President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Daura, Katsina State,
urged historians and intellectuals to be factual in keeping the record of the
administration, especially in guiding the electorate to make the right choice
of leadership for the country.
The President made the statement when he received not fewer
than 12 governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at his country home,
Daura, Katsina State where he spent the Eid-el-Kabir Sallah holiday.
The outcome of the meeting was disclosed by Garba Shehu, the
Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President in a press
release made available on Thursday.
According to President Buhari, “the future of the country would be shaped by the diligence and honesty of those who document history and provide analysis of situations, knowing the value of what obtained in the past, and afterwards.
“it would be unfortunate to mislead electorate with lies, and personal bias, reiterating the need to put the larger interest of the country beyond other colorations.
“For the time remaining, and for those who have one more
term in office based on the provision of the constitution, the elections are
important to the parties. Intellectuals and historians should be fair to us so
that those who are looking for leadership positions will not exploit the
political ignorance or lack of knowledge of the people,’’ he said.
The President urged the governors to remain steadfast on
delivering their promises to the people.
“We have done our best and thank God for what we have been
able to achieve with the available resources, otherwise we would have been in
trouble,’’ he added.
According to President Buhari, “the security situation had
improved compared to the instability in the North East before 2015, and the
South South, where some parts of the north were directly under the control of
terrorists, while the south was facing serious challenges.
“The subsequent development in the North West is the most
amazing, where people who lived together, spoke same language and shared common
faith started killing each other and rustling cows.
“I had to change the security chiefs and we had to get down
to the fundamentals of providing security. If you look at the situation in
relation to time and resources, you will find out what we have been able to
achieve, ’’ the President noted.
He said oil prices fell from more than 100 dollars to less
than 38 dollars under his administration, and the output that was 2.1 million
barrels a day dropped to about 500,000 barrels, yet a lot was achieved.
In his remarks, the Governor of Kebbi State and Chairman of
Progressive Governors Forum, Atiku Abubakar Bagudu, thanked the President for
providing vision and strong leadership for the APC, noting that the efforts to
mainstream agriculture as mainstay of the economy was yielding results.
“I drove from Kebbi State to Daura, and stopped to pick the
Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, and realized that for the eight
hours of coming here, we didn’t see more than 10km of land that was not
cultivated.
The President also said that the efforts towards addressing
the insecurity situation plaguing the nation are yielding positive results as
farmers are already taking advantage to plant their crops.
“It goes to show that the efforts to improve security is
also paying off. Farmers are taking advantage and planting. In six weeks, Your
Excellency, you have commissioned projects in Lagos, Kano, Katsina and Borno
States, and also launched some projects virtually.
“We appreciate the projects the federal government is doing
in every state of the country and supporting governors, even those that are not
so progressive,’’ he said.
Bagudu said three governors, Prof Ben Ayade of Cross River,
David Umahi of Ebonyi and Bello Matawalle of Zamfara left their former parties
to join the APC because of the fatherliness, equitable character and focus of
the President on bottom-up development.
“We are proud to have you as our leader. Your achievements
and ideals are inculcated in all of us,’’ he noted.
The 12 governors at the meeting with the President are: Prof
Ben Ayade of Cross River, David Umahi of Ebonyi, Bello Matawalle of Zamfara,
John Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, who is Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum,
Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina, Solomon Lalong of Plateau and Abdullahi Ganduje
of Kano.
Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger,
Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun, Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State, and Abdullahi Sule
of Nasarawa States were also part of the homage.
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