President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to work after a successful wedding ceremony between his son, Yusuf, and the Emir of Bichi’s daughter, Zahra, during the weekend.
The president received three prominent Nigerians at the presidential villa in Abuja in the last 48 hours. They are:
1. President Buhari received the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, at the Aso Villa in Abuja on Monday, August 23, 2021. The Special Assistant to the President on New Media, Ahmad Bashir, disclosed on his verified Facebook page. The details of the meeting haven’t been revealed to the public.
2. The president also received the Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, at the State House on Tuesday, August 24, 2021. The meeting came amidst rumours that the Federal Government is planning to rehabilitate and reintegrate repentant Boko Haram insurgents who have surrendered to the military in Borno State.
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According to the Director of Media and Publicity for the Nigerian Army, Brigade General Onyema Nwachukwu, more than 2,000 Boko Haram insurgents have surrendered to the military in Borno State in the last three weeks.
Governor Zulum has also said that repentant terrorists will join another terrorist group if Nigerians refuse to forgive and accept them. He said some of the repentant terrorists are innocent because they were forced to join the Boko Haram war.
However, many Nigerians have warned against the release of repentant Boko Haram insurgents by the federal government. They argue that it is an injustice to the lives of thousands of people who have been killed by insurgents.
3. Buhari also received the Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalung, at the Villa on Tuesday afternoon.
The meeting came amidst rising insecurity in Jos, Plateau State. Residents of the city are living in fear due to the attack on some Muslim pilgrims by hoodlums a few days ago. The University of Jos has suspended its examinations and different states of the Federation have evacuated their indigenes from the university due to the tension in the city.
Photo credit: Facebook/ Bashir Ahmad
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