By Ayodele Oni
Despite continued reported cases of banditry in some parts of the country, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has said that Nigerians will remember President Mohammadu Buhari’s administration for its ability to curtail insurgency.
According to the Minister, the biggest achievement of the Muhammadu Buhari administration is its tackling of insurgency.
The minister spoke in Abuja at the fourth edition of the PMB Administration Scorecard 2015-2023 Series organized by the Ministry of Information and Culture.
The scorecard initiative was launched as part of the efforts of the ministry to showcase the numerous achievements of the administration.
Aregbesola explained that the administration had successfully stopped insurgents from building strongholds, occupying territories and collecting taxes from the people as was the case before it took over.
“There is no insurgency stronghold anymore in Nigeria and that is the biggest achievement as you might want to understand it.
“Most people conveniently overlook the fact that at the advent of this administration in 2015, local governments in their numbers were under the occupation of insurgents.
“But today, there is no single inch of Nigerian soil under the control of insurgents. This is the biggest achievement in terms of internal security.”
The Minister, however, admitted that there were still security challenges but added that they were surmountable.
“There is no nation in the world without its challenges and the Federal Government is working hard to address them.”
On the achievements of the four para-military agencies under his supervision, he stated that they Put in their best in discharge of their statutory duties.
The agencies are the Nigeria Correctional Service, Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps as well as the Federal Fire Service.
He assured that they will continue to remain committed to providing security for Nigerians.
