President Buhari To NDA

President Muhammadu Buhari says Niger Delta militants must either dialogue with the federal government or risk being dealt with like Boko Haram insurgents.
President Buhari also told the Japanese leader that his administration was negotiating with some of the leaders of the militants.

The president said with the defeat of Boko Haram insurgents by the military, his administration’s attention was now focused on stopping the destruction of the nation’s economic assets by the Niger Delta militants.
He said: “The militants must dialogue with the federal government or be dealt with in the same way like Boko Haram. We are talking to some of their leaders. We will deal with them as we dealt with Boko Haram if they refuse to talk to us.

“As a government, we know our responsibility, which is to secure the environment. It is clear to us that lenders won’t fund projects in insecure environments. We realise that we have to secure the country before we can efficiently manage it.”

The president assured existing and prospective foreign investors that their investments in Nigeria would be fully secured and protected.

He outlined several steps taken by his administration to secure Nigeria and create an enabling business environment in the country.

He noted that security in the Gulf of Guinea, greatly affected by piracy, was a priority of his government.
‘‘We have provided funds to our Navy to buy new platforms, train and effectively organize the personnel to protect the area. We are looking forward to support from developed nations for satellite surveillance covering the Gulf,” he said.