Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has given kudos to President Muhammadu Buhari for his handling of the security situation in the country, saying Nigeria would have been worse than Afghanistan without the President’s intervention, IgbereTV reports
While interacting with State House correspondents after a meeting with Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday, Ayade said the insecurity situation in Nigeria could have been worse if Buhari had not come into power at the time he did.
Ayade insisted that the security situation has greatly inproved from what it used to be before Buhari became president.
“Let me first acknowledge the depth of knowledge and the depth of the intellect that the president exudes, his master hand understanding of the international and global security challenges and dovetailing into the Nigerian situation.
“And what he has done to be able to stem the continuous incursion of bandits and Boko Haram into Nigeria.
“This country would have been in a worse situation, worst than Afghanistan
