Buhari pledges to transform Nigeria in second tenure

Following the renewal of his tenure, President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to work harder to consolidate on providing security, improving the economy, creating jobs, fighting corruption as well as upgrading infrastructure across the country to enhance rapid transformation of the economy.

Speaking at the State House, Abuja on Wednesday when he received the leadership of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on a courtesy visit, President Buhari noted that the use of technology contributed a lot to his emergence as President, having made three unsuccessful attempts.

“This is my last lap. I will try and work even harder than I have done. I assure you that I will not let you down. I pray that my best will be good enough,” he stated.

The President, who thanked members of the ACF for their consistent and dogged support, said he remained appreciative of their goodwill.

Buhari said that “I assure you that I will not let you down, I will do my best and I will pray to God that my best will be good enough,” the President said.

The President remarked that he was defeated three times and that he went to the Supreme Court three times and failed three times, adding that “but God and technology helped me. With the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) the votes of ordinary Nigerians really counted.

“You know it, before now, they used to sit down and allocate whatever votes they wanted to the various to constituencies and say whoever disagrees with the results should go to court.

“When people are struggling to get what to eat, where will they have the money to hire senior lawyers to defend them in court? God has his own way of solving problems and we thank him that the technology is finally here.”

Speaking on behalf of the ACF, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Malam Adamu Fika, said the organisation had visited to congratulate President Buhari on his re-election.

He recalled that some strategic projects important to the North and the country as a whole were abandoned up until 2015, including the Baro Dry Port and Mambilla Hydro Power station.

“It is pleasing to note that since then, the Baro Dry Port has been commissioned, while some other projects have been reactivated and are now being implemented.

“We pray that those organs of government charged with the responsibility for the implementation will double their efforts to ensure that these projects are executed fully to their logical conclusion within reasonable time,” he added.