President Buhari has reiterated his intentions to hand over a Nigeria free of insecurity. He gave this assurance while speaking at the 2022 National Honours Award Investiture held at the International Conference Centre in Abuja on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. According to him, before handing over to the next set of leaders in 2023, he will rid the country of any form of banditry, criminality, terrorism and insurgency. Buhari said; “We will continue to root out all forms of banditry, criminality, terrorism and insurgency in the land. "As I stated earlier in my in- dependence address to the nation, I will hand over a Nigeria that is free from insecurity to the next generation of leaders." The president urged Nigerians to "always endeavour to do our best for our country. It was stated that over 5,000 people were recognised for their prestigious works.