I will soon reopen the borders – Buhari

Ilesanmi AdekanbiDecember 8, 2020

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President Muhammadu Buhari says the nation’s land borders that were shut in August 2019 will be reopened soon.

Speaking during a meeting with governors of the 36 states on Tuesday, the president said the borders were shut in the interest of the country.

He cited smuggling as one of the major reasons for taking the action but said the closure of the border had yielded results

“Now that the message has sunk in with our neighbours, we are looking into reopening the borders as soon as possible,” Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, quoted Buhari to have said.

Although state governors did not speak with State House correspondents at the end of the meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the Presidency issued a statement quoting Buhari as asking the state governors to work more with traditional rulers and community members to improve local intelligence gathering that will aid the work of security agencies.

The statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, was titled “President Buhari charges governors to work with traditional rulers for local intelligence.”

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