President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday warned that the two million displaced
Nigerians in refugee camps must be properly resettled if the country is to
avert a relapse into another social crisis.
Speaking at a meeting with Sheikh Sharif Mohammed Kabir Ibn Mohammad, the
world leader of Tijjaniya Islamic Movement at the State House, the
President lamented the destruction of public institutions in the North
East by Boko Haram terrorists.
“Government is faced with the problem of repairing schools, health centres
and whole towns. We must repair their schools and recruit teachers
otherwise they will become tomorrow’s Boko Haram,” he warned.
President Buhari reiterated the importance of justice in the affairs of
governance, emphasizing that men and women in authority must show kindness
and justice to all the people under them.
In commending the religious group for the profuse prayers they had
rendered for three days in Yola, Adamawa State for the recovery of the
economy and peace in the country, the President said that the problem oil
production is currently experiencing in the country and in the global
markets had forced the imperative of agriculture on Nigerians.
“We are learning the hard way. The mistake we made was to abandon
agriculture. We came at a time of difficulty the country has never
experienced since the civil war,” he said.
President Buhari also requested the religious leaders to persuade
Nigerians to embrace hard work, endurance and patience, assuring that the
administration will not relent in the effort to achieve self-reliance and
security for the nation.
In his remarks, Sheikh Sharif Mohammad commended President Buhari’s sense
of justice and concern for the people of Nigeria.
He assured the President that the Tijjaniya movement was in full support
of the administration and will continue to pray for its success.