FG Woos Militants, Seeks End To Destruction Of Infrastructure

President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to Niger Delta militants, and members of the Shia community in the North to halt violent disruption of economic activities, as well as the destruction of critical infrastructure and embrace peace initiatives put in place by his government.

According to the president, who has tasked law enforcement agencies to treat these agitators humanely and in line with the rule of law, the unity, stability and economic development of the country are predicated on the collective resolve of all and sundry to forge ahead, even as the government seeks solutions to the myriad of challenges besetting the country.

The president who described the pains that Nigerians are going through as a temporary development, assured that the situation would ease when the economic seeds currently in gestation begin to bloom in 2017.

In his New Year message, yesterday, to usher in 2017, he further assured that the country’s defence and security forces were ready to perform their constitutional role of protecting lives and property in the country, as they strive to overcome the onerous task of addressing all forms of security challenges.