By Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday urged critics of his administration to always show fairness in their assessments.

He said all factors should be put into consideration when auch critics review the performance of his government.

The President spoke when he hosted the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission, Reverend Yakubu Pam, at the State House in Abuja.

President Buhari said his critics should consider where the country was prior to the coming of his administration and where it is currently, all set against the quantum of resources available to work with and how much had been achieved with the available resources.

“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 criticize, will use to compare notes,” he said.

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On the security situation, especially in the Northeast, President Buhari said: “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.”