President Muhammadu Buhari has in his Christmas message to Nigerians on Christmas Eve, December 24 vowed that the insecurity challenge bedeviling swathes of the nation will soon become a thing of the past.
He stated;
On security, despite the remarkable successes generally recorded, we still have some challenges. Our courageous security forces, bolstered by the necessary support from this administration, daily confront the wicked ones amongst us, who continue to threaten the peace of the land.
Recently, during the meeting with fellow Heads of State of the ECOWAS, I discussed the need to intensify efforts to jointly confront this menace causing instability in our sub-region.
The President added;
I am confident that with the renewed commitment and empowerment of our committed security personnel, all these issues which inflict pain and trauma on us will soon be history.
Also in his Christmas message on Friday, Buhari said Nigerians should use the season to “encourage ourselves so that the machinations of the wicked ones in our midst will find no place to thrive”.
He stated;
It is in the midst of hardship that the true test of a nation emerges. I urge Nigerians to invoke the indomitable spirit in us and see the present order of things as a phase that will also pass, just like other unsavoury situations in the nation’s history. This government will not abandon the promises made to Nigerians for a better lease of life.
While noting that the diversification drive of the government “is yielding fruits,” Buhari restated the resolve to do more.
He stated;
We shall continue to create opportunities for our teeming youths to ventilate their tremendous energy.
Friday’s comment also touched on the country’s fight against the pandemic.
Two days before the president’s message, Nigeria recorded a new high in the daily COVID-19 infection with 4,035 cases.
The figure, which dropped to 1,940 on Thursday, is coming days after the country confirmed the fourth wave of the pandemic.
And as more states join the vaccination drive, President Buhari is also calling on Nigerians to get the jabs.
The message further reads;
I want to use this opportunity to appeal to our dear citizens to embrace vaccination, which is the best scientifically known bulwark against the pandemic. Recent events have shown that vaccination greatly reduces the effects of the virus on the human body.
