Even the worst critics of this administration will agree we've tried on security - Buhari

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- The Buhari-led administration has said it has tried improving the security situation in the country

- He said that even the worst critics of his administration will agree with this assertion

- The president assured Nigerians that perpetrators of the dastardly acts across the country will face the wrath of the law

President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that even the worst critics of his administration will agree with him that the All Progressives Congress-led federal government has tried in the area of securing the country.

President Buhari also condoled with the families of those that there were killed in Taraba, Yobe, Benue, and other parts of the country, Vanguard reports.

NAIJ.com gathered that the president made the comment in a statement by his senior special assistant on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, on Monday, March 5, in Taraba state during his tour round troubled areas in the country.

Buhari said: “I came here mainly to have this forum with leaders, traditional rulers and the state government to extend my condolences to all those who have lost loved ones and properties. I am appealing to the traditional rulers not to give up in pursuing peace. The country has to be secured before you can manage the economy.”

The president also told the people that his government is taking necessary steps towards resolving the crises between herdsmen and farmers, adding that even the worst critics of APC will agree that they have tried in improving the security situation in the country. He added that the security of the country has improved since his administration began in 2015.

According to President Buhari, the perpetrators of the dastardly acts across the country will be brought to book.

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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported that President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Jalingo, the capital of Taraba as part of his attempt to carry out on-the-spot assessment of the security situations in the state.

The president arrived in the state on Monday, March 5, and was received by the governor of the state, Darius Ishaku. He was expected to carry out on-the-spot security assessment as part of effort to stop the recent clashes between farmers and herdsmen.

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