President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, has urged his critics to be fair in their criticism towards his administration.   

The president disclosed this in a statement made by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, while receiving the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission, Rev. Yakubu Pam, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The statement titled “Criticise us fairly, President Buhari appeals to Nigerian elite,” Nigerian elites are called to first consider what the state of the country was when he came to power in May 2015.

The elites are also implored to consider the resources available to the Federal Government under his watch before faulting his administration.

 “Those criticising the administration should be fair in terms of reflecting on where we were before we came, where we are now and what resources are available to us and what we have done with the limited resources.

“We had to struggle paying debts, investing in road repairs and rebuilding, to revamp the rail and try to get power.

“This is what I hope the elite when they want to criticise will use to compare notes,” he said.

Buhari also gave his regime a pass mark on the security situation in the North East.

He said although, there are “occasional Boko Haram problems,” there was a lot of improvement when compared to the past experience of the residents of the affected states.

He added, “What was the situation when we came? Try and ask people from Borno or from Adamawa for that matter and Yobe. What was the condition before we came and what is the condition now?

“Still, there are problems in Borno and Yobe, there are occasional Boko Haram problems, but they know the difference because a lot of them moved out of their states and moved to Kaduna, Kano and here (in Abuja).

“We were not spared of the attacks at a time. The government is doing its best and I hope that eventually, our best will be good enough.”.

“The people in IDP camps, the weak, aged, I feel sorry for the young because this is the time they are supposed to get education.

“We must not allow this time to pass because it will never be regained. So, we are really interested in what is happening there and we are doing our best,” the President said.