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UNGA77: President Buhari again vows to end insecurity
President Muhammadu Buhari has again assured Nigerians that with the renewed efforts of the Nigerian military, insecurity in the country would soon be a thing of the past.
The Nigerian leader, currently engaged with official activities at the ongoing 77th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA77) in New York, United States, gave the assurance at bilateral talks with Prime Minister of Ireland, Micheal Martin, on Saturday.
Buhari had earlier addressed the UN General Assembly on Wednesday for the last time as Nigeria’s leader.
In the farewell speech, he told the global body that his administration was determined to entrench a process of free, fair, transparent and credible elections through which Nigerians would elect their leaders.
He also alerted the world leaders to the danger of escalation of the war in Ukraine, saying the conflict further justifies Nigeria’s resolute calls for a nuclear-free world and a universal Arms Trade Treaty.
Buhari said the call had become necessary to prevent global human disasters.
He, therefore, demanded that world leaders must find quick means to reach a consensus on the nuclear non-proliferation Treaty with related commitments by nuclear weapon states.
Also, while in the United States, the Nigerian leader lauded the recent successful operation of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) leading to the smashing of an international drug syndicate and the recovery of 1,855kg of cocaine.
The president made his feelings known when he originated a telephone call to the Chairman of the NDLEA, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, from New York.
Buhari said that the news of the recovery gladdens his heart.
The NDLEA had announced the “highest cocaine seizure” worth over 278 million dollars and the arrest of drug barons, including a foreigner, in a major operation lasting two days across different locations in Lagos.
The president also at the Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum held on the margins of the UNGA77 in New York on Sept. 22, expressed delight that Nigeria’s investments in improving security were yielding fruitful results.
He, therefore, lauded the Nigerian military for making significant progress in the fight against insecurity and building momentum in reducing challenges to their barest minimum.
The president pledged that the Federal Government would do more to improve security, recognising that the sector is another critical element in the flow of investment, and overall economic and infrastructural development.
(NAN)