Second term: Buhari promises to make police, judiciary more efficient

Muhammadu Buhari On Monday in Abuja said he would make police and judiciary more efficient in his second term.

Buahri said this on Monday in Abuja in an NTA special interview with him.

According to the president, such effort is needed to properly reform the sectors to ensure effective administration.

“Police and judiciary are to be in frontline of law and order. They should be able to know the offender in their communities.

“What the government needs to do is to provide the basic need. People should try to expose criminals in their communities, “ he said.

Buhari hailed Nigerians for their love, respect and trust in him.

He commended them for finding him worthy to rule for the second term in the office.

Buhari linked the secret of love, respect and trust he enjoyed from Nigerian citizens to his hard work to survive in life.

He further promised that he would continue to do his best towards national security.

He noted that his coming to power in 2015 was a relief to North-East of the country because there was reduction of activities of Boko Haram in the region.

He said the administration had ensured food security by making fertilizer available and affordable for the farmers.

The president expressed displeasure on the late passage of 2019 Budget by the National Assembly (NASS).”

I feel very bad indeed. NASS to hold the Budget for seven months,“ he said.

He said the present administration had worked tirelessly to recover looted money from banks in Europe and U.S.

He explained that the recovery was a gradual process by investigation.

He said government was intensifying effort to fix roads, improve power and other infrastructure to make the business booming as well as encourage foreigners to invest in the country.

The President expressed regret that corrupt persons and kidnappers were being shielded by people.

He said not until people exposed criminals among them, investors will not be willing to come to invest their money.

The president said government alone cannot build factories and employ the unemployed but its duty is to provide security and the enabling environment.

Asked what sort of cabinet he would have in his second term, he said people should trust his judgment on who to appoint since there was no major scandal from the outgoing cabinet.

He said he had told his ministers goodbye at least for the first term but fell short of saying whether or not they would be reappointed.

Buhari was not also categorical when asked whether he would fulfill his promise to expand the cabinet.

On his assessment of the service chiefs over tackling rampant insecurity, the president said that he did not want to make changes during emergency.

According to him, if the head of the institution is disorganised, it would affect the rank and file.

He observed that something went wrong with the military between 1999 and 2014 without elaborating.