who have
since tasted freedom.
“Schools, hospitals and businesses are springing back to
life across the Northeast, especially in Borno State, the epicentre of the
crisis. Farmers are returning to the farms from which they fled in the wake of
Boko Haram. Finally, our people are getting a chance to begin the urgent task
of rebuilding their lives.
“Across the country, in the Niger Delta, and in parts of the
North Central region, we are engaging with local communities, to understand
their grievances, and to create solutions that respond to these grievances
adequately and enduringly.
“President Buhari’s New Vision for the Niger Delta is a
comprehensive peace, security and development plan that will ensure that the
people benefit fully from the wealth of the region, and we have seen to it that
it is the product of deep and extensive consultations and that it has now moved
from idea to execution. Included in that New Vision is the long-overdue
environmental clean-up of the Niger Delta beginning with Ogoni-land, which we
launched last year.
“More recent threats to security such as the herdsmen
clashes with farmers in many parts of the country sometimes leading to
fatalities and loss of livelihoods and property have also preoccupied our
security structures.
“We are working with state governments, and tasking our
security agencies with designing effective strategies and interventions that
will bring this menace to an end. We are determined to ensure that anyone who
uses violence, or carries arms without legal authority is apprehended and
sanctioned.”
On security, he said the government’s achievements in the
North East where the Boko Haram sect openly challenged the nation’s sovereignty
were clear enough for all to see.
Osinbajo said under the present administration, the nation’s
military immediately began to put Boko Haram on the back foot, adding that the
nation restored broken-down relations with its neighbours, Chad, Cameroon and
Niger – allies without whom the war against terror would have been extremely
difficult to win.
He added that the government has reorganised and equipped
its Armed Forces, and inspired them to heroic feats; and also revitalised the
regional Multinational Joint Task Force, by providing the required funding and
leadership.
He said, “The positive results are clear for all to see. In
the last two years close to one million displaced persons have returned home.
106 of our daughters from Chibok have regained their freedom, after more than
two years in captivity, in addition to the thousands of other captives who have
since tasted freedom.
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