President Muhammadu Buhari has held a special meeting with members of
his cabinet where he told them that the new four-year mandate given to
his administration would be tough.
his cabinet where he told them that the new four-year mandate given to
his administration would be tough.
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| President Muhammadu Buhari |
He told them that he would pursue his campaign promises of securing
the country, transforming the economy and the fight against corruption.
the country, transforming the economy and the fight against corruption.
The cabinet ministers were in the State House, Abuja, on Friday to congratulate him on his electoral victory.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on Wednesday
declared President Buhari, candidate of the All Progressives Congress
(APC) winner of the 2019 Presidential Election, held on Feb. 23.
declared President Buhari, candidate of the All Progressives Congress
(APC) winner of the 2019 Presidential Election, held on Feb. 23.
Buhari was declared re-elected having polled 15,191,847 votes,
winning in 19 states, to defeat other 72 candidates including Atiku
Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored
11, 255,978 votes.
winning in 19 states, to defeat other 72 candidates including Atiku
Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored
11, 255,978 votes.
The president said: “My last lap of four years I think is going to be
tough because people are very forgetful – that was why wherever I went I
reminded them of the campaign by our party of the three fundamental
issues – security because you have to secure a country or an institution
to manage it properly.
tough because people are very forgetful – that was why wherever I went I
reminded them of the campaign by our party of the three fundamental
issues – security because you have to secure a country or an institution
to manage it properly.
“If you don’t secure it you can’t manage it no matter how much propaganda you put in place.
“Secondly the economy, the unemployed able bodies is the problem of
this country as a whole – more than 60 per cent are youths – that meant
35 years and below – they need to be kept busy.
this country as a whole – more than 60 per cent are youths – that meant
35 years and below – they need to be kept busy.
“I realised that and I think God heard our prayers that the two
previous rainy seasons were good and we had the foresight to get the
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Central Bank to
try and give soft loans to farmers so that able bodies that have land
can go back to land.’’
previous rainy seasons were good and we had the foresight to get the
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Central Bank to
try and give soft loans to farmers so that able bodies that have land
can go back to land.’’
The President, who also spoke on his campaign tour, stated that the
successful completion of the tour had proven the opposition wrong that
he was unfit to govern the nation.
successful completion of the tour had proven the opposition wrong that
he was unfit to govern the nation.
He said the campaign tour did not only prove that he was medically
fit but a clear indication that he was ready to continue in leading
Nigeria for the next four years.
fit but a clear indication that he was ready to continue in leading
Nigeria for the next four years.
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