President
Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday visited Yola where he insisted that he had
fulfilled major promises made to electorate during his political campaign.
Buhari, who paid homage to
Lamido of Adamawa, Alhaji Muhammadu Barkindo at his palace, said that the fight
against corruption and maintaining peace and security were among the priorities
of his administration.
He explained also that
economic development has improved, especially in the area of agriculture.
“We
are lucky that for the past two years farmers across the country experienced
excellent harvests,” Buhari said.
He said that Federal ministry
of agriculture and Central Bank of Nigeria would continue to support famers in
years to come in order to sustain sufficient national food production and economy
growth.
He
said he was aware of the abandoned Chochi water and irrigation project in Yola
South local government area and explained that no one should be blamed for it.
Barkindo had advised Buhari
not to listen to the call by some “empty barrel Nigerian elite’’ that he should
not seek for a second term.
“I am calling you to remain
focus, stand firm and don’t listen to the empty barrels Nigerian elites who are
calling you not to re-contest for 2019 Presidential election.
“They
are burying their heads in shame and telling people that Buhari’s led
Government has done nothing,” Barkindo noted.
He noted that the elite had
forgotten that Buhari introduced Treasury Single Account where Tens of
Trillions of naira belonging to Nigerian people was saved.
He listed some of the visible
achievements of Buhari to include security, economy and fight against
corruption.
He appealed to the Federal
Government to look into the Chochi water and rice irrigation project which he
said was abandoned for over 20 years .
The monarch appealed to the
president to intervene and reconsider the upgrading of Moddibo Adama University
of Technology, Yola into full pledge conventional university with schools of
management, Information Technology, Health among others.
( NAN)
( NAN)
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