With the general elections barely few days away, President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his commitment to ensuring free and fair elections in Nigeria.
Buhari made this known on Thursday while receiving the Secretary General of the World Customs Organization Dr Kunio Mikuriya who is in Nigeria for a Global Conference on Fragile Borders.
According to him, in spite of the usual excitement and gamesmanship that accompanies campaigns, he will ensure that the elections are conducted in a peaceful and conducive atmosphere.
He noted that Nigeria and her neighbors must place a higher premium on the effective policing of borders, underlining that the fragile nature of entry points into various countries simply enhances terrorism, economic sabotage, and illicit flow of arms.
In a separate remark, the Head of the WCO Dr Mikuriya, whose fourth visit it is to the country, has asked the Customs Services to go beyond mere revenue generation and delve into security.
Mikuriya noted that the nation cannot effectively secure revenues without security at the borders.