ABUJA- Rather than fight for the control oil resources in the Niger Delta, the government would Beg the agitators to dialogue and agree on measures to manage them, President Muhammadu Buhari has said.

The president also expressed gratitude to God for making the farm harvest in 2016 bountiful, saying that it was the only out of economic recession amidst the crash of oil prices.

The president spoke on Sunday when some residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja led by the Minister of FCT, Mallam Mohammed Bello paid him Christmas homage at his official residence within the precinct of the Presidential Villa.

President who remarked that the security of the country was paramount to its development regretted that most of his campaign promises were yet to be met. He appealed to Nigerians for patience, stressing that he has not forgotten them.
He said: “I think it is good to select objectives and be honest about it and work towards it. It is now almost 18 months since we resumed here. We are very lucky. I believe some of you followed us during our campaigns and what we identified are still fundamentals problems.

“The first is security, and we kept on saying whether it is an organization or a country, we have to first secure it before we can manage it properly. Without security, nothing can work. “Secondly, the economy and the unemployment of able bodied persons. We look at left and right, from 1999 to 2014, the crude production was over 2.2m barrels per day. The average cost per barrel was $100. “When we came, it was $37.

I think it is now between $40 and $50. I asked for savings, there was no saving. I asked what they used the money to buy. They said they bought food and oil. I do not know how long it took me to recover from the shock. “Some of you will recall either by history or discussion that it was cocoa, palm kernel, cotton, agro-allied industry that we used to build infrastructures; be it rail or school.

“We also used the produce to develop oil. When we got the oil, we threw everything away. We thank God this year, the harvest was quite good, otherwise, I do not know what we would have done.

No money saved, no infrastructure built, power is still our main problem. Old roads have dilapidated and they needed to be repaired from Lagos to Kano, Port Harcourt up to Maiduguri. There are rail lines, we want to develop from Lagos to Calabar, from Lagos to Kaduna and the Abuja one. “If we can get the infrastructure done, we cannot even know the number of Nigerians that will get job. So we have to get infrastructure. It will take tankers and other articulated vehicles off the road. We will save vehicles and we will save lives and we will get jobs for a lot of Nigerians.

“I want you to talk to people to be patient with the government. We are always thinking about our country and we are thinking about our people. “God has given Nigerians. A lot of preachers and resources both human and materials, we better do the same thing for our children and grandchildren. “I assure you that the country and the people of the country are always uppermost in our minds.

Our performance in the North East, Nigerians know that this government is serious. “For our friends in the Niger Delta area, we will persuade them that they should please sit down with us and agree to manage our resources rather than think of fighting it out.” Earlier in his opening remarks, the FCT Minister, Muhammed Bello commended Buhari on the success achieved by the Nigerian military in the Sambisa Forest last week. “We are very proud of this milestone and we prayed that Boko Haram never rear its head in any part of the country again,” he said. Also, the Chairman of the Christians Association of Nigeria, FCT branch, Rev. Jonah Samson remarked that the president’s anti-corruption had paid off, expressing optimism that the impact would outlive the present administration.

“Corruption is a cankerworm. It is a terrible thing that we must kill. We urge you to ensure that the war continues. It should not end during this administration. “We thank God for the victory over Boko Haram. It is a thing of joy worthy of celebration’, he said.

Highlights of the courtesy call were the presentation of a giant xmas card to Buhari by the FCT Minister and his aides and also the presentation of a Xmas greeting card and a locally-made artworks by the representatives of the Aso Villa Chapel. Other members of the delegation were the Archbishop of Catholic Diocese, John Onayikan, Bishop of Anglican Diocese, Abuja, Nicholas Okoh, some Muslim leaders, National Assembly members, traditional rulers, top government officials and security chiefs

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/12/we-ll-persuade-niger-delta-militants-to-dialogue-rather-than-fight-buhari/

Front and back government.

Your begging is useless, and your request can never be granted.

Beg?

Don't be surprise, his understanding of beg might be so different from yours.

olutop:
Beg?

That's wisdom

Sign of a great leader

Nit sign of weakness

No he is a changed man, Gragra no work, dialogue is the key

ISDKING:
Your begging is useless, and your request can never be granted.

Bros calm down.

No be my president say make MMM crash

Reading...............

EdoNation:




SO BUBU U CAN BEG!!

A literate and an illiterate can read and write

To comprehend it takes wisdom

2107 wisdom will locate you

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sarrki:


A literate and an illiterate can read and write

To comprehend it takes wisdom

2107 wisdom will locate you

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trash

I thought that buhari is a no nonsense general that will crush the militants with federal might ?


I thought buhari is the new sheriff in town, which means it is no business as usuall








...I pray you drop all this delusion behind in 2016 and face the fact in 2017 that buhari is another name for failure aka promise and fail president

changing style hmmm

Before election Buhari had all the solutions of this country but after election the man is just clueless. Can somebody with brain point any developmental project embark upon by this government. Everyday all we hear is excuse, excuse and more excuse.

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sarrki:


A literate and an illiterate can read and write

To comprehend it takes wisdom

2107 wisdom will locate you

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TRASH

sarrki:


That's wisdom

Sign of a great leader

Nit sign of weakness

Sign of which yeye great leader. We want resource control. We no longer want 13 percent peanut.

EdoNation:



SO BUBU U CAN BEG!!

funny ya

na today day break

These good for nothing hausa-fulanis need nothing else other than fire for fire. Nothing scares them than repelling their aggressiveness with violence. See hin mouth begging for dialogue at last. They can never learn to live in peace with others in the same country, hence the only solution is the IPOB way. Divide Nigieria. Biafra or nothing. Mmmcheewww!

Bloodthirsty dialogue that will islamize the ND through violent dialogue. Some people will be angry at him trying to be civil rather than violent. There is no winning with such truculent souls.

... I thought that there was once upon a time a "sherrif in town" that his fans were bragging about. They told us that he has a mystical powers and that he doesn't negotiate, beg, plead with anyone. That under his tenure, that he will crush pipeline vandals, militants, cabals.

Nigerians never knew that the so called" sherrif "was a mere paper tiger. Who can pee uncontrollably at the mere mention of Avengers, peaceful IPOB.

Useless old cow.

Where are the dancing pythons and the smiling crocodiles

Ngeneukwuenu is a useless manphrodite

kingsamosy:
Don't be surprise, his understanding of beg might be so different from yours.

You have spoken well Sir.

A Leopard cannot change its spots.

PMB started off very poorly in the Niger Delta area. So many innocent lives got lost (soldiers inclusive) and resources wasted simply because he wanted to look and sound tough. Late President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua had better leadership skills than PMB.

Lets see how it pans out eventually.

EdoNation:
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TRASH

See as una finish Sarrki yoruba muslim 'omidina' skull for here.

Newmanluckyman:
... I thought that there was once upon a time a "sherrif in town" that his fans were bragging about. They told us that he has a mystical powers and that he doesn't negotiate, beg, plead with anyone. That under his tenure, that he will crush pipeline vandals, militants, cabals.

Nigerians never knew that the so called" sherrif "was a mere paper tiger. Who can pee uncontrollably at the mere mention of Avengers, peaceful IPOB.

I remember our yoruba muslim skulls bragging about 'sherrifat in town".

Noblecx:
Afonja I thought buhari is the new sherif in town...
And won't beg ??

Haha... Another own goal for the yorubas
QuotaSystem happy Christmas, I didn't know your blockhead messiah is a Coward...

Guy you wicked ooo.

This Nigeria expired in the year 2014 exactly 100yrs after her Ill-fated amalgamation. The fulanis know this too well and are seriously making a plan B if it eventually gets to the point if balkanization. Today, frantic efforts are being made to grab as much as they can before it caves in. This is the singular reason why they don't invest in the old eastern region save for Rivers State. Their reluctance to agree to any restructuring is simply the normal human nature at play. They are using the advantage they created during the numerous times they ruled as head of state to see if they can hold all other groups down and take full charge of the whole Nigeria. They wouldn't ever relinquish the control they have today without a fight. This makes the current push for biafra unsettling and troubling. The tempo is also worrisome as they fear losing the gains they have made already if a war should break out. They wouldn't tow that line. They've grabbed enough already and are gradually adjusting to life without the old eastern region. All this operation crocodile smile and python dance are just last efforts to threaten the callers of a just renegotiated country. There's no more they can do. Why laying down pipelines all the way from Niger to Kaduna if not a gradual plan of sustainance outside the oil rich Niger Delta region? Why the heavy investment in oil exploration in the north during a period of recession if not for adjusting to reality? Emir Sanusi is one person whose words should not be taken for a joke. When he said Lagos was of more benefit, he just threw a big clue for those who understand. There won't be fight for any thing in the old eastern region again. The next battlefield if necessary with be at the disoriental axis. I do not pray for war and wouldn't desire such for any group of people but through ones actions and irrational decisions can attract a war to itself. By and large, buhari's desire to dicuss now should be met with more quest for autonomy. There's nothing he can do. Nigeria is at present on life support as is evident through her inability to pay workers. The inability to release people's savings to them is another pointer to the scarcity of funds in the system. She's about to die naturally because her time has elapse already. To all freedom lovers, continue your push. Freedom is just by the corner. Speak of it with pride but don't denigrate anyone. Sing out for joy for God has come deliver his people from bondage. To Nnamdi Kanu, hold on strong for you have done a job well done as posterity will never forget you. The NDA, continue with the good work. No unjust system is invincible. No matter the show of force, tact and insistence gets you victory. Peace to all lovers of truth.

Yujin:
This Nigeria expired in the year 2014 exactly 100yrs after her Ill-fated amalgamation. The fulanis know this too well and are seriously making a plan B if it eventually gets to the point if balkanization. Today, frantic efforts are being made to grab as much as they can before it caves in. This is the singular reason why they don't invest in the old eastern region save for Rivers State. Their reluctance to agree to any restructuring is simply the normal human nature at play. They are using the advantage they created during the numerous times they ruled as head of state to see if they can hold all other groups down and take full charge of the whole Nigeria. They wouldn't ever relinquish the control they have today without a fight. This makes the current push for biafra unsettling and troubling. The tempo is also worrisome as they fear losing the gains they have made already if a war should break out. They wouldn't tow that line. They've grabbed enough already and are gradually adjusting to life without the old eastern region. All this operation crocodile smile and python dance are just last efforts to threaten the callers of a just renegotiated country. There's no more they can do. Why laying down pipelines all the way from Niger to Kaduna if not a gradual plan of sustainance outside the oil rich Niger Delta region? Why the heavy investment in oil exploration in the north during a period of recession if not for adjusting to reality? Emir Sanusi is one person whose words should not be taken for a joke. When he said Lagos was of more benefit, he just threw a big clue for those who understand. There won't be fight for any thing in the old eastern region again. The next battlefield if necessary with be at the disoriental axis. I do not pray for war and wouldn't desire such for any group of people but through ones actions and irrational decisions can attract a war to itself. By and large, buhari's desire to dicuss now should be met with more quest for autonomy. There's nothing he can do. Nigeria is at present on life support as is evident through her inability to pay workers. The inability to release people's savings to them is another pointer to the scarcity of funds in the system. She's about to die naturally because her time has elapse already. To all freedom lovers, continue your push. Freedom is just by the corner. Speak of it with pride but don't denigrate anyone. Sing out for joy for God has come deliver his people from bondage. To Nnamdi Kanu, hold on strong for you have done a job well done as posterity will never forget you. The NDA, continue with the good work. No unjust system is invincible. No matter the show of force, tact and insistence gets you victory. Peace to all lovers of truth.

You are in the Spirit.

They have seen the signs that Nigeria won't last long


Afonjas meanwhile are busy acting like the Bosnians who refused to understand the handwriting on the wall.

EternalTruths:


You are in the Spirit.

They have seen the signs that Nigeria won't last long


Afonjas meanwhile are busy acting like the Bosnians who refused to understand the handwriting on the wall.

declare war already to get biafra or shvt up...