Dare My Govt, We’ll Deal With You Like Boko Haram-Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Beijing warned vandals and

saboteurs blowing up oil and gas installations in Nigeria to desist
immediately or face the same drastic action being taken against Boko
Haram by the Armed Forces.

Speaking at a meeting with members of the Nigerian Community in China,
President Buhari also reaffirmed his total commitment to winning the war
against corruption, saying that corruption was an arch-enemy of the nation
which has destroyed the lives of many Nigerians.

“I ask for your support to make our vision of stamping out corruption a
reality in the shortest possible time. Whoever is caught will not be
spared.

“The government is still being dared, but those who are sensible should
have learnt a lesson. Those who are mad, let them continue in their
madness.

“I am aware that in the last two weeks, the national grid collapsed a
number of times. I hope this message will reach the vandals and saboteurs
who are blowing up pipelines and installations.

“We will deal with them the way we dealt with Boko Haram,” the President
declared.

President Buhari assured the Nigerian Community that the Federal
Government was working very hard to overcome current national challenges
and deliver on its promise of a better Nigeria.

“Clearly, our vision of a diversified and inclusive economy will not be
achieved overnight. It will be a long, and in some cases, painful journey.
I am very confident we will get there. But we must start that journey now.

“We hear proposals for short cuts or quick wins. However, all we need to
do is look at our history to know that there are no quick wins or short
cuts in fixing Nigeria. The many decades of damage and destruction cannot
be repaired overnight.

“The reform program we are implementing is not because oil prices are
below $45 per barrel today. It is because when oil prices were over $100
per barrel, majority of Nigerians were still suffering. They were simply
forgotten and left behind. So, our reforms are to ensure that the majority
of Nigerians are not left behind,” the President told the gathering.

President Buhari also assured the Nigerian community that his
administration was fulfilling its promise to improve security across the
country.

“When we came into office in 2015, Boko Haram insurgents occupied 14
Local Government Areas. Today, I am pleased to say the insurgents have
been routed out of these local governments and their capacity to fight as
a force has been significantly degraded.

“We will continue working hard to ensure that the group is eliminated.
This is achievable. And we will not settle for anything less,” he said.