Riliwanu Akiolu, oba of Lagos,
says President Muhammadu Buhari is a man of his words and will be victorious in
the forthcoming presidential election.
Akiolu spoke when Buhari and his
campaign team visited his palace in Lagos Island on Saturday after arriving the
state in continuation of the presidential rallies ahead of the February 16
election.
The traditional leader, who noted
that the body of traditional rulers in the state were happy to receive the
team, said that they appreciated Buhari’s efforts as a highly respected person
in Nigeria.
He assured Buhari that there
would be a repeat of his 2015 electoral victory in the coming election.
“Give Buhari another chance and
you will see how Nigeria will move forward,” Akiolu said.
The monarch decried the rot that
past administrations left behind in the country.
“We should not go back to the
past again. Now that you are here, Isha Allau, on February 16, God will open
the way for you. The best will happen to you,” he said.
Akiolu, chairman, Lagos
traditional council of obas and chiefs, thanked the president for his
achievements since assuming office and urged Nigerians to continue to support
him.
He said that a catalogue of
requests, including mass transit and pressing issues on the Apapa ports, and
they had all been committed into writing.
Akiolu presented Buhari with a
Quran as he prayed for him.
In his response, Buhari commended
Akiolu appreciating the efforts of his government.
“I appreciate all you have said
and I assure you that I will continue to do my best. The promise we made
through our party in 2015, our country needs to be secured and properly
managed,” he said.
“If there is no security, we
cannot do anything no matter your resources. We thank God our efforts have
brought some fruits.”
He said his government was
working hard to end importation of rice and ensure self-dependence.
“We can feed ourselves and the
money we save, we can put it in infrastructure; we are building the roads, we
are building the rails and we are building power,” he said.
“But the failure of former
administrations in spite of enormous revenue they got to develop infrastructure
is amazing.”
He commended Babatunde Fashola,
minister of power, works and hosuing, on his “hard work and efficiency” for
keeping contractors on their toes, saying that he has done creditably well.
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