Gov. Ayade hails Buhari’s handling of security crisis, says it could have been worse

Despite the deepening security crisis that pervades the country, governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State claims President Muhammadu Buhari has done well in securing lives and properties in Nigeria.

Ayade made the claim on Tuesday while addressing newsmen after meeting with the President.

He noted that the country could have been worse than what it is if not the intervention of Buhari.

Ayade also extolled the brilliance of the president and his grasp of international security challenges, adding that the president had forestall the movement of terrorists into Nigeria.

When asked about the motive behind his visit to the President, he said: “I’ve just finished a meeting with the President. And this meeting turned out to be one of my most enthusiastic meetings ever. Well, let me first acknowledge the depth of knowledge and the depth of the intellect that the President exudes.

“His master hand understanding of the international and global security challenges and dovetailing into the Nigerian situation. And what he has done to be able to stem the continuous incursion of bandits and Boko Haram into Nigeria.

“This country would have been in a worse situation but President Muhammadu Buhari given the fall of Afghanistan, given the massive movement of people who have a feeling that the West African province belongs to them by birth, and therefore Muslims of West African origin, and Christians, in their opinion, are infidels and therefore must be wiped out. The President did thoroughly tutored on the subject of global security. And I think it will be child’s play for anybody to misunderstand the enormity of the security challenges of this nation.

“If President Muhammadu Buhari was not the president, perhaps things could have been worse. I say this with all amount of confidence, because I do recall when we use to have bombings even right here in the city of Abuja. The flags that used to adorn most of our northern states as Boko Haram enclaves have all been brought down. This does not stop occasional incidents of attack here and there. Guerrilla war takes 30 to 40 years to end. The Algeria experience is too recent for us to remember.”