President Muhammadu Buhari has restated his commitment to the unity of the country.

In his nationwide broadcast early this morning to mark Nigeria’s 61st independent anniversary, he said the resolve for a peaceful, united and one Nigeria remains resolute and unwavering warning that his “government was ready to arrest and prosecute all persons inciting violence through words or action.”
He also said ongoing investigations on separatists agitators, Nnamdi Kalu and Sunday Adeyemo (Igboho), arrested recently, have revealed that a certain member of the National Assembly was among their financiers.

“Nigeria is for all of us. Its unity is not negotiable. And its ultimate success can only be achieved if we all come together with a common goal of having peace and prosperity for our nation. We shall continue to work on dialogue based solutions to address legitimate grievances. But we remain ready to take decisive actions against secessionist agitators and their sponsors who threaten our national security.

“The recent arrests of Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Adeyemo, and the ongoing investigations being conducted have revealed certain high-profile financiers behind these individuals. We are vigorously pursuing these financiers, including one identified as a serving member of the National Assembly. This is a clear example of how people abandon their national leadership positions for their selfish gains. Instead of preaching unity, they are funding and misleading our youth to conduct criminal acts that sometimes lead to unfortunate and unnecessary loss of lives and property.”

Buhari also granted the conditional lifting of the ban on social media platform, Twitter, to allow citizens continue the use of the platform for business and positive engagements.

While acknowledging the country’s socio-economic and security challenges, the president said no government since 1999 could match what his administration had done in the last six years to put Nigeria back on track

Below are excerpts of the speech: “It is with full gratitude to God that today, we celebrate Nigeria’s sixty first Independence Anniversary. For 1st of October 1960 to happen, all hands were on deck. East, West, North all came together to celebrate freedom. Today should not only serve as a reminder of the day the British handed over the reins of power to Nigerians, but also unified Nigerians from all ethnic groups, religions and regions. Today, despite the challenges we face, most Nigerians still maintain the spirit of 1st October. That positive outlook and determination to make Nigeria a peaceful and prosperous nation. It is due to this collective attitude that Nigeria doggedly continues to remain a united and indivisible nation. Fellow Nigerians, the past eighteen months have been some of the most difficult periods in the history of Nigeria. Since the civil war, I doubt whether we have seen a period of more heightened challenges than what we have witnessed in this period. Our original priorities for 2020 were to continue stabilising our economy following the deep recession while restoring peace in areas confronted with security challenges. But the COVID-19 pandemic and its devastating impact on all nations meant we needed to shift gears and re-strategise. Nigerians came together as one to fight against COVID-19. It is this attitude and by the special grace of God, we continue to survive the pandemic as a nation and indeed, provide leadership and example at regional and international levels.

“The doomsday scenario predicted for our country never came. Even as the Delta variant continues to spread, we have built the capacity we need to respond now and into the future. I will therefore appeal to Nigerians not to take COVID lightly, adhere to public health and social measures, put your mask on and get vaccinated. We can control this pandemic, but it requires effort on everybody’s part. The investments we made in response to COVID-19 will also serve our country to tackle any future disease outbreaks or pandemics.

“ I have directed the Ministries of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Health, Education and Science and Technology to work with Nigerian and International pharmaceutical companies and research organisations to enhance Nigeria’s domestic pharmaceutical capacity. Already, the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority is raising a $200 million fund for this initiative that will complement the Central Bank of Nigeria’s ongoing N85 billion Healthcare Sector Research and Development Intervention Scheme to support local researchers in the development of vaccines and drugs to combat communicable and non-communicable diseases, including COVID-19.”

“Similarly, on our approach to food security, I am proud to announce Nigeria has commenced its journey to pharmaceutical independence.This journey, which will take years to achieve but will ultimately result in Nigerian based companies developing the Active Pharmaceutical substances and competence needed for us to make our own drugs and vaccines. As our economy continues to open after the COVID-19 related lockdowns, we have also seen the resurgence of insecurity in certain parts of the country.

“In the last four months, the gallant men and women of the military and security agencies have made tremendous progress in addressing these new security challenges.

“We are taking the fight to our enemies from all angles and we are winning. In the North East region alone, over eight thousand Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered.”

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Dear Buhari, while the unity of Nigeria is good and profitable, it imperative to say that it is not by force,. Your tribalistic and nepotistic dispositions in solving national problems is the worst thing that has happened to this country since independence. You were able to identify the sponsors of IPOB but up till today you cannot identify the sponsors of Boko Haram and your bandit boys. Nigeria will be a better place if you can apply the same swiftness you employ on killing secessionists to solving national problems like unemployment, security, food security and other issues.

Good bless Nigeria.

Mr President

Sorry to say but this man is a complete nitwit. Shameless idiot

The jihadist knows those who are allegedly sponsoring peaceful agitators demanding out of their terrorists- laden shithole but refused to deal with well known terrorists in his government or murderous fulani and BH terrorists but instead giving them undeserving amnesty.

Of course

I doubt these are the few words said . What about the nose diving dollar and our crumbling economy

Quick to name MNK and Igboho's sponsors but refuses to name sponsors of terrorism from his region.

Anytime he mentioned IPOB, it reminds me ingenuity of the group. They are formidable, IPob gives Nigeria state sleepless nights.

E dey sweet me Sha

Boko Haram is 20 years old, killed over 45000 people, destroyed over 25 LGA, yet Buhari does not know their sponsors. Unfortunately, down South, he can tell their sponsor.
"IRAHUB" means bigot!

Validated:
Boko Haram is 20 years old, killed over 45000 people, destroyed over 25 LGA, yet Buhari does not know their sponsors. Unfortunately, down South, he can tell their sponsor.
"IRAHUB" means bigot!

And they want one nigeria that will be policed by boko haram.

Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho are locked up, yet there is no peace. Things have gone from bad to worse

But Buhari still cannot see that Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho are not the problem

How this gworo chewing cow farmer became president is beyond me

Buhari matter don tire me.

No need talking about the dead.

Validated:
Boko Haram is 20 years old, killed over 45000 people, destroyed over 25 LGA, yet Buhari does not know their sponsors. Unfortunately, down South, he can tell their sponsor.
"IRAHUB" means bigot!

I won’t be surprised if they name and shame the supposed financiers of MNK and Igboho while they are not interested in naming and shaming Boko Haram sponsors.

And they are yet to tell us who is financing Boko Haram and bandits

But so quick to point finger at southern agitators financiers, southern Nigeria mumu never.

Useless good for nothing government

October 1st. 1990 AD

The day the British released the people from the physical chains...

Unfortunately they threw away the keys of the mental chains and since then we've been living in bondage...

Happy Independence bondage Fulani Republic... Since na Una carry the whole matter for Una head...

The one person that has abandoned any form of leadership is Buhari.
The reason he maynot be solely culpable is that he never had any to give;it's the voters,riggers and his supporters,financially, physically and during the elections that have a greater share of the calamity that has befallen everyone since he came to power.
Imagine a broadcast without mere mention of the economic hardship being experienced by all,talkless of ways the government is adopting to ease sufferings.
Nothing said about the mayhem in Kaduna.
To finally see how great a scam he has been,he has long stopped saying anything about fighting corruption because he loves,gains and is surrounded by the most corrupt set of politicians Nigeria may ever know.

This one na presidiot. So what if someone is financing mnk and Igboho? They are not terrorists.
Him and his cabal of vultures should reveal those sponsoring Bokoharam. That should be their primary focus instead of agitators and their sponsors. Svch an imb€¢ile

While a Muslim cleric somewhere is openly discussing the idea of becoming friends with the terrorists. An open confession but Powers that be will not notice that because he is......

Lemme stop there first.

Meanwhile,
We are more interested in knowing who is sponsoring the Fulani herdsmen, the Boko Haram and the bandits that have been refused to be tagged terrorists.

The 2021 mumu of the year has spoken again. Animal father.

Halopy:
Dear Buhari, while the unity of Nigeria is good and profitable, it imperative to say that it is not by force,. Your tribalistic and nepotistic dispositions in solving national problems is the worst thing that has happened to this country since independence. You were able to identify the sponsors of IPOB but up till today you cannot identify the sponsors of Boko Haram and your bandit boys. Nigeria will be a better place if you can apply the same swiftness you employ on killing secessionists to solving national problems like unemployment, security, food security and other issues.

Good bless Nigeria.

Well said. Thanks

But non is financing BokoHaram

Name the Hausa teal terrorist first before you deal with him.

okoo

Discerning minds know who he's pointing the fingers at.

Didn't Buhari Prevent Boko Haram Sponsors from being Identified

Why is he now eagerly identifying suspected IPOB Sponsors ?

They will Hear From From FG

Look at this demented old fool, that Nigerians have the misfortune of calling a president. nobody is asking you for Kanu sponsors and you want to name them. The terrorists and Islamic insurgents that everybody is shouting for you to name their sponsors (even foreign countries) that are in your cabinet and you refused to name those sponsors. Nobody is interested in Kanus sponsors

this is the honest truth. Nesan is too much of an illiterate to bother himself with building a nation only someone with an agenda to destabilise Nigeria will have put him up to it. Cownu is a a dropped out UK vagabond to be concerned with beerfraud. An idiot thought that to derail the government and improve his chances of being governor sponsoring that rapist will endear him to local voters

Nepotism at it's peak.....


Who are the sponsors of terrorism if not your(Bubu) demented government ...

They know the sponsors of ipob and sunday adeyemo but dont know the sponsors of boko haram.