No single government can solve all the problems, says Buhari

The president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (ret.), said on Monday that no single government is capable of solving all of the country’s problems.

He said the way out is for successive governments to build on the foundations laid by previous governments.

Buhari, who was represented by Federation Government Secretary Boss Mustapha, spoke at the State of the Nation Dialogue organized by the Nigerian Bar Association in Abuja.

“I will say that no government in this country will be able to solve Nigeria’s problems, but if we build on the processes laid out by successive governments, we will not completely reject what has been put in place; we will build our dreams, take one or two things to focus on and move on.

“We believe that the outcome of this dialogue can be passed on to us so that whatever resolutions are reached, whatever recommendations you make; that will become part of the document that we will prepare as we go and hand it over to a new government,” he said.

Speaking about the state of security in the country, a former police inspector general, Solomon Arase, said the challenge in Nigeria is not so much the crime rate, but the prosecution of criminals to deter others.

While praising most presidential candidates for committing to massive recruitment for the country’s security forces, Arase noted that technology must be combined with numerical strength to make the country safe for everyone.

In her keynote address, United Nations Deputy Secretary Amina Mohammed called for the inclusion of youth and women in Nigeria’s quest for national development.

“Nigerian women make up only 3.6 percent of the national parliament. My call is to prioritize gender equality, women’s rights and increase the number of women in government,” she said in part.

Earlier in his welcome address, NBA President Yakubu Maikyau blamed lawyers for some of the ills plaguing society and urged Nigerians to forgive the past and look forward to a new nation where lawyers are the champions of good governance, justice and development. .

“I must therefore, as someone privileged to lead the Bar at this time, apologize to the Nigerians for abdicating our role. Today, as members of the Bar, we are known more for the fees we charge our clients than for fulfilling our primary call to provide guidance and/or offer ourselves for the advancement of our country’s cause , “he said .