President Muhammadu Buhari has described insecurity as a āācommon enemyāā bedevilling the country while urging all political parties in the country to keep elections and election-related differences aside and join the administrationās drive to defeat insecurity in the country.
Mr Femi Adesina, Buhariās spokesman in a statement late Tuesday Ā night, said the president made the call at an Iftar dinner with members of the business community and the leadership of political parties in Abuja.
The presidential aide quoted the president as describing insecurity as a āācommon enemyāā bedevilling the country.
The president said: āāWithout mass, popular support to our hard working Armed Forces, it will take us much longer to finish off the successful war we are waging against terrorism, banditry and kidnapping.
āOur country must be kept safe for progress and prosperity to be entrenched.
āāI look forward to seeing the reflection of this spirit in the relationship between the parties and the government, especially as the electioneering season will soon be on us.ā
Buhari recounted that last week the National Executive Committee ( NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had a tremendous success at its meeting, ending with a clear message that the party would continue to push for the establishment of democratic principles at all levels.
āāToday, we can proudly say that we have a political system that allows political parties of all views and persuasions, reflecting the diversity of our nation to co-exist, and contest for elections at all levels of government without fear or institutional bias and pressureāā.
On ease of doing business in the country, President Buhari revealed that his administration had done exceedingly well in improving the business climate.
He, therefore, urged the private sector to complement governmentās effort in poverty reduction and job creation for the young people.
āāNo administration has done as much as we have done in the creation of a climate best suited for business, big and small, to thrive.
āāThe ease of doing business index that is globally recognized has acknowledged that the ease with which business is carried out in the country has never been better than it is today. We will continue to make it better.
āāWe will equally continue to count on the support of the private sector to improve economic growth and create new job opportunities for our teeming population.
āāEmployment is critical to stability and prosperity of our country. Government and the private sector, working together, have an opportunity to transform the lives of people in ways that was hard to imagine in the past,āā he said.