Despite Current Security Challenges, Nigeria Will Prevail – Buhari

Despite the prevailing security challenges in different parts of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed confidence that the country will overcome it.

Buhari who made the comment on Friday when the Grand Khalifa (overall head) of the Tijjaniyya Islamic Movement World-Wide, visted the State House, Abuja, said the present administration is well aware of its responsibility with regards to tackling insecurity and will continue to do its best.

The President urged Nigerians to be fair to his government in assessing the security issue in the country by reflecting on what obtained at the time he took over in 2015, and the successes as well as performance which mark a decisive break from the past, particularly in the Northeast and the South-South, adding that the Northwest which had given the nation some “headache” will experience a turnaround for the better.

According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari urged citizens of the country to take responsibility and show interest in the affairs of their own security and complement what the government is doing.

“We have done our best and we will continue to do more by pursuing coherent and consistent policies to deal with terrorism. I hope God will listen to our prayers,” the president stated.

The Grand Khalifa who is on a state visit to Nigeria was led by the Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.

Buhari thanked Ganduje for inviting them to come to pray for peace and stability in the country, saying,“We are grateful that they agreed to come.”

The president joined them in praying that God will give guidance and strength to leaders to be accountable and do right in all things that they do.

On his part, Governor GandujeGovernor Ganduje while in introducing the Khalifa and his delegation, which included the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, the leader of the Tijjaniyya Islamic Movement in Nigeria, said the government of Kano State invited the Tijjaniyya World Leader to the country to lead the faithful in prayer considering the complexities around security in particular.

He said the visit of the Grand Khalifa had also rekindled the old ties between the Tijjaniya and the many cultural and educational institutions in Nigeria.

The Tijjaniyya leader in the country, Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi and the Grand Khalifa, Tidjani Ali Bin Arabi applauded the existing cordial relations between Nigeria and Algeria and prayed for guidance and blessings for the country and its leaders.