PRESIDENT BUHARI'S FIRST MEDIA CHAT

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How it went: Buhari’s first media chat ⌂Back To Homepage Subscribe To RSS Feed How it went: Buhari’s first media chat December 30 19:01 2015 Print This Article Share it With Friends 👤by TheCable  3 Comments 107 Advertisement Last Update : 2015/12/30 21:03 Sort by : ↓ ↑ 19:04 Dear readers, welcome to our live coverage of the inaugural media chat of President Muhammadu Buhari. Comments(0) 19:05 Four journalists, led by kayode Akintemi of Channels Television, are interviewing the president. Comments(0) 19:08 You want to wagger a bet on the first question to be answered by the president? Comments(0) 19:08 It's on corruption! Comments(0) 19:09 How far has Nigeria come in its war against corruption under the new president? Comments(0) 19:12 The president says a lot of progress has been made, but so much more would depend on the law courts. Comments(0) 19:14 "How far are you willing to go in this fight? Are you going to the top, or are you stopping at the level of the former NSA?" Comments(0) 19:15 The president says he will go as far as possible. "We are not going to put anybody above the law," he says. Comments(0) 19:20 Ibanga Isine of Premium Times asks the president about his assets, saying the last declaration was vague. Comments(0) 19:22 "I have declared my assets four times," the president says, suggesting that the matter of additional declaration is done and dusted. Comments(0) 19:25 Next question is on some of the men in Buhari's cabinet believed to be corrupt, but the president says he is certain that all his ministers are clean. Comments(0) 19:26 Next question is on security. Comments(0) 19:29 "When will we get the abducted Chibok girls back"? Comments(0) 19:31 "When will we get the abducted Chibok girls back"? Comments(0) 19:31 Buhari's answer: "We are still looking for any credible Boko Haram leadership to convince us that they have girls are still alive or say where they are. What we keep getting from our intelligence is that they keep shifting the girls." Comments(0) 19:42 The conversation moves to the confrontation between the army and the Shi'ia sect, and its similarities with the start of the Boko Haram insurgency. Comments(0) 19:43 Buhari says he has been on top of the ituation, but he is waiting for the army and the Kaduna state government to finish their own investigations and send in their reports. Comments(0) 19:51 "Is the president willing to consider banning hijabs, considering its widespread use in suicide bombing?" Comments(0) 19:52 "Banning hijab is not the only solution," the president says, "but if this continues, we may have to ban it." Comments(0) 20:07 Next question is on subsidy. Does the president intend to remove it?

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How it went: Buhari’s first media chat ⌂Back To Homepage Subscribe To RSS Feed How it went: Buhari’s first media chat December 30 19:01 2015 Print This Article Share it With Friends 👤by TheCable  3 Comments 107 Advertisement Last Update : 2015/12/30 21:03 Sort by : ↓ ↑ 19:04 Dear readers, welcome to our live coverage of the inaugural media chat of President Muhammadu Buhari. Comments(0) 19:05 Four journalists, led by kayode Akintemi of Channels Television, are interviewing the president. Comments(0) 19:08 You want to wagger a bet on the first question to be answered by the president? Comments(0) 19:08 It's on corruption! Comments(0) 19:09 How far has Nigeria come in its war against corruption under the new president? Comments(0) 19:12 The president says a lot of progress has been made, but so much more would depend on the law courts. Comments(0) 19:14 "How far are you willing to go in this fight? Are you going to the top, or are you stopping at the level of the former NSA?" Comments(0) 19:15 The president says he will go as far as possible. "We are not going to put anybody above the law," he says. Comments(0) 19:20 Ibanga Isine of Premium Times asks the president about his assets, saying the last declaration was vague. Comments(0) 19:22 "I have declared my assets four times," the president says, suggesting that the matter of additional declaration is done and dusted. Comments(0) 19:25 Next question is on some of the men in Buhari's cabinet believed to be corrupt, but the president says he is certain that all his ministers are clean. Comments(0) 19:26 Next question is on security. Comments(0) 19:29 "When will we get the abducted Chibok girls back"? Comments(0) 19:31 "When will we get the abducted Chibok girls back"? Comments(0) 19:31 Buhari's answer: "We are still looking for any credible Boko Haram leadership to convince us that they have girls are still alive or say where they are. What we keep getting from our intelligence is that they keep shifting the girls." Comments(0) 19:42 The conversation moves to the confrontation between the army and the Shi'ia sect, and its similarities with the start of the Boko Haram insurgency. Comments(0) 19:43 Buhari says he has been on top of the ituation, but he is waiting for the army and the Kaduna state government to finish their own investigations and send in their reports. Comments(0) 19:51 "Is the president willing to consider banning hijabs, considering its widespread use in suicide bombing?" Comments(0) 19:52 "Banning hijab is not the only solution," the president says, "but if this continues, we may have to ban it." Comments(0) 20:07 Next question is on subsidy. Does the president intend to remove it?

Read more at: https://www.thecable.ng/live-buharis-first-presidential-media-chat