President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to make the police and judiciary more efficient in his second term.
Buahri said on Monday in a special interview on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) as part of the activities for his second inauguration on Wednesday that such effort was needed to properly reform the sectors to ensure effective administration.
“Police and judiciary are to be in the frontline of law and order. They should be able to know the offender in their communities.
“What the government needs to do is to provide the basic need. People should try to expose criminals in their communities,“ he said.
Buhari hailed Nigerians for their love, respect and trust in him and commended them for finding him worthy to rule for the second term in office.
He linked the secret of love, respect and trust he enjoyed from Nigerian citizens to his hard work to survive in life.
He further promised that he would continue to do his best towards national security.
According to Buhari, his coming to power in 2015 was a relief to North-East of the country because there was reduction of activities of Boko Haram in the region.
He said the administration had ensured food security by making fertilizer available and affordable for the farmers.
The president expressed displeasure on the late passage of 2019 Budget by the National Assembly (NASS).
“I feel very bad indeed. NASS to hold the Budget for seven months,“ he said.
He said the present administration had worked tirelessly to recover looted money from banks in Europe and U.S.
Buhari explained that the recovery was a gradual process by investigation.
He said government was intensifying efforts to fix roads, improve power and other infrastructure for businesses to thrive as well as encourage foreigners to invest in the country.
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