The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, has said that Nigerians should commend President Muhammadu Buhari for tolerating rubbish from some people, and not taking drastic action against the citizens when he had the power to,
Governor Masari made the assertion during an interview on Television Continental, TVC, adding that, President Buhari has not failed Nigerians
His words: “The rating of the President has not changed. Anybody saying that the rating of the Buhari administration has gone down, should wait till when we would have an election.
“Protests are necessary in a democracy. Even in the best democracy in the world, people protest. The fact that we have democracy, does not mean that people should not complain or protest.
“I do not think Buhari has failed us, I think he has tolerated us. We once had a Civilian a President who could not take the rubbish that Buhari is taking from some people”
Speaking further, he described the All Progressives Congress, APC, as “the strongest, most reliable, and dependable party in Nigeria today”.
Governor Masari added that the dialogue between his government and the bandits collapsed, because the criminals were not organised under a known Leadership.
He stated: “I started the idea of dialogue with bandits way back in 2016, in collaboration with the Heads of Security Agencies, and we visited areas where the bandits were in charge.
“Some of them laid down their arms, but the agitation continues, and it escalated last year, with the kidnap of the Kankara boys.
“The previous dialogue failed, because the bandits are not under an organised Leadership or umbrella. They are in various groups and categories.”
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