Polls: We need responsible leadership at all levels – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on electorate across the federation to vote for credible people, saying that Nigeria needs responsible leadership at all levels, to achieve its full potentials. Buhari made the call at a meeting with the Kogi State Traditional Council on Wednesday in Lokoja, the state capital. He urged the people to reflect on the successes recorded by the All Progressives Congress (APC)- led administration under his leadership and ensure that it continues. “Nigeria is a great country. God has blessed us with so many resources. In agriculture, we have done so well and we are gradually attaining food security. We have stopped the importation of rice. We thank God. So we need responsible leadership at all levels,” the President said. The President pledged to maintain focus on his tripartite areas of focus – security, revamping the economy and fight against corruption. “We have done so well in the area of security, the Boko Haram are no longer in control of any part of this country. “They used to shout Allahuakbar whenever they killed people but we countered that by telling people that God doesn’t support acts of killing and they now find it difficult to recruit, so they have now resorted to deceiving young girls and strapping explosives round them to attack soft targets like Churches, Mosques and motor parks but we will tackle that too,” the President stated. On the current security challenge bedevilling North West, the President assured citizens that the problem would be dealt with systematically. He said: “We are working hard to systematically tackle the rising cases of banditry in the North West.” Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, assured President Buhari that citizens of the state would vote for him and other candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at all levels. “Mr. President, your coming to Kogi today has sealed our support and votes for you in next month’s election. We will vote massively for you, the three Senators, nine House of Representatives members and 25 members of the Kogi State House of Assembly members. It shall be APC all the way. Then when the time comes for my election, it shall be a workover,” he said. He thanked traditional rulers in the state for supporting him and President Buhari. Earlier, Chairman of Kogi State Traditional Rulers Council, the Attah of Ighala, Idakwo Michael Ogbono II, described the visit of President Buhari as a blessing to the state. He thanked the President for working so hard to restore Nigeria’s glory. The meeting with the traditional rulers preceded the Presidential rally of the APC at the Lokoja Township stadium. Mathew Dadiya, Abuja