Buhari blamed Politicians, religious leaders fueling insecurity in the country

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, blamed much of the inter-communal and inter-religious strife and violence nationwide, on ethnic, political and religious leaders.  

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The President also threatened to crack down on those inciting ordinary, innocent people to violence and social unrest. 

He equally said with good leadership and a sense of purpose, about 100 million Nigerians could be lifted out of poverty in 10 years, promising to assemble a strong team in his second tenure, tagged Next Level, in his determination to rebuild the country. 

President Buhari, who also announced the renaming of Abuja National Stadium after the acclaimed winner of June 12, 1993, presidential election, Chief Moshood Kolawole Abiola, in a bid to correct injustice for national peace and unity, stated these in his Democracy Day address in Abuja. 

Speaking at the Democracy Day celebration at Eagle Square, Abuja, which had non of the past Presidents of the country in attendance, President Buhari also threatened to deal with corrupt politicians and those perceived to be threatening the peace and unity of the country through their utterances.