Nigerians have right to live, work anywhere without restrictions —Buhari

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has, again, warned ethnic agitators not to incur the wrath of the Federal Government over quit notices issued to other ethnic groups in their domains.

He said Nigerians had the right to “live, work and raise their families in any part of the country without restrictions.”

The president, according to his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mallam Garba Shehu, stated this on Saturday, while receiving the governor of his home state, Kastina, Alhaji Aminu Masari, who had gone to pay him a visit as part of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.

He expressed the readiness of the Federal Government to guarantee the security of everyone in the country and to ensure protection of all from harassment by reasons of their states of origin, tribes or ethnic backgrounds.

According to Shehu, in a series of tweets on his Twitter handle @GarbaShehu, President Buhari assured all Nigerians of their safety, saying: “PMB [President Muhammadu Buhari] told his guests that Nigerians have the right to live, work and raise their families in any part of the country without restrictions.

“He reiterated that the Federal Government would guarantee the security of everyone in the country and ensure protection of all from harassments by reasons of their states of origin, tribes or ethnic backgrounds.”

Shehu stated that the Katsina State governor, Masari, who was accompanied on the visit by the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Faruk and members of his cabinet, told newsmen that “PMB has brought so much honour and pride to his home state by living a life of integrity, fairness and kindness to all, a reflection of his fear of God.

“He noted that the president’s leadership style had attracted positive global attention to the state and the country, praying that God would continue to uphold him in good health.