He said it was instructive Nigeria was attracting positive international attention for promoting media freedom and freedom of expression.

It was the fourth time in a year the governor would be inspecting the 37-kilometre infrastructure started by his administration.

The traditional rulers and youth groups from the Niger Delta said the call was necessitated by the short time available to President Buhari’s administration.

He said it was necessary to clarify his views as the world is aware of his connection with the confraternity.

The US alleged that Bagudu, 60, was part of a network controlled by former dictator Sani Abacha that misappropriated billions of dollars from state coffers in the 1990s.

Although there was a marked improvement between 2020 and 2021, the fragile national power grid experienced frequent crashes this year.

The president commended the 94 worthy ambassadors that proudly flew the Nigerian flag in nine sporting events.

The consignment weighing 90 kg and loaded into a bus at Ojuelegba in Lagos was intercepted along Umuahia – Ikot Ekpene highway on its way to Cameroon.

Gunmen also killed six policemen, four others, and abduct 14 Indians in Imo and Kogi.

Even with the additional obligations, the country remains within its self-imposed limit of 40% of GDP.

“Our advice to our citizens is to be law abiding and to say something if they see something. Security is the duty of all.”

The president assured that the government would remain committed to providing needed resources for the security agencies to carry out their assigned tasks.

First Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Ahmed Idris Wase, said it has become imperative that Nigeria reviews its relevance and membership of the bloc.

It was the largest destruction in the Agency’s 32-Year history.

The Agriculture Minister also disclosed that about 3.6 million indirect jobs have been created from $2.4bn worth of externally funded projects.

He also spoke about the importance of transparency in the management of resources meant for the acquisition of hardware.

In a dramatic twist that ended his career, the former police chief was arrested and manacled by the then Nuhu Ribadu-led EFCC over corruption allegations.