Lai Mohammed: No Nigerian Leader Has Tackled Insecurity Better Than Buhari

 The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said without the decisive actions taken by President Muhammadu Buhari to tackle insecurity, terrorists would have succeeded in turning Nigeria into an Islamic State.

He, however, admitted that banditry and kidnapping posed serious challenge to the country at the moment.

The minister, who stated these at a briefing in Abuja, yesterday, was apparently reacting to the statement issued by some tribal, religious and political leaders on the state of the nation two days ago in Abuja, with former President, Olusegun Obasanjo asking the government to do more to save the country from security threats.

Mohammed lamented that some elements had heightened commentary on insecurity, with some of the concerns borne out of genuine concerns in some circles and crass politicking or sheer absurdity in other cases.

He remained unapologetic in his submission and insistence that Buhari had done enough to secure the country since coming to power in 2015 when Boko Haram and other malevolent groups held the country to ransom and even held forth in many parts of the North.

He said: “Since assuming office in 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari has continued to make the issue of security a major plank of his administration’s policy.

‘’This is not a surprise, considering the fact that the fight against insecurity is one of the three priority areas of the APC-led Federal Government.

“Yes, the security situation has continued to pose a great challenge, but amid the cacophony of voices, some genuinely concerned about the situation and others ready to exploit it for selfish ends, it is easy to forget where we are coming from.

‘’Today, we only look at the current situation without wondering what would have been had this President not taken the bull by the horns, as far as security is concerned.