Presidential
Candidate for the Congress for Progressive Change in the 2011
elections, Maj-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has asked the Federal
Government to empower the police to deal with the Boko Haram insurgency.
Buhari spoke on the
sidelines of the presentation of a book titled, ‘How I governed Anambra
State: Stewardship & Accountability’ in Abuja, on Thursday.
The book was written by a former governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju.
Also at this event, an
All Nigeria Peoples Party stalwart, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezife, said Nigeria
and Nigerians had become unpopular because “we have killed our
conscience.”
Buhari said, “The
bombings have subsided. It’s up to the law enforcement agents. This is
probably the problem of the police. You know, they (Police and SSS) have
to secure the country. Constitutionally it’s their job
“Boko Haram as I said, I would rather that the police should be empowered.
“It’s the police that
live with the people- they know in every police command- the
neighborhood and so on. A lot of the responsibility I think should go to
the police.”
The one time military dictator also decried the poor state of the nation’s education system.
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