President Muhammadu BuhariPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Beijing warned vandals and saboteurs blowing up oil and gas installations in Nigeria to desist or face the same drastic action being taken against Boko Haram.
The president gave the warning at a meeting with members of the Nigerian Community in China.
A statement issued in Abuja by Mr Femi Adesina said Buhari also reaffirmed his total commitment to winning the war against corruption.
He said that corruption was an arch-enemy of the nation which had destroyed the lives of many Nigerians.
“I ask for your support to make our vision of stamping out corruption a reality in the shortest possible time. Whoever is caught will not be spared.
“The government is still being dared, but those who are sensible should have learnt a lesson.
“Those who are mad, let them continue in their madness.
“I am aware that in the last two weeks, the national grid collapsed a number of times. I hope this message will reach the vandals and saboteurs who are blowing up pipelines and installations.
“We will deal with them the way we dealt with Boko Haram,” Buhari declared.
The President assured the Nigerian Community that the Federal Government was working very hard to overcome current national challenges and deliver on its promise of a better Nigeria.
“Clearly, our vision of a diversified and inclusive economy will not be achieved overnight. It will be a long, and in some cases, painful journey.
“I am very confident we will get there. But we must start that journey now.
“We hear proposals for short cuts or quick wins. However, all we need to do is look at our history to know that there are no quick wins or short cuts in fixing Nigeria.
“The many decades of damage and destruction cannot be repaired overnight.
“The reform programme we are implementing is not because oil …Read More
Source:: PM Newspaper
