NewsOnline reports that President Muhammadu Buhari says that he has done his best in solving Nigeria’s many problems since his administration came into office in May 2015.
According to a press statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, seen by NewsOnline Nigeria, President Buhari made the declaration on Tuesday in Washington while welcoming the Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi Forum, Sheik Al-Mahfoudh Bin Bayyah and his deputy, Pastor Bob Roberts of the United States.
President Buhari, in the press statement titled, ‘President Buhari to receive the award on peace and security, says the youth must be the focus,’ admitted that the country is presently facing many challenges, said that the government is trying in many areas and would continue to solve the problems.
Buhari also said there is a need to raise generations of youths devoid of religious extremism and bigotry, urging the group to continue to target the young people who are the promise of the future.
Shehu stated that the Foundation Secretary General said they had come to inform the President, and to invite him to attend the conferment upon him, the Abu Dhabi Foundation’s award in recognition of his outstanding achievements in promoting peace and security.
They said the conferment was in line with the Foundation’s work in fighting religious extremism and promoting peaceful coexistence and dialogue amongst all religions.
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The declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari in faraway Washington will contrast with the views of most Nigerians who feel that his administration had not done enough to tackle the various challenges confronting Nigeria, which include insecurity, poverty, job creation, and so on.
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