‘Working With Buhari’, Tinubu Vows To Eliminate ‘Agents Of Darkness’ In Nigeria

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday has vowed to continue from his predecessor, former President Muhammadu Buhari stopped in fighting insecurity in the country.

VerseNews reports that the President made the assurance at the unveiling of two books titled: “Working with Buhari (2015 – 2023)” and “Muhammadu Buhari: The Nigerian Legacy – 2015 – 2023 (Vols 1-5), in Abuja.

President Tinubu recalled the difficulties and efforts by the Buhari-led government in eliminating Boko Haram terrorists adding that the job to secure the country is not yet finished.

Referring Boko Haram, Ansaru, banditry and kidnapping gangs’ to as agents of darkness’, Tinubu assured that his administration will step forward to finish the fight against insecurity.

“President Buhari assumed office at a very difficult period of our national life when the economy was spiralling into recession and Boko Haram had taken over swaths of our territory in North East. At a point it appeared even Abuja, the seat of government would fall into the hands of Boko Haram with the bombing of the UN Building, Banex Plaza, Nyanya and other locations within the Federal Capital Territory.

“We cannot easily forget how our armed forces battled the Boko Haram terrorists under the leadership of President Buhari to reclaim our territory and push them to the fringes of Lake Chad where they no longer pose an existential threat to our sovereignty.

“I must say the job of securing every inch of our country is yet to be finished. My government will stamp out the remaining vestiges of Boko Haram, Ansaru, banditry and kidnapping gangs. We won’t rest until every agent of darkness is completely rooted out.”

The book “Working with Buhari” was written by a former Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Buhari, Femi Adesina, and reviewed by Shola Oshunkeye, a former CNN Journalist of the Year.

President Tinubu also stated that Buhari hasn’t interfered in his administration since he left government in 2023.

Tinubu said rather than interfere, Buhari has partnered with him to make democracy flourish in the country.

“We’ve partnered to make democracy flourish in Nigeria, thank you.

“Except when I call him (on the phone) to say, ‘Are you living, are you going to the farm?’, you don’t hear from him (Buhari) either to nominate or intrude in the cabinet or complain about issues. Thank you for being who you are,” the President said.