Jennifer Y Omiloli
President Muhammadu Buhari proclaimed 2019 to be a very good year for the country on Wednesday, thanking Nigerians for believing in him and helping his leadership in getting Nigeria to greater heights.
President Buhari, while welcoming the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) residents to the State House during the traditional Christmas Day homage, said he hopes history will be kind to him.
He also reassured Nigerians that he was conscious of his duty as president.
‘‘I swore to hold this office in accordance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and God willing, I will follow the system diligently to the end of my term and I hope history will be kind to me and Nigerians.
‘‘We thank God. It has been a very successful year, relative to the composition of this country, both politically and ethnically,
‘‘You are our eyes and ears, we have to listen to you and I hope you are encouraging your constituencies that this leadership means well and is concerned about them.
‘‘This administration sincerely believes that if you get infrastructure right, most Nigerians will mind their own businesses. They may not even care who is in government.
‘‘But when you deny them infrastructural facilities then there is nothing they can do.
‘‘But I can assure you that I thank Nigerians very much from the bottom of my heart.
‘‘When I travelled to all the 36 states before the elections, what I personally observed and the number of Nigerians that turned up in every state to see and listen to me, are more than what anybody can pay or force.
‘‘What I saw made me believe that the majority of Nigerians understand and sympathise with me,
‘‘I swore to hold this office in accordance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and God willing, I will follow the system diligently to the end of my term and I hope history will be kind to me and Nigerians.’’ he said.
