President Muhammadu Buhari has acknowledged that year 2020 was indeed a tough one for Nigeria. He however assured Nigerians that his administration would brave any storm in the new year.
The President disclosed this during his New Year message in a national broadcast today.
He said, “While acknowledging that 2020 was a very tough year, we saw this year put to the test our national resilience and ability to survive these tough times and also gave renewed hope that we will again brave any storm that lay ahead in 2021 and beyond.”
Buhari added that the progress made by his administration had been insufficient, going by the expectations of Nigerians.
“We promise to re-energise and reorganize the nation’s security apparatus and personnel of the Armed Forces and the police with a view to enhancing their capacity to engage, push back and dismantle the operations of both internal and external extremist and criminal groups waging war against some communities in some parts of the country,” he added.