President Muhammadu Buhari has 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.
President Buhari said this while speaking at a
meeting with members of the Nigerian
Community on Wednesday in Beijing, China.
The President 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.



source: thenationonlineng.net/presidency-to-vandals-well-treat-you-like-boko-haram/