President Muhammadu Buhari on
Wednesday declared 2019 as a very successful year for the nation, thanking
Nigerians for believing in him and supporting his administration.
He said this when he received
residents of Abuja led by Muhammad Bello, minister of federal capital territory
(FCT) during the traditional Christmas Day homage.
Buhari said his administration
would continue to do the utmost best to effectively utilise national resources
to rebuild the country.
The president also reassured
Nigerians that he is conscious of his duty, saying: ‘‘I swore to hold this
office in accordance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
and God willing, I will follow the system diligently to the end of my term and
I hope history will be kind to me and Nigerians.’’
The president told the
delegation, comprising religious, traditional and political leaders as well top
civil servants and members of the press: ‘‘You are our eyes and ears, we have
to listen to you and I hope you are encouraging your constituencies that this
leadership means well and is concerned about them.’’
Buhari said the “extreme
infrastructure deficit” inherited by his administration was worsened by the
volatility in the oil market and the activities of militants in the Niger
Delta.
He, however, expressed confidence
that in the last four years the federal government had recorded sustainable
progress in mpbilising resources to rebuild infrastructure across the country.
‘‘This administration sincerely
believes that if you get infrastructure right, most Nigerians will mind their
own businesses. They may not even care who is in government,” he said.
‘‘But when you deny them
infrastructural facilities then there is nothing they can do. But I can assure
you that I thank Nigerians very much from the bottom of my heart.
“When I travelled to all the 36
states before the elections, what I personally observed and the number of
Nigerians that turned up in every state to see and listen to me, are more than
what anybody can pay or force.
“What I saw made me believe that
the majority of Nigerians understand and sympathise with me.”
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what a person saw is what he will reap,good or bad ,doing the will of GOD or doing the will of the devel,
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