President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Malabo condemned recent political violence in Rivers State, saying the killing of people over political differences was “primitive, barbaric and unacceptable”.
“We will deal decisively with all sponsors of violence. I have given the security services clear directives in this regard,” the president said.
There has been an upsurge of violence in the oil-rich state ahead of National and State Assembly rerun elections on Saturday.
The All Progressives Congress, Mr. Buhari’s party, accuses the Peoples Democratic Party-led Rives government of sponsoring and stoking violence against its members.
Some APC members have been killed and beheaded. The government says the violence was a result of a supremacy battle by cultists.
In his first public comments about the growing violence in Rivers State, Mr. Buhari said, “We will show that violence in any form will no longer be tolerated before, during or after elections.”
He spoke at an interactive meeting with Nigerians resident in Equatorial Guinea.


President Buhari said the Independent National Electoral Commission will be encouraged to explore the possibility of allowing Nigerians abroad vote in the 2019 general elections.
Noting that some African countries have started allowing their citizens resident abroad to vote in national elections, the president said he fully empathised with the desire of Nigerians in the diaspora to vote in national elections.
President Buhari pledged that he would therefore do all within his powers to fulfil that desire.
“I want all Nigerians to know that I respect them and their right to choose their leaders,” he said
The president also said that establishing a new national airline was not currently on the Federal Government’s list of priorities.
President Buhari declared that his administration’s main area of focus now was reducing the level of poverty in the country.
The president said that developing the infrastructure needed to boost production in all sectors of the economy and create more jobs for young Nigerians, as well as other actions that will directly improve the living conditions of ordinary Nigerians will continue to be prioritized by his administration.
President Buhari was responding to complaints by members of the Nigerian community about the absence of direct flights between Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea.
The president assured them that his administration’s war against corruption will remain “fearless, relentless and merciless”.
“We will be merciless and relentless in pursuing all those who abused public trust. Nigerians will see how some of the elite conspired to run the nation down,” he said.
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Way to go!

The Killings in Rivers State must stop...

Wike cannot go on Killing spree in the name of politics..

Truly this Buhari is not our president.


Always making speeches outside Nigeria.

I dont really understand.

Is he back?

K o

Lord we need your revival.

I just hope you can keep t your words this time by dealing with them cause you CHANGE your words like clothes. You promised to convert the presidential fleets to nigeria airline but you have changed your words now. The only constant thing with this government is CHANGING your promises.

STORY

Buhari a diplomat or a President of Zoogeria?

Agatu massacre is still fresh in our memories

sdindan:
Truly this Buhari is not our president.



Always making speeches outside Nigeria.


I dont really understand.

but. He is speaking with Nigerians too wey dey outside Nigeria Atleast you dey hear from him everyday give them chance and the funniest thing be say majority of them na ipob pple wey go do business.

My fearless president
WIKE and Wailers how market?

Irritating animal from Daura.....

Let him "decisively" deal with the comatose economy and the Fulani menace before venturing into Rivers.

You are not welcomed in Rivers state......better stay put in Equatorial Guinea



You can even start rearing guinea fowl over there for all we care

Moronic Daura slowpoke

Decibel:
Agatu massacre is still fresh in our memories

securities r on top of d situation mr man! Now keep shut plss.

jmichlins:
I just hope you can keep t your words this time by dealing with them cause you CHANGE your words like clothes. You promised to convert the presidential fleets to nigeria airline but you have changed your words now. The only constant thing with this government is CHANGING your promises.

Oga chill. Those thugs +their Oga WIKE r in trouble trust me.

No comments or reactions to fulani militias? maybe we get some reactions on his next tour. Long live the touring president.

Always speaking from the diasporia. #wakawakaBuhari.

Still waiting for your statement on Agatu killings, abi that doesn't deserve investigating?

Decibel:
Agatu massacre is still fresh in our memories

Oh yes, he set up a committee on Agatu.
He will take decisive action only if he comes back and if the accused are PDP

mynd1:
Oga chill. Those thugs +their Oga WIKE r in trouble trust me.

i just hope that he does not change his words again. Whoever that is the reason that rivers is hot right now sure deserves any justice given to them

But his Fulani brothers are allowed to wipe out agatu community

Kontuine

mile12crises:
Irritating animal from Daura.....

Let him "decisively" deal with the comatose economy and the Fulani menace before venturing into Rivers.

You are not welcomed in Rivers state......better stay put in Equatorial Guinea



You can even start rearing guinea fowl over there for all we care

Moronic Daura slowpoke

so people should keep dying in rivers state because of few people in the north. You need brain check

Tourist

Please do something about Rivers and Benue killings.

jmichlins:
i just hope that he does not change his words again. Whoever that is the reason that rivers is hot right now sure deserves any justice given to them

Yeah true talk. My worry is the innocent citizens that r been killed daily. Hmmm!

jmichlins:
so people should keep dying in rivers state because of few people in the north. You need brain check

lol. Don't waste ur time with that guy biko. He is full of hate and has nothing good to offer. He has many monikers here,have been monitoring his hateful comments though!

jmichlins:
so people should keep dying in rivers state because of few people in the north. You need brain check

What is happening in Rivers state is purely cult killings..


APC men are renown cultists and should not drag PDP into their cult clashes.

Always addressing issues whenever he travels... The dullard of Daura should just STFU!!!



It seems he isn't aware that over 300 lives were slained by his blood thirsty Fulani brothers?

Junketeer in Chief!

So the the tens of Nigerians being murdered daily by Fulani terrorists in Taraba, Adamawa, Nassarawa, Kaduna, Ogun, Ekiti, Kogi, Plateau, Benue & Enugu states are not human beings whose killings neccesitates Buhari's immediate response & actions.

This man makes me more angry as the days go by.

mile12crises:




What is happening in Rivers state is purely cult killings..


APC men are renown cultists and should not drag PDP into their cult clashes.

cult killings do not deserve investigation and justice right? The sponsors of the cultists should be fished out whether APC OR PDP. No president in his right senses will allow the killings to go on

mynd1:
lol. Don't waste ur time with that guy biko. He is full of hate and has nothing good to offer. He has many monikers here,have been monitoring his hateful comments though!

mynd1:
Yeah true talk. My worry is the innocent citizens that r been killed daily. Hmmm!

mynd1:
lol. Don't waste ur time with that guy biko. He is full of hate and has nothing good to offer. He has many monikers here,have been monitoring his hateful comments though!

all i care about is justice been served. Was watching tv the other day and saw a family losing two sons what do you say to them

mynd1:
Oga chill. Those thugs +their Oga WIKE r in trouble trust me.

lol,personal assistant to buhari on nairaland matters.

mile12crises:

What is happening in Rivers state is purely cult killings..
APC men are renown cultists and should not drag PDP into their cult clashes.

When the Army starts arresting and killing them and their sponsors then we can tell who is behind the killings. In Omoku they have a unanimous belief that a PDP Chieftain is directly involved. If you stay in Rivers ask any Ogba native for names.

Tunami:
lol,personal assistant to buhari on nairaland matters.

lol. No be me o