By Thav Tv

President Buhari had earlier on March 21 inaugurated the new Offices of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and National Counter terrorism Centre (NCTC).The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari will inaugurate the state-of-the-art Presidential Medical Centre before May 29 as he approved the re-designation of the State House Clinic back to Medical Centre.


The Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar, made this known in the course of the week, during a pre-launching inspection of the new Presidential (VIP) Wing of the State House Medical Centre by Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha.

Mustapha was accompanied by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab Ahmed, and the Minister of State, Finance, Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba. According to him, all is set for the inauguration of the new world class facility by the President to add to the growing number of completed and inaugurated legacy projects of the Buhari administration.President Buhari had earlier on March 21 inaugurated the new Offices of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and National Counter terrorism Centre (NCTC).

Speaking at the inauguration of the facilities, the president said they would serve as a major legacy to provide the incoming administration with infrastructure to effectively coordinate national security and counterterrorism efforts. He also used the occasion to outline significant milestones achieved by his administration on National Security. These, according to him, include gains in combating terrorism, armed banditry, kidnapping, separatist tendencies, crude oil theft, piracy as well as militancy in the South-South and cyber-security.Buhari also hosted the outgoing United States Ambassador, Mary Beth Leonard, at the State House in Abuja, on Tuesday.

At the meeting, the president said he was completely satisfied with Leonard’s role in the election process, staying above it without meddlesomeness or any form of interference.

The Nigerian leader also expressed satisfaction with remarkable passion toward democracy exhibited by Nigerians through the choices they made in the Presidential, National Assembly and the subsequent Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections.

According to him, Nigeria’s democracy has truly matured.

The president also presided over the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) where the Council approved US$ 984.7 million for the procurement of maintenance equipment for the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC).The Council also approved N5 billion for the provision of accommodation to staff of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and revised 2022 National Agricultural Seed Policy.

Justice and fairness are principles very dear to him and he will hold onto them as long as he lives says President Buhari. Also on March 22, President Buhari sent best wishes to Muslims as they commenced 30 days of Ramadan fasting, urging that they use the season “to project the best and finest virtues of Islam by personal conduct, and not precept.”According to Buhari, Ramadan is characterised by abstention from food and drinks from dawn to dusk, which brings both the rich and poor to share the experience of hunger together, thereby strengthening the bonds between haves and have-nots.

Buhari further urged, “as we begin these 30 days fasting season, let us not forget that Ramadan is not only about abstention from eating and drinking, but it is a reminder to refrain from all kinds of evil and transgressions that harm humanity.”

Buhari, on March 23, received the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, at the State House, Abuja, during which he lauded the medal-winning efforts of several Nigerian athletes and their counterparts in other sports, saying that their dedication and commitment is awe-inspiring. On March 24, the Presidency reacted to a story published by the Sahara Reporters insinuating that the President might not hand over power to Senator Bola Tinubu on May 29. However, a statement by Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman, dismissed the report, saying President Buhari is eager to commence his retirement after handing over of the mantle of leadership to President-elect, Tinubu, on May 29.

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