…Warns leaders not to loot after swearing by Holy Books
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said he is looking forward to the end of his tenure when he will transit to become known as a former president.
President Buhari, who made the declaration yesterday while speaking during a courtesy visit to the palace of Emir of Lafia, Nasarawa State, retired Justice Sidi Bage Muhammad, reiterated that he will not go beyond the constitutionally permitted two tenure, unlike traditional rulers whose appointments he observed are terminal.
He also admonished the nation’s leaders who take their oath of office by swearing with Holy Books, to be careful not to abuse the trust of leadership placed on them by the people and God.
According to an issued statement by the President’s
Special Adviser (Media & Publicity), Femi Adesina, President Buhari thanked the people of Nasarawa State for a rousing welcome, expressing delight that the North-Central State was wearing a new look since his last visit in 2019.
He congratulated the immediate-past governor and senator representing Nasarawa-South Senatorial District, Umaru Tanko al-Makura and the incumbent, Governor Abdullahi Sule, for the laudable initiatives and accomplishments in the State.
The statement further informed that on arrival in the capital for his 2-day State visit to Nasarawa, President Buhari inaugurated the Lafia Airport, Vocational and Skills Acquisition Centre, Modern Bus Terminal and the Shinge-Barkini Abdullahi-Kilema road, executed by the State Government.
He also inaugurated the CBN Lafia Branch building and a 330KVA Akurba Transmission sub-station executed by the Federal Government through the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), to boost power supply in the State and its environs.
While welcoming the president to the over 200-years-old palace, the Emir of Lafia thanked him for ending the problem of insufficient power in Nasarawa State with the provision of the 330KVA sub-station.
The Emir, who is also the Chairman, Nasarawa State Council of Chiefs, told the president that the provision of the electricity plant “has taken out 80 percent of our problems”.
He said: “Our people have never had it so good. Our people are back to their normal life as entrepreneurs,” he said, while adding that the Federal Government projects that were hitherto “standing as ghosts” in the State in the past have now become a reality.
The retired jurist listed the newly inaugurated CBN Building in Lafia, the Federal Secretariat, UBEC Smart School, and completed ecological projects, just to mention but a few.
